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PGA, Golf Herren 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship – Final Round, May 29, 2022 Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA Steven Alker walks off the seventeenth tee box during the final round of the 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports, 29.05.2022 17:32:46, 18390559, Final Round, Steven Alker, PGA PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xRajxMehtax 18390559
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PGA, Golf Herren 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship – Final Round, May 29, 2022 Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA Steven Alker walks off the seventeenth tee box during the final round of the 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports, 29.05.2022 17:32:46, 18390559, Final Round, Steven Alker, PGA PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xRajxMehtax 18390559
Imagine winning a major tournament in your profession, achieving something that very few people can boast about. It’s a moment of triumph, a moment of elation, and a moment that you will cherish forever. But for Steven Alker, his recent victory at the Insperity Invitational at the Woodlands Country Club meant much more than that.
In a recent video posted by PGATourChampions on Instagram, we see an emotional Alker being interviewed about his win. The interviewer asks him about the significance of his victory, and Alker’s response is both heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time.
Steven Alker secures emotional victory at Insperity Invitational
Steven Alker recently won the Insperity Invitational at the woodlands country club. PGAtourchampions’s Instagram page recently posted a video of an interviewer asking him, “Steven what a win and you pointed when you won. You pointed to the sky and the fans here, and up here, your longtime caddie Sam Workman, passed away earlier this year. He’s from Houston. A lot of his family and friends are out following you around this week. What did this mean to you for Sam?”
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To which he emotionally replied, “Yeah it’s huge. You obviously see the emotion on 18 but I just saw a sea of orange today and it just reminded me of Sam. I mean I had my son on the bag. I mean, it doesn’t get any better than that.”
they captioned the video, “A win extra special for Steven Alker.”
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A sea of orange for Sam Workman
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Workman’s family and friends made their way to the country club to cheer on Alker in his memory. Dozens of them wore Houston Astros jerseys, Workman’s favorite baseball team, and PGA Tour Champions players wore ribbons with the Astros logo. Alker, who had his son on the bag for the first time this week, said he saw a “sea of orange” in the crowd and was reminded of his caddie.
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The Ally Challenge Steven Alker of New Zealand is handed his putter by his caddie during the final round of The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, MI, USA Sunday, August 28, 2022. Grand Blanc Michigan United States PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xJorgexLemusx originalFilename:lemus-theallyc220828_npkLy.jpg
Steven worked with Workman for the first time on the Korn Ferry Tour in the Bahamas in 2019. In 2022, Alker won the Charles Schwab Cup, a significant victory for a golfer who had started to find success later in his career.
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Alker’s win was truly heartwarming and unforgettable, thanks to the incredible support he received from his family and friends. But what made it even more special was the memory of his caddie, who he held dear in his heart. And to top it all off, Alker’s son joined him on the bag for the first time, making the whole experience even more meaningful and emotional. It was a truly special moment that Alker and his loved ones will cherish forever.
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