However, Jimenez carding bogeys on the 12th and 13th saw Alker take a two-shot lead with five holes to play followed that up with a second straight bogey and suddenly Alker held a two-shot lead with five to play.The Kiwi…
Through 10 tournaments so far this season, Alker has had eight top-10 results, including a win and a runner-up finish. His win came at the Cologuard Classic in March. Dame Lydia Ko improves at Women’s PGA ChampionshipIn the hunt for…
Fellow Kiwi Daniel Hillier also found himself fighting for a title at the business end of the tournament at the Hainan Classic in China on the DP World Tour, ultimately finishing in a tie for ninth.Hillier went into the final…
Steve Alker ahead of the NZ Open at Millbrook Resort, Queenstown. Photo / PhotosportKiwi Steven Alker is feeling “some good vibes” as he tries to capture a title he craves but has so far proved to be elusive – the…
Craig Parry with the trophy he picked up after winning the 2002 NZ Open. Picture / Mark MitchellEverybody calls it the Tiger Woods Open, the 2002 New Zealand Open at Paraparaumu, which starred the world’s No 1 player and generated…
Steven Alker is tied for the lead after two rounds at the Trophy Hassan II in Morocco. Photo / Getty ImagesSteven Alker has continued his strong start to the PGA Tour Champions season and is tied for the lead after…
The Queenstown resident carded a bogey-free four-under 67 to sit in a nine-way tie for 15th in his first tournament since joining the tour fulltime, six shots behind leader Adrian Meronk.Also making her debut start as a full member on…
The 104th edition of the New Zealand Open will see the return of a Tour champion to the country’s top tournament.Kiwi Steven Alker, recently crowned PGA Champions Tour overall season title winner, will tee it up at Millbrook Resort in…
Open this photo in gallery:Bernhard Langer of Germany poses with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship trophy following the final round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club on Nov. 10 in Phoenix.Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesChampions TourPHOENIX (AP) —…
Kiwi golfer Steven Alker has earned a $2.18 million payday after claiming the overall season title on the PGA Champions Tour.The 53-year-old finished second in the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club in Phoenix today.Alker (-17)…