Allan’s journey from PGA Tour contender to senior circuit competitor proves his game still fights. Stephan Douglas Allan, who we all know as Steve Allan, has kept his passion for the game alive. His social media handle says it all. He constantly keeps his followers updated about new courses he visits and his fitness journey. In one of his posts on X, the Australian shared photos of his countryside cardio. The caption read, “Burning some holiday season calories .”
But the golfer hasn’t had the ideal career – something he is still trying to change through good performance. So, let’s take a look at the journey of the golfer who recently did the unexpected.
The early life and professional evolution
The professional was born on 18 October 1973 in Melbourne, Victoria. Though his parents lived in Edinburg, Scotland, three years before his birth, they moved to Australia. Even though there isn’t much information available about the golfer’s early life, his performance during the early days caught the spotlight. His golfing career took a turn from the amateur level. He won two tournaments in 1995, which were The News South Wales Medal and the Lake Macquarie Amateur.
Following that, the next year, he turned professional (1996) and became a member of the European Tour (1997). The golfer, after turning professional, hoped to turn heads with his performance. And as expected, he did that in the second season of the Europe Tour. He won the German Open. His consistent performance earned him 16th place on the Order of Merit. Continuing the form, he based on his ranking at the 2000 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduated and earned the PGA Tour membership. He, with his 1 victory and 2 cuts at 4 PGA Tour participations, was placed at first position on the leaderboard.
Following on, he even won his second international event, which was the Australian Open in 2002. The great start to the career even continued with his performance at the PGA Tour. From 2001 to 2005, he was runner-up twice. In 2003, at the Greater Milwaukee Open, and in 2004, at the Reno-Tahoe Open. But despite that, his tour member ended in 2005.
Burning some holiday season calories pic.twitter.com/lsBd8nnf80
— Steve Allan (@Sallan66) January 5, 2021
However, his participation in the Nationwide Tour in the US helped him regain his PGA Tour card in 2006. The golfer continued to be a part of the PGA Tour for two decades and had a total of 214 event participations. Besides that, what left him disappointed was his winless career on the PGA Tour. Even after having 2 runner-ups, 1 third place, and five top-5 finishes. The column for victory was at zero.
The 51-year-old earned $3,619,2335 on the PGA Tour, but his hunger for victory and his love for golf led him to the PGA Tour Champions, where he is making heads turn with his performance.
Steve Allan at the PGA Tour Champions
Unlike the struggle in the PGA Tour, the golfer has shown a different story altogether. Allan, who could only make the cut in the 100 events out of his 214 participations, has now over 90% rate. Until now, he has participated in 27 events, in which he failed to make the cut in only two. After joining the tour in 2024, the golfer has achieved some close finishes. He has two top-5 and three top-10 finishes under his name. Earlier, at the Cologuard Classic, held from March 7-9, the golfer tied for 44th place with a score of 214 (+1). $8,800 in. Currently, it seems Allan might do what he missed in his early career days, which was clinching a victory professionally.
Well, the 50s are no middle age. With his ongoing participation at the Galleri Classic, he is a step away from winning. Allan, on a grat form, has recorded two great rounds to retain the lead in the event. In the first round, he carded three bogeys, but despite that, he was able to make up for it with his birdies. He recorded 6 birdies in the first round to end below par at 69.
Taking the lesson from the first round, Allan then chose to use his skills and learning together. In the second round recorded a bogey-free 65 with the help of 7 birdies. Interestingly, in the 2025 schedule, he has struggled with bogeys and double-bogeys, but with his second round, it is the first time in 2025 that he recorded a bogey-free round.
Now, with his uptrend in performance, can we expect Steve Allan to clinch his first victory on the PGA Tour? Or will the golfer have to wait for other events despite his 241 participation? What do you think? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
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