Shane Bertsch

Shane Bertsch
Shane Bertsch
Personal information
Full name	Shane Thomas Bertsch
Born	March 30, 1970 (age 54); Denver, Colorado
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Texas A&M University
Turned professional	1994
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	Web.com Tour; PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	3
PGA Tour Champions	1
Other	3
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 1998, 2012
The Open Championship	DNP

Shane Thomas Bertsch (born March 30, 1970) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.

Bertsch was born in Denver, Colorado. He turned professional in 1994.

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Professional wins (8)

Web.com Tour wins (3)

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	Tim Straub
2	May 1, 2005	BMW Charity Pro-Am (2)	−12 (69-68-65=202)*	2 strokes	Charley Hoffman, Bubba Watson
3	Jun 1, 2015	Rust-Oleum Championship	−18 (67-65-68-66=266)	1 stroke	Lucas Lee

*Note: The 2005 BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2004	Knoxville Open	Justin Bolli, Hunter Haas	Haas won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2005	Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open	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)

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	Glen Day, Bernhard Langer, Kenny Perry

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2020	Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge	Glen Day, Bernhard Langer, Kenny Perry	Won with eagle on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
U.S. Open	CUT														CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Bertsch only played in the U.S. Open.

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2007
The Players Championship	CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

References

^ "ABF U-Pack Proudly Sponsors Professional Golfer on PGA Tour". Archived from the original on December 27, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
^ "Bertsch wins in playoff at Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge". PGA Tour. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

External links

Shane Bertsch at the PGA Tour official site
Shane Bertsch at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[1] "ABF U-Pack Proudly Sponsors Professional Golfer on PGA Tour". Archived from the original on December 27, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.

[2] "Bertsch wins in playoff at Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge". PGA Tour. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

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