Steve Runge | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Newport Beach, California | June 12, 1968
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Conway, Arkansas |
Career | |
College | Ohio State University |
Turned professional | 1992 |
Former tour(s) | Nationwide Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Steve Runge (born June 12, 1968) is an American college golf coach and former professional golfer.
Runge was born in Newport Beach, California. He played college golf at Ohio State University. He turned professional in 1992.
Runge played on the Nationwide Tour from NT 1995 to 1996 and 2000 to 2006. He won once at the 2000 Buy.com Richmond Open. He also played various mini-tours during his career.[1]
After his playing career was over, Runge worked as a golf instructor at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[2] In August 2011, he was hired as the men's golf coach at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia.[1] In August 2014, he became the head coach at the University of Central Arkansas.[3]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | May 14, 2000 | Buy.com Richmond Open | −8 (67-67-72-66=272) | Playoff | ![]() |
Buy.com Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2000 | Buy.com Richmond Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Jan 21, 2001 (2000 season) |
Panasonic Panama Open | −16 (69-70-66-67=272) | 2 strokes | ![]() |