Steve Veriato
Personal information
Born (1946-05-06) May 6, 1946
Hilo, Hawaii, United States
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceBuda, Texas, United States
Career
CollegeTexas A&M University
Turned professional1973
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Asian Tour
Canadian Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT76: 1992
U.S. OpenCUT: 1979, 1988
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Steve Veriato (born May 6, 1946) is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour, Asia Golf Circuit, Canadian Tour, and Champions Tour where he won once.

Veriato was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He played college golf at Texas A&M University and turned professional in 1973.

Veriato played on the PGA Tour from 1976 to 1980. His best ever finish was a solo 2nd at the 1977 Atlanta Classic. He was then primarily a club pro in Texas for 14 years. Concurrent with his experience as a club pro, however, he also occasionally played on some minor international circuits. He played the Canadian Tour in 1988 and 1989 and the Asia Golf Circuit in 1975, 1988, 1989, and 1995. He joined the Senior PGA Tour after he turned 50. In 2001, he won the 2001 Novell Utah Showdown.

Professional wins (6)

Regular career wins (5)

Champions Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 Aug 19, 2001 Novell Utah Showdown –12 (68-68-68=204) 1 stroke United States Bruce Lietzke, Australia Graham Marsh,
United States Jerry Pate, United States Jesse Patino

Playoff record

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1995 Thai Airways Thailand Open United States Todd Hamilton Lost to par on second extra hole

U.S. national team appearances

See also

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