| Steve Elkington | |||
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_(cropped).jpg) Elkington in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stephen John Elkington | ||
| Born | 8 December 1962 Inverell, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Australia | ||
| Residence | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Spouse | Lisa Elkington | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Houston | ||
| Turned professional | 1985 | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour Champions | ||
| Professional wins | 17 | ||
| Highest ranking | 3 (20 April 1997)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 10 | ||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 | ||
| Other | 5 | ||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||
| Masters Tournament | T3: 1993 | ||
| PGA Championship | Won: 1995 | ||
| U.S. Open | T21: 1989, 1990 | ||
| The Open Championship | T2: 2002 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Stephen John Elkington (born 8 December 1962) is an Australian professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions. Formerly on the PGA Tour, he spent more than fifty weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 1995 to 1998.[2] Elkington won a major title at the PGA Championship in 1995,[3] and is a two-time winner of The Players Championship.[4][5]
- ^ "Week 16 1997 Ending 20 Apr 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking
- ^ Reilly, Rick (21 August 1995). "Nothing to sneeze at". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
- ^ Garrity, John (8 April 1991). "From shadows to glory". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (7 April 1997). "Show of shows". Sports Illustrated. p. 70.