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词条 Stephen Ames
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Professional career

  3. Personal life

  4. Professional wins (12)

     PGA Tour wins (4)  European Tour wins (2)  Nationwide Tour wins (1)  Other wins (4)  PGA Tour Champions wins (1) 

  5. Results in major championships

     Summary 

  6. Results in World Golf Championship events

  7. PGA Tour career summary

     Summary of PGA Tour performances 

  8. Team appearances

  9. See also

  10. References

  11. External links

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| fullname = Stephen Michael Ames
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|4|28}}
| birth_place = San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
| death_date =
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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| weight = {{convert|185|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{TRI}}
{{CAN}}
| residence = Vancouver, British Columbia[1]
| spouse = Jodi (2003–2016)[1]
Kelly Norcott (2018–)[1]
| partner =
| children = Justin, Ryan[1]
| college = College of Boca Raton
| yearpro = 1987
| retired =
| tour = PGA Tour Champions
| extour = PGA Tour
European Tour
| prowins = 12
| pgawins = 4
| eurowins = 2
| nwidewins = 1
| champwins = 1
| seneurowins =
| otherwins = 4
| majorwins =
| masters = T11: 2006
| usopen = T9: 2004
| open = T5: 1997
| pga = T9: 2004
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| wghofyear =
| award1 = Chaconia Medal (Gold)
| year1 = 2004
| award2 = Canadian Golf
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Stephen Michael Ames (born April 28, 1964) is a professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour, who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. The biggest win of his career was at The Players Championship in 2006. He holds dual citizenship of Trinidad and Tobago and Canada.

Early life

Ames was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago and is of English/Trinidadian Portuguese descent,[2] and much of his family resides in the Caribbean nation. His grandmother was Trinidad and Tobago Champion twice. Ames grew up on the Petrotrin employee compound (Then known as Trintoc) in Pointe-à-Pierre. He learned to play golf at Petrotrin's staff club, Pointe-à-Pierre Golf Club.

Ames's golfing talent developed early in life, assisted by support and discipline from his father, Michael. In his Hoerman Cup debut at the age of 16 in 1980, he set the course record at Sandy Lane, Barbados with a six-under-par total of 66.

Professional career

Ames won a golf scholarship at the College of Boca Raton in Florida in the United States and turned professional in 1987, but failed to win a PGA Tour card over the following few years, partly due to a neck injury. He won his first professional tournament in the United States (the Ben Hogan Pensacola Open) in 1991 on what was then the Ben Hogan Tour.

In 1992, Ames tried his luck at European Tour Qualifying School and was successful. He spent five seasons on the European Tour and performed consistently, making the top 80 on the Order of Merit each time, with a best of 13th in 1996. He won the 1994 Open V33 Grand Lyon in France and the 1996 Benson & Hedges International Open in England.

In 1997, Ames finished third at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 1998 season. Due to visa difficulties, Ames was unable to play the PGA Tour in 1999 for nearly six months.[3]

In his first six seasons he didn't break into the top 40 of the money list. He highest finish was runner-up to Craig Perks at the 2002 The Players Championship. In 2004 won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Cialis Western Open among a field that included many of the best professionals in the world, including Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Davis Love III. Later that year, he reached the top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

In 2005, Ames initiated an international Ryder Cup style competition entitled the Stephen Ames Cup. The event pits CJGA Team Canada against Team Trinidad & Tobago. He co-hosts, with MP Jim Prentice, an annual charity golf tournament for kids[4] and owns a steakhouse in Calgary called the Vintage Chophouse.

In February 2006, after provoking world No. 1 Tiger Woods with the comment: "Anything can happen, especially where [Tiger's] hitting the ball," Ames was soundly defeated by Woods at the 2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at La Costa, losing 9 and 8; the largest amount a player can possibly lose by in an eighteen-hole match play event is 10 and 8. However, on March 26, Ames overcame the record defeat by taking The Players Championship at the TPC at Sawgrass. Playing against 48 of the top 50 golfers in the world (including Woods), Ames emerged victorious, with a record-equaling six stroke margin over World No. 3 Retief Goosen, becoming the second-oldest champion in championship history. With the win, Ames surpassed the US$10 million career earnings barrier and climbed 37 places to 27th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

At the 2007 PGA Championship, Ames was in the final pairing with Tiger Woods in the final round but put himself out of contention after shooting a 76, finishing T-12. In November 2007, he picked up his third PGA Tour victory at the Children's Miracle Network Classic. He has featured in the top 25 of the Official World Golf Rankings.[5]

Ames won for the fourth time on the PGA Tour in 2009, again at the Children's Miracle Network Classic, shooting a final round -8 64. He won in a three-way playoff over George McNeill and Justin Leonard.

Ames was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in August 2014.[6]

On April 16, 2017, Ames secured his first PGA Tour Champions victory, in his 49th start, at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic. He shot a 66 in the final round to finish four strokes ahead of Bernhard Langer. He is the third Canadian to win on the tour and the 11th golfer to win on the three main tours run by the PGA Tour: PGA Tour, PGA Tour Champions, and Web.com Tour.[7]

Personal life

He was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold), Trinidad & Tobago's second highest honour, in 2004. His Canadian wife is a former air hostess and he took Canadian citizenship in 2003.[8][9] They have two sons.

In 2006 Ames was awarded the Trinidad and Tobago First Citizens Sports Foundation Sportsman of the Year Award.[10]

Ames moved from Calgary to Vancouver in 2014 after separating from his wife.[11]

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (4)

Legend
Players championships (1)
Other PGA Tour events (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Jul 4, 2004Cialis Western Open−10 (67-73-64-70=274)2 strokesUSA}} Steve Lowery
2Mar 26, 2006The Players Championship−14 (71-66-70-67=274)6 strokesZAF}} Retief Goosen
3Nov 4, 2007Children's Miracle Network Classic−17 (70-63-70-68=271)1 strokeZAF}} Tim Clark
4Nov 15, 2009Children's Miracle Network Classic (2)−18 (69-70-71-64=270)PlayoffUSA}} Justin Leonard, {{flagicon|USA}} George McNeill
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12009Children's Miracle Network ClassicUSA}} Justin Leonard, {{flagicon|USA}} George McNeillWon with par on second extra hole
Leonard eliminated with par on first hole

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Apr 4, 1994Open V33 Grand Lyon−6 (70-67-71-74=282)2 strokesSWE}} Gabriel Hjertstedt, {{flagicon|ESP}} Pedro Linhart
2May 19, 1996Benson & Hedges International Open−5 (73-71-67-72=283)1 strokeENG}} Jon Robson

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Apr 21, 1991Ben Hogan Pensacola Open−12 (69-68-67=204)1 strokeUSA}} Jerry Foltz

Other wins (4)

  • 1989 Trinidad and Tobago Open
  • 2005 Telus Skins Game
  • 2006 LG Skins Game
  • 2007 LG Skins Game

PGA Tour Champions wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Apr 16, 2017Mitsubishi Electric Classic−15 (67-68-66=201)4 strokesDEU}} Bernhard Langer

Results in major championships

Tournament1993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenT68
The Open ChampionshipT51T56T5T24
PGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters TournamentT45T11T24T25T20
U.S. OpenCUTT9T71CUTT10T58T10
The Open ChampionshipT69CUTCUTT41CUTT7CUT
PGA ChampionshipT30WDCUTT9T72T55T12CUTT24
Tournament201020112012
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUTT68
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA ChampionshipCUT
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

WD = WIthdrew

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 5
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 3 3 10 7
The Open Championship 0 0 0 1 2 3 12 7
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 6
Totals 0 0 0 1 6 13 37 25
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1993 Open Championship – 2000 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament20042005200620072008
Accenture Match Play ChampionshipR64R64QFR64
CA ChampionshipT3610WDT28T15
Bridgestone InvitationalT22T36T18T22T48
Tournament20092010
Accenture Match Play ChampionshipR32R64
CA ChampionshipT40
Bridgestone Invitational
HSBC Champions
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

WD = withdrew

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = tied

Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary

SeasonWinsEarnings ($)Rank
1998 0 357,869 83
1999 0 460,760 84
2000 0 747,312 63
2001 0 574,451 89
2002 0 1,278,037 46
2003 0 1,005,959 72
2004 1 3,303,205 19
2005 0 959,665 51
2006 1 2,395,155 43
2007 1 2,103,426 33
2008 0 2,285,707 27
2009 1 2,131,538 37
2010 0 916,527 107
2011 0 547,589 139
2012 0 193,686 187
2013 0 188,987 185
2014 0 141,143 194
2015 0 7,613 253
Career* 4 19,718,160 55

Summary of PGA Tour performances

  • Starts – 394
  • Cuts made – 254
  • Wins – 4
  • 2nd place finishes – 1
  • Top 3 finishes – 5
  • Top 10 finishes – 58
  • Top 25 finishes – 125
* Complete through the 2014–15 season.

Team appearances

Amateur
  • Eisenhower Trophy (representing Trinidad and Tobago): 1986
Professional
  • WGC-World Cup (representing Trinidad and Tobago): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006

See also

  • 1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/ames-on-a-roll-heading-to-season-finale-1.1204278 |title=Ames on a roll heading to season finale |work=The Sports Network |first=Bob |last=Weeks |date=November 5, 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Distinguished Americans & Canadians of Portuguese Descent |url=http://www.portuguesefoundation.org/famous.htm |accessdate=2008-01-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108220151/http://www.portuguesefoundation.org/famous.htm |archivedate=November 8, 2006 }}
3. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19990625&id=CuwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cggGAAAAIBAJ&pg=5434,6136953&hl=en After clearing customs, Ames takes aim at Buick]
4. ^Jim Prentice - Stephen Ames Charity Golf Tournament For Kids{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
5. ^[https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080625195024/http://dps.twiihosting.net/wgr/doc/content/archive/2008/owgr19f2008.pdf Official World Golf Ranking], Week 19, 11 May 2008
6. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/08/26/meet-stephen-ames-canadas-newest-member-of-the-canadian-golf-hall-of-fame |title=Meet Stephen Ames: Canada's newest member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame |newspaper=Calgary Sun |first=Wes |last=Gilbertson |date=August 26, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829064728/http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/08/26/meet-stephen-ames-canadas-newest-member-of-the-canadian-golf-hall-of-fame |archivedate=August 29, 2014 |df= }}
7. ^{{cite web |first=Bryan |last=Mullen |title=Ames victorious at Mitsubishi Electric Classic |url=http://www.pgatour.com/champions/daily-wrapup/2017/04/16/stephen-ames-wins-mitsubishi-electric-classic.html |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=April 16, 2017 |date=April 16, 2017}}
8. ^Stephen Ames to become a Canadian citizen {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714093217/http://www.mikeweir.com/news/2003/12/Stephen-Ames-to-become-a-Canadian-citizen |date=2011-07-14 }}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://sharenews.com/trinidadian-stephen-ames-named-to-cdas-golf-hall-of-fame/ |title=Trinidadian Stephen Ames named to Cda's Golf Hall of Fame |date=September 3, 2014 |publisher=Share News |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625021318/http://sharenews.com/trinidadian-stephen-ames-named-to-cdas-golf-hall-of-fame/ |archivedate=June 25, 2016 |df= }}
10. ^[https://www.firstcitizenstt.com/about/Community/Community-News.html Stephen Ames named Sportsman of the Year 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005215455/https://www.firstcitizenstt.com/about/Community/Community-News.html |date=2011-10-05 }}
11. ^{{cite news |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2151279/shaw-charity-classic-no-longer-a-home-game-for-stephen-ames/ |title=Shaw Charity Classic no longer a home game for Stephen Ames |work=Global News |first=Robert |last=Thompson |date=August 6, 2015}}

External links

  • {{PGATour player|06004}}
  • {{EuroTour player|8120}}
  • {{OWGR|4102}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20040831010741/http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Biography/bio_StephenAmes.html Biography from the National Library and Information System of Trinidad and Tobago]
  • Canadian Golf Hall of Fame biography
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