Simon Khan | |
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Personal information | |
Born | 16 June 1972 Chingford, England |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st) |
Nationality | England |
Residence | Epping, England |
Spouse | Lesley |
Children | Ruby |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1991 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 6 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 2 |
Best results in Major Championships |
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Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2009, 2010 |
The Open Championship | T31: 2006 |
PGA Championship | T24: 2010 |
Simon Khan (born 16 June 1972) is an English professional golfer.
Khan turned professional in 1991, but spent many years struggling to establish his tournament career. His first full season on the European Tour was 2002 and his first European Tour win came at the 2004 Celtic Manor Wales Open. In 2006 he finished second at the prestigious BMW Championship to earn €472,220, which was his biggest prize cheque up to that time.
His best year-end ranking on the European Order of Merit has been 25th in 2006 and 2010. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. After losing his tour card in 2009, Khan finished first in the Qualifying School tournament. In 2010 he won the BMW PGA Championship, earning €750,000 and securing his tour card for five years in the process.[1]
Contents |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 6 Jun 2004 | Celtic Manor Wales Open | -21 (69-61-70-67=267) | Playoff | Paul Casey |
2 | 23 May 2010 | BMW PGA Championship | -6 (72-69-71-66=278) | 1 stroke | Fredrik Andersson Hed, Luke Donald |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T41 | T31 | DNP | T39 | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
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The Masters | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT | DNP |
The Open Championship | T55 | T38 |
PGA Championship | T24 | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.