USATSI PGA Tour pro Steven Bowditch was arrested early Friday morning and accused of extreme DUI in Arizona, where he is playing the Phoenix Open, according to Fox 10 Phoenix. An extreme DUI in Arizona means your blood alcohol content (BAC) is over.15.
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What happened to Steven Bowditch?
PGA Tour pro Steven Bowditch was arrested early Friday morning and accused of extreme DUI in Arizona, where he is playing the Phoenix Open, according to Fox 10 Phoenix. An extreme DUI in Arizona means your blood alcohol content (BAC) is over .15.
How many wins does Steven Bowditch have on the PGA Tour?
Steven Bowditch has two career PGA Tour victories, one each in 2014 and '15. USATSI PGA Tour pro Steven Bowditch was arrested early Friday morning and accused of extreme DUI in Arizona, where he is playing the Phoenix Open, according to Fox 10 Phoenix.
What happened to Steven Bowditch's sense of humor?
He admitted to losing his driving, but his sense of humor was intact at the end of four days that can only be described as disastrous. “I found the course about two shots harder today,” deadpanned Steven Bowditch after adding a final round of 84 to his earlier efforts of 81-80-80 in the WGC Cadillac Championship.
Is coming back via the Web even better for Bowditch?
“It might sound silly but coming back via the Web is even better in my eyes,” Bowditch – who also boast two Web.com Tour title – says.
What test did Bowditch take?
Finally, after two years of the battle with his body, Bowditch took a new test. A moving x-ray.
Is Bowditch's recovery easy?
While recovery is never easy Bowditch has found a serious silver lining in his time out of the game … the ability to be at the coalface of fatherhood.
Did Steven Bowditch have any excuses?
Steven Bowditch has never liked making excuses. And to be fair, the scans and tests he’d had weren’t providing any. And so even when deep down he knew something was wrong with his body as his game was deserting him the former Valero Texas Open and AT&T Byron Nelson champion just figured he could work his way out of it.
Who shot 74 in Barbasol?
Steven Bowditch shoots 2-over 74 in round two of the Barbasol Championship
Who won the 2014 Valero Texas Open?
AT&T Byron Nelson: Jumped out to the opening-round lead at the AT&T Byron Nelson with an 8-under 62 en route to his second PGA TOUR victory (2014 Valero Texas Open). With a tournament-record, 18-under 259 total, finished four strokes ahead of Charley Hoffman, Jimmy Walker and Scott Pinckney. Held at least a share of the lead after each round en route to becoming the ninth international winner at the Byron Nelson since 2000. Became just the seventh player (eight times) to carry the opening-round lead on to victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson. The Australian native, and current Flower Mound, Texas, resident, won at the TPC Four Seasons Resort, site of his 2011 wedding to Amanda Yarussi, a former television producer in Dallas. Victory came in his 146th start at age 31 years, 11 months, 23 days. The win came in his fifth start at the AT&T Byron Nelson, snapping a streak of three missed cuts at the event. Won for the second time in as many attempts when carrying the lead into the final round on the PGA TOUR (2014 Valero Texas Open). Became the 15th (out of the last 21) champion of the AT&T Byron Nelson to record all four rounds in the 60's.
What was the second runner up finish in the 2013 Greenbrier Classic?
Frys.com Open: Struggled out of the gate at the season-opening Frys.com Open with a 1-over 73 but bounced back in impressive fashion with rounds of 68-67-67 to record the second runner-up finish of his career (2013 Greenbrier Classic), finishing two strokes behind champion Sangmoon Bae. His final-round 67 was tied for low round of the day. The runner-up finish came in his fourth start at the event, one year after having to withdraw following the first round with a hip injury.
What tournament did Hyundai finish in 2015?
Hyundai Tournament of Champions: Finished T10 at Kapalua for his lone top-10 of the 2015-16 season. It was his second consecutive appearance at the winners-only event, and his best finish (T22-2015).
How old was Holden in 2000?
Holden Australian Open: Paired with Greg Norman in the final round of the 2000 Australian Open as a 17-year-old. Finished T7 in that event and was the top amateur in the field.
Where did Bowditch play golf?
He was playing with Jason Day, whose caddie, Colin Swatton, was the golf professional at Kooralbyn part of the time Bowditch was a student there. "I remember walking down the last," says Swatton, "and he's right in the middle of the fairway. All he's got to do is wedge it on and two-putt and he makes the cut. He walked down to the ball, and I said, 'Come on, mate, let's just finish this off.' He says, 'I can't do it. I can't do it.' That was the first glimpse I saw of it. He was nearly crying when he knocked in the putt."
Who played with Bowditch?
Nathan Green, another Aussie, played with Bowditch back home in Australia and in Europe. "He's a larger than life sort of bloke," says Green. "Just one of those great talents. Hits it long. Just great touch. I remember him giving me a short-game lesson. The stuff he knows about the short game and some of the shots he's got is phenomenal."
How was Bowditch treated?
Following his diagnosis, Bowditch was treated with monthly psychotherapy sessions. "They didn't want to put me on any medication, because they didn't think I was bad enough to do [that]," he says. "It was hard for them because everything in my life was so good." But the better things were on the golf course, the worse he was off it.
Where is Bowditch from?
Bowditch grew up in Peregian Beach in Queensland, about an hour and a half north of Brisbane. Bowditch is the third of four children. His father, Barry, was a cement renderer until his body could no longer handle the aching labor, and he quit to sit behind the wheel of a truck. His mother, Robyn, works in the post office sorting mail from 4 a.m. until 9. Having taken up the game at 12, Bowditch quickly became good enough to attend the Kooralbyn International School, a boarding school on the other side of Brisbane, to major in golf. The best-known graduate of Kooralbyn is Scott. Others include Andrew Buckle and Jason Day.
Did Bowditch win the Australian Open?
Almost inexplicably, by his own reckoning, Bowditch began to play well. He started making money. He qualified for the Queensland Open and won it by five. That got him back in the Australian Open, where he finished T-3. That got him into the Jacob's Creek Open, co-sponsored by the Nationwide Tour, which he won. He was 21 at the time, the second-youngest player to win a Nationwide event. The following week he lost to Peter O'Malley in a playoff in the ING New Zealand PGA Championship, also a Nationwide event.
Did Bowditch's first antidepressant work?
The first antidepressant Bowditch tried didn't work. "It went worse," he said. "Less sleep. By then I was running on about an hour a night, if that. We went on to strong sleeping tablets to take with it. Then the thoughts, the bad thoughts of hurting myself again, they were coming very regularly. Every day was getting worse. I was starting to get my emotions back, but my emotions were all angry."
Who was Greg Norman's golf partner?
When Australian Steven Bowditch was just 17, he was paired with Greg Norman in the next to last twosome on the Sunday of his national open. A kid and a legend. Some 30 years apart in age, they were kindred spirits, in a way. A couple of prototypical Queenslanders, people who are not genetically predisposed toward dissecting golf courses, preferring instead to bludgeon them. By then, the legend had already absorbed more than his fair share of golf's body blows. The kid never saw his coming.
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Bowditch isn't some hack who made the Cadillac field as a fluke. He's a two-time winner in the US, a winner of more than £4.6m in PGA Tour events, a past President's Cup player and came into the week ranked No 78 in the world.
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Bowditch isn't some hack who made the Cadillac field as a fluke. He's a two-time winner in the US, a winner of more than £4.6m in PGA Tour events, a past President's Cup player and came into the week ranked No 78 in the world.
