Shane Bertsch
American professional golfer
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::summary American professional golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Shane Bertsch |
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| fullname | Shane Thomas Bertsch |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 185 lb |
| nationality | |
| college | Texas A&M University |
| yearpro | 1994 |
| retired | |
| tour | PGA Tour Champions |
| extour | Web.com Tour |
| PGA Tour | |
| prowins | 7 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | 3 |
| chalwins | |
| champwins | 1 |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 3 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | DNP |
| usopen | CUT: 1998, 2012 |
| open | DNP |
| pga | DNP |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
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Early life
Bertsch was born in Denver, Colorado.
Professional career
In 1994, Bertsch turned professional. Bertsch has won twice on the Nationwide Tour, once in 2000 and once in 2005. His best PGA Tour finish was a tie for fifth at the 1996 Greater Vancouver Open.
Bertsch was once a top-tier tennis player, but gave up the game for good after losing to future world number-one Andre Agassi in 1994.
Bertsch barely missed retaining full tour privileges for 2009, finished 126th on the money list. He secured a tour card for 2010 by finishing 15th in qualifying school.
In August 2020, Bertsch won in his second PGA Tour Champions start. He beat Glen Day, Bernhard Langer and Kenny Perry with an eagle at the first sudden-death playoff hole.
Professional wins (8)
Web.com Tour wins (3)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Jul 16, 2000 | Buy.com Upstate Classic | −19 (69-68-64-68=269) | 4 strokes | USA Tim Straub | | 2 | May 1, 2005 | BMW Charity Pro-Am (2) | name=weather|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}} | 2 strokes | USA Charley Hoffman, USA Bubba Watson | | 3 | Jun 1, 2015 | Rust-Oleum Championship | −18 (67-65-68-66=266) | 1 stroke | BRA Lucas Lee | ::
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Knoxville Open | USA Justin Bolli, USA Hunter Haas | Haas won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2005 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | USA Joe Daley | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| :: |
Other wins (3)
- 1994 Southwest Kansas Pro-Am
- 1998 Colorado Open
- 2020 Westminster Senior Open
PGA Tour Champions wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Aug 21, 2020 | Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge | −13 (64-64-72=200) | Playoff | USA Glen Day, GER Bernhard Langer, USA Kenny Perry | ::
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge | USA Glen Day, GER Bernhard Langer, | |
| USA Kenny Perry | Won with eagle on first extra hole | |||
| :: |
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||||||||||
| :: |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Bertsch only played in the U.S. Open.
Results in The Players Championship
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| Tournament | 2007 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT |
| :: |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Notes
References
References
- "ABF U-Pack Proudly Sponsors Professional Golfer on PGA Tour".
- (August 21, 2020). "Bertsch wins in playoff at Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge". PGA Tour.
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