And after his latest accomplishment, the 53-year-old revealed that he has earned a hilarious – and appropriate – new nickname from his colleagues. It just has nothing to do with his play on the course.
Three of New Zealand’s leading players have confirmed they will return to play the 103rd edition of the New Zealand Open at Millbrook Resort in Queenstown.
New Zealand’s Steven Alker was the last man standing at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the finale of the 2023 season on the PGA Tour Champions, where he held off Stephen Ames and Ernie Els by a shot.
The two-time New Zealand Open champion returns to the Millbrook Resort in Queenstown this week having waited 1,096 days to defend the title he won in 2020.
Alker’s outright third-place showing was good enough to stay atop the final standings in the year-long Charles Schwab Cup points race and cap a storybook season.