Vaughan Somers
| Vaughan Somers | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Vaughan Somers |
| Born |
27 May 1951 Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality |
 Australia |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T21: 1986 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Vaughan Somers (born 27 May 1951) is an Australian professional golfer.
Somers was born in Queensland, Australia, the son of bookmaker Alan Somers.
Somers' had modest success as a professional golfer, but did win the 1985 Ford Dealers South Australian Open. He also had some other top three finishes including runner-up in both the 1983 KLM Dutch Open and the 1986 Victorian Open, and 3rd place in the 1987 Australian Masters.[1]
Somers played in multiple Open Championships, making the cut four times with his best finish a tie for 21st place in the 1986 Open Championship.[2]
Somers is now a father to two sons and has worked as the General Manager of the Melbourne Golf Academy (MGA), located on the Melbourne Sandbelt.
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour of Australia (1)
Other wins
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T52 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T45 | CUT | 60 | T21 | CUT |
Note: Somers played in only The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = Missed the cut
"T" = Tied
Yellow background for top-10.
References
- ↑ Official website of Greg Norman. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ "Player Result". opengolf.com. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
External links
- Vaughan Somers at the European Tour official site