Steve Webster (golfer)

Steve Webster (born 17 January 1975) is an English professional golfer.

Steve Webster
Personal information
Full name	Steve Webster
Born	(1975-01-17) 17 January 1975 (age 50) Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
Career
Turned professional	1995
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	72 (27 January 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
European Senior Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T59: 2005
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T24: 1995

Early life and amateur career

Webster was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and was brought up in nearby Atherstone. He finished tied for 24th place in the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews, winning the silver medal as low amateur ahead of Tiger Woods.^[2]

Professional career

In 1995, he turned professional. Webster was medalist at the 1995 European Tour Qualifying School. He finished in 129th place on the Order of Merit in his rookie season, just missing out on retaining his playing privileges and forcing him to return to qualifying school, where he was again successful. Since 1997 he has made the top 100 on the Order of Merit every season, to comfortably retain his place on Europe's elite tour.

In 2005, Webster won his first European Tour title at the Telecom Italia Open,^[2] and finished a career best 29th on the Order of Merit. In 2007, he won his second European Tour event at the Portugal Masters.^[3]

Amateur wins

• 1992 McGregor Trophy
• 1993 Peter McEvoy Trophy

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 May 2005	Telecom Italia Open	−18 (68-68-66-68=270)	3 strokes	Bradley Dredge, Richard Finch, Anders Hansen
2	21 Oct 2007	Portugal Masters	−25 (66-66-67-64=263)	2 strokes	Robert Karlsson

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2001	Telefónica Open de Madrid	Retief Goosen	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2	2012	Nelson Mandela Championship	Eduardo de la Riva, Scott Jamieson	Jamieson won with par on second extra hole de la Riva eliminated by par on first hole

European Senior Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	24 Aug 2025	Grass & Co. English Legends	−12 (68-66-73=207)	2 strokes	Bradley Dredge, Keith Horne

Team appearances

• Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2002 (winners), 2009 (winners)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Open Championship	T24LA
PGA Championship

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Open Championship	CUT					T41			CUT
PGA Championship						T59			CUT	CUT

Note: Webster never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.

  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2008
Match Play
Championship
Invitational	T61

  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 1994 (winners)^[4]
• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1994 (winners)

Professional

• Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2002 (winners), 2009 (winners)