Stephen Ames

Stephen Ames (born April 28, 1964 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is a golfer on the PGA TOUR holding dual citizenship between Canada and Trinidad and Tobago. Ames is of Portuguese/English descent, and much of his family still resides in the Caribbean nation.

Ames' golfing talent developed early in life, assisted by support and discipline from his father, Michael. In his Hoerman Cup debut at the age of 16 in 1980, he smashed the course record at Sandy Lane, Barbados, with a six-under-par total of 66.

Ames won his first professional tournament (the Pensacola Open) in 1991 on the Ben Hogan Tour. In France, he won the Lyon Open in 1993 on the Volvo European Tour and in 1996 in England, Ames captured the title in the Benson & Hedges tournament.

Stephen enjoyed his first PGA tour victory in July 2004 winning the Cialis Western Open among a field that included many of the best professionals in the world, including Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Davis Love III.

Link: http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r028

Despite these achievements, Stephen has never received the sportsman of the year award in Trinidad and Tobago.

http://www.witco-sports.com/sportspersonframe.htm

Not so much that he had not been performing, but more to the fact he has been up against other competition and also that the judges do not choose to appreciate the game of golf, or recognize Stephen's achievements in this way.

One comparison is in order: While Ato Boldon, who won Trinidad and Tobago two Olympic bronze medals in 1996, was voted sportsman of the year, Tiger Woods, who won three amateur tournaments in the USA, and was about to turn professional, was named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year over Michael Johnson, gold medallist in the 200 metres ahead of Ato and gold medallist in the 400 metres in world record time, at the Atlanta Olympics.

PGA TOUR victories

• 2004 - Cialis Western Open