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

Shane Bertsch
Personal information
Full nameShane Thomas Bertsch
Born (1970-03-30) March 30, 1970 (age 54)
Denver, Colorado
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeTexas A&M University
Turned professional1994
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
PGA Tour Champions1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 1998, 2012
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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)

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Web.com Tour wins (3)

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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)

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  • 1994 Southwest Kansas Pro-Am
  • 1998 Colorado Open
  • 2020 Westminster Senior Open

PGA Tour Champions wins (1)

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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

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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

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Tournament 2007
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

See also

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References

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  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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