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Simon Yates (golfer)

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Simon Yates
Personal information
Born (1970-03-16) 16 March 1970 (age 54)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Sporting nationality Scotland
ResidenceHua Hin, Thailand
Career
Turned professional1989
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour2

Simon Yates (born 16 March 1970) is a Scottish golfer. Turning professional in 1989, Yates relocated to Thailand after holidaying in Asia and deciding to base himself in the region. He has played on the Asian Tour since its first official season in 1995. He placed third on the Asian Tour Order of Merit in both 1999 and 2004 and was one of the first ten players to reach career earnings of a million U.S. dollars on the tour.

Professional wins

Asian Tour wins

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 9 Aug 1998 Sabah Masters –10 (67-71-67-73=278) 1 stroke South Africa Des Terblanche
2 23 May 2004 SK Telecom Open –9 (70-69-70-70=279) 1 stroke Canada Rick Gibson, South Korea Charlie Wi

Other wins

  • 1994 German PGA Championship
  • 1995 Coca Cola Open (China)
  • 2004 Singha Southern Open (Thailand)