Steve Veriato

Steve Veriato
Personal information
Born May 6, 1946
Hilo, Hawaii, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Residence Buda, Texas, United States
Career
College Texas A&M University
Turned professional 1973
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Asian Tour
Canadian Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T76: 1992
U.S. Open CUT: 1979, 1988
The Open Championship DNP

Steve Veriato (born May 6, 1946) is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour, Asia Golf Circuit, Canadian Tour, and Champions Tour where he won once.

Veriato was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He played college golf at Texas A&M University and turned professional in 1973.

Veriato played on the PGA Tour from 1976 to 1980. His best ever finish was a solo 2nd at the 1977 Atlanta Classic. He was then primarily a club pro in Texas for 14 years. Concurrent with his experience as a club pro, however, he also occasionally played on some minor international circuits. He played the Canadian Tour in 1988 and 1989 and the Asia Golf Circuit in 1975, 1988, 1989, and 1995. He joined the Senior PGA Tour after he turned 50. In 2001, he won the 2001 Novell Utah Showdown.

Professional wins (6)

Regular career wins (5)

Champions Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Aug 19, 2001 Novell Utah Showdown –12 (68-68-68=204) 1 stroke Bruce Lietzke, Graham Marsh,
Jerry Pate, Jesse Patino

Playoff record

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1995 Thai Airways Thailand Open Todd Hamilton Lost to par on second extra hole

U.S. national team appearances

See also