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Home > Golf > Champions Tour Players > Steven Veriato
Steven Veriato
Steven was born on the 6th of May 1946 in Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America. He is a 5 foot 9 inch, 160 pound lbs Professional Golfer who has one Champions Tour Victory to his name in the 2001 Novell Utah Showdown. His best Professional Golfers Association Tour finish is coming 2nd at the 1977 Atlanta Classic and his best Nationwide Tour finish is a Tied 34th at the 1991 Ben Hogan South Texas Open. His best 2005 Champions Tour finish is a Tied 69th at the Allianz Championship. He entered 2 Champions Tour Tournaments in the 2005 season and had a money-wise ranking of 1.
Steven won the biggest tournament of his professional career on the Champions Tour at the 2001 Novell Utah Showdown. He played on the PGA Tour primarily from 1976 to 1980 and appeared in 68 events in his career. He had his best year in 1977 when he finished second at the Atlanta Classic. He finished 92nd on the final money list that year, with 25,641 US dollars. He worked as a club professional in Texas for 14 years, serving stints at the Woodcreek Country Club form 1981 to 1985, Quail Creek Country Club in1986-87 and Onion Creek Country Club from 1989 to 1994.
He was the Southern Texas PGA Section's Player of the Year three times in 1983, 1990 and 1991. He played in nine PGA Club Professional Championships and finished in the top 10 twice. He played on the victorious American team in the 1992 PGA Cup matches at the K, Kildare, -Club in Ireland. He played the Asian Tour in 1975, 1988-89 and 1995. He lost in a playoff at the 1995 Thailand Open but finished in the top 20 on the Asian Tour Order of Merit that season. He also played the Canadian Tour in 1988-89 and started his professional career playing in numerous mini-tour events from 1973 to 1976 and won four times.
He won the Southwest Conference Championship while a member of the Texas A&M, Agricultural and Mechanical, golf team and was an honorable mention All-American selection in 1975-76. He also claimed the 1976-77 Hawaii State Open, as well as the 1987-88 and 1994 Southern Texas PGA Championship. As a 19-year-old, caddied for Jack Nicklaus in Hawaii during the filming of the old, Big 3, Golf TV show with Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.
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