Steve Lewton won today on
@asiantourgolf for the first time in 10 years. Look at that picture, how can't you love it? Grinding on tours all over the world, and to finally win again. Lets dive into his 14 year pro career.
2008- Turns pro and plays a few events on the Sunshine Tour (S. Africa) and Challenge Tour. Misses at Q-school
2009- Mini-tours and 2 Sunshine Tour events
2010- Back to the Challenge Tour, one top-10 in 14 starts but earns his Euro Card via Q-school
2011- 9 of 22 cuts on Euro, 209th in $, loses card, gets Asian Tour card via Q-school
2012- Just one top 10 on Asian Tour, earns card back via Q-school
2013- Wins twice on the Jamega Tour, a mini-tour in England, plays poorly to start the season on Asian, so drops back to Asian Dev Tour for a few events. Plays well toward the end of Asian Tour season, keeps his card.
2014- Wins on the Asian Tour
2015- Bad year on the Asian Tour
2016- Another struggle on the Asian Tour
2017- Mix of Asian Dev Tour, Asian Tour, one event on the Aussie Tour, and a win on the Philippines Tour (yes its a thing)
2018- Off to China! A full season PGA Tour China, mixed with Asian Dev Tour and a few Asian Tour events
2019- China again, Asian Dev Tour again, and a few co-sanctioned Thailand Tour
2020-21 (Combined bc Covid)- Off to the States! Monday Q's for pga tour event and makes the cut. Also earns KFT status via Q-school. Finishes 126th in points, loses card
2022- Back to Asia! Earns his card via Q-school and has a great year, makes 9 of 11 cuts with 4 top-6 finishes
2023- Good year on the Asian Tour including a runner-up
2024- Wins on the Asian Tour for the second time, 3,619 days after his first win.
How can't you love that?