Steve Wheatcroft is one of the most popular and richest American golfer who was born on February 21, 1978 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States. Wheatcroft introduced some adjustments to his game. In the end, Wheatcroft had six top-10s and two top-25s prior to the close in the year. He took his money list until he was 20th and was able to earn an invitation to the Tour in 2010. PGA Tour.
At the 2011 Melwood Prince George’s County Open, Wheatcroft won by a record-breaking 12 strokes. At the 72nd hole, he made an eagle putt to finish at 255 (-29); shattering the previous 72-hole scoring record by three strokes. He also set the record for largest 54-hole lead by eight strokes.
Wheatcroft played on the Web.com Tour in 2013 and 2014. In 2014, he finished 19th in the regular season rankings to earn another return to the PGA Tour.
Wheatcroft will be a good player during his first Puerto Rico Open, finishing 3rd in the standings, three strokes ahead of his fellow Nationwide Tour graduate, Derek Lamely. He was also a qualifier for 2010’s U.S. Open after winning four-way playoffs at the Rockville, Maryland sectional qualifier. He was briefly leading during his second race. He was back on his Nationwide Tour for the 2011 season after finishing 166th the PGA Tour’s list of earnings.
In the year 2006 Nationwide Tour debut season, Wheatcroft achieved only one top 10 and was unable to make his cut 12 times. Despite the difficulties his performance, he was a good performer in his PGA Tour Q-School. He placed 7th and earned his card for 2007. He made only 10 cuts from 25 attempts, and then post a top 25. This resulted in him losing his card. He was back on this tour Nationwide Tour in 2008 and was unsuccessful up to his summer 2009.
Wheatcroft’s strong play would continue through the 2011 season, with three more top-10s and four top-25s. After finishing tied for 8th at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship, he ended the year at 20th on the money list. Wheatcroft returned to the PGA Tour once again for 2012.
