{{short description|English-American golfer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Stephen Keppler | image = | image_size = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = Stephen Derek Keppler | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|2|18}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1961|2|18}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | weight = {{convert|170|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{ENG}}<br />{{USA}} | residence = Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | spouse = Dr. Karen Terry | partner = | children = Jordan Terry Keppler and Jonathan Terry Keppler | college = Florida State University | yearpro = 1984 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = | extour = | prowins = 6 | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = DNP | usopen = DNP | open = CUT: 1981 | pga = CUT: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Stephen Derek Keppler''' (born February 18, 1961) is an English-American professional golfer.
Keppler was born in London, England. He played college golf at Florida State University from 1980 to 1983, where he was a third-team All-American.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nolefan.org/ath/a03753.html |title=Steve Keppler biography |publisher=NoleFan.org |accessdate=June 27, 2021}}</ref> Following his senior season, Keppler for Great Britain and Ireland in the 1983 Walker Cup.
He played on the European Tour in 1984 with little success, making only three cuts in 13 events. He later became a club professional at several clubs in Georgia. A four-time winner of the Georgia PGA Championship and two-time winner of the Georgia Open, Keppler had his PGA Tour highlight when he led the 1995 BellSouth Classic after three rounds, only to finish third.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/419651/CLUB-PRO-CANT-BELIEVE-HES-IN-BELLSOUTH-LEAD.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001092337/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/419651/CLUB-PRO-CANT-BELIEVE-HES-IN-BELLSOUTH-LEAD.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |title=Club Pro can't believe he's in Bellsouth lead |newspaper=Deseret News |agency=Associated Press |date=May 7, 1995 |accessdate=June 24, 2017}}</ref>
As a senior, Keppler has qualified twice for the U.S. Senior Open.
In 2014, Keppler was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgiapga.com/popup/article_3546/ |title=Stephen Keppler, PGA to be Inducted into Georgia Golf Hall of Fame |publisher=PGA Georgia |accessdate=June 24, 2017}}</ref>
==Professional wins== *1990 Georgia PGA Championship *1994 Georgia Open, Georgia PGA Championship *1995 Georgia Open *1996 Georgia PGA Championship *2011 Georgia PGA Championship
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1977, 1978 *St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1982 *Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1983 *European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1983
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==External links== *{{PGATour player|06557}} *{{EuroTour player|97}} *{{OWGR|2443}} *[https://www.gsga.org/hall-of-fame/members/stephen_keppler Georgia Golf Hall of Fame]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keppler, Stephen}} Category:English male golfers Category:American male golfers Category:Florida State Seminoles men's golfers Category:European Tour golfers Category:Golfers from London Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century American sportsmen