Steve Garner

Steve Garner is a professional American bridge player. Garner has two senior world championships and has won 13 North American Bridge Championships. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Steve has lived in Chicago, Illinois since 1985.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

• Fishbein Trophy (1) 1997
• Goren Trophy (1) 2010
• Mott-Smith Trophy (1) 2019

Wins

The Rand Cup Senior World Championships (1) 2018

The d'Orsi Senior World Championships (1) 2025

• North American Bridge Championships (13)
  • Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1997 ^[1]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (2) 2000, 2006 ^[2]
  • Grand National Teams (2) 1991, 1995 ^[3]
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1996 ^[4]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2012 ^[5]
  • Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2015
  • Reisinger (2) 1997, 2001 ^[6]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 2019, 2023 ^[7]
  • Spingold (1) 2025

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 2007
• Buffett Cup (1) 2008
• North American Bridge Championships (11)
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1985 ^[8]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1988 ^[9]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 2002, 2014 ^[10]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1978, 1987, 2002 ^[11]
  • Reisinger (2) 2008, 2010 ^[12]
  • Spingold (1) 2008 ^[13]
  • Von Zedtwitz Life Masters Pairs (1) 2016
  • Vanderbilt (1) 2025