Steve Melnyk (golfer)
| Steve Melnyk | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Steven N. Melnyk |
| Born |
February 26, 1947 Brunswick, Georgia |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Career | |
| College | University of Florida |
| Turned professional | 1971 (reinstated amateur ~2009) |
| Retired | 1984 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T12: 1972 |
| U.S. Open | T16: 1977 |
| The Open Championship | T41: 1970 |
| PGA Championship | T17: 1975 |
Steven N. Melnyk (born February 26, 1947) is a former American professional golfer and golf sportscaster best known for his success as an amateur golfer. Melnyk won both the U.S. Amateur and British Amateur.
Melnyk was born in Brunswick, Georgia. He attended the Glynn Academy in Brunswick for his high school education. Melnyk won the Georgia Open as an 18-year-old amateur golfer in 1965.
Melnyk attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Buster Bishop's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1967 to 1969. He was a two-time All-American at Florida, and was the number one golfer on the 1968 team that won their first NCAA Division I Golf Championship. Melnyk graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in industrial management in 1969.
Melnyk won the 1969 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont Country Club, shooting a 2-over-par 286 to beat Vinny Giles by five shots at stroke play. He claimed the British Amateur with a 3 & 2 victory over fellow American Jim Simons at Carnoustie Golf Links in 1970. Melnyk also had wins at the Western Amateur and Eastern Amateur and played on the 1969 and 1971 Walker Cup teams. He won the 1965 Georgia Open as an amateur. He was low amateur in the 1970 British Open (tie for 41st) and at the 1971 Masters Tournament (tie for 24th).
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