Simon Yates (golfer)

Simon Yates
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born 16 March 1970
Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Nationality  Scotland
Residence Hua Hin, Thailand
Career
Turned professional 1989
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour 2

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

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