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 |  Des Terblanche |
| 2 | 23 May 2004 | SK Telecom Open | –9 (70-69-70-70=279) | 1 stroke |  Rick Gibson,  Charlie Wi |
Other wins
- 1994 German PGA Championship
- 1995 Coca Cola Open (China)
- 2004 Singha Southern Open (Thailand)
External links
- Simon Yates at the European Tour official site
- Simon Yates at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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