{{Short description|American professional golfer (born 1977)}} {{use mdy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Steve Friesen | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|12}} | birth_place = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1977|4|12}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} | weight = {{convert|185|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = University of Nebraska–Lincoln | yearpro = 1999 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = | extour = Web.com Tour<br>Canadian Tour | prowins = 6 | pgawins = | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = 1 | chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = 5 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = | usopen = | open = | pga = | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 =Ben Hogan Award | year1 =1999 | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Steve Friesen''' (born April 12, 1977<ref name=pga/>) is an American professional golfer who played on the Web.com Tour.
== Career == Friesen attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln<ref name=pga/> where in 1999 he won the Ben Hogan Award for the nations top scholar-athlete and was also named All-America honorable mention. He turned pro that year.
Friesen played on several mini-tours early in his career and also played on the Canadian Tour.<ref name=pga/> He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2009 but sat out in 2010 due to injury. He returned to the Tour in August 2011 and won his second event of the year at the Price Cutter Charity Championship.<ref name=pga/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/6861895/steve-friesen-wins-first-nationwide-title-five-strokes |title=Steve Friesen wins Nationwide event |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=August 14, 2011}}</ref>
He is currently the Director of Instruction at Firethorn Golf Course in Lincoln, Nebraska.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://journalstar.com/niche/l-magazine/firethorn-s-friesen-glad-to-be-home-again/article_2ee73b0e-62da-5838-bd62-5d81fb768c7f.html |title=Firethorn's Friesen glad to be home again |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |first=John |last=Mabry |date=September 28, 2018}}</ref>
==Amateur wins== *1998 Nebraska Amateur Stroke Play, Nebraska Amateur Match Play
==Professional wins (6)== ===Nationwide Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Aug 14, 2011 |Price Cutter Charity Championship |−26 (62-68-68-64=262) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} Gavin Coles |}
===Other wins (5)=== *2001 Baton Rouge Open (Tight Lies Tour) *2003 Waterloo Open, Utah Open *2005 New Mexico Open, Nevada Open
Source:<ref name=pga>{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/25752/steve-friesen |title=Steve Friesen |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{PGATour player|25752}} * {{OWGR|7816}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friesen, Steve}} Category:American male golfers Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers men's golfers Category:Golfers from Nebraska Category:Golfers from Scottsdale, Arizona Category:Sportspeople from Lincoln, Nebraska Category:1977 births Category:Living people