Simon Yates (born 16 March 1970) is a Scottish professional golfer.
| Simon Yates | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 March 1970 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland |
| Residence | Hua Hin, Thailand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1989 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour OneAsia Tour TPC Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| Other | 4 |
Professional career edit
Yates turned professional in 1989 and 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. Although he has only won twice, he has 14 runner-up finishes on the Asian Tour.[1]
Professional wins (6) edit
Asian Tour wins (2) edit
| 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 Open1 | −9 (70-69-70-70=279) | 1 stroke |  Rick Gibson,  Charlie Wi
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (0–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | SK Telecom Open | Kang Wook-soon, Charlie Wi
|
Wi won with birdie on seventh extra hole Yates eliminated by birdie on fifth hole |
| 2 | 2002 | Shinhan Donghae Open | Hur Suk-ho
|
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2007 | Midea China Classic |  Chinnarat Phadungsil, Thaworn Wiratchant
|
Wiratchant won with birdie on fourth extra hole Yates eliminated by par on first hole |
| 4 | 2009 | King's Cup |  Chan Yih-shin,  Nick Redfern
|
Chan won with birdie on second extra hole |
TPC Tour wins (2) edit
Volvo China Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Apr 1995 | Coca-Cola Open | −4 (69-71=140) | 1 stroke |  David Smail
|
Other wins (2) edit
- 1994 German PGA Championship
Results in World Golf Championships edit
| Tournament | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | T43 |
| Invitational |
Did not play
"T" = Tied
References edit
- ^ Dempster, Martin (20 March 2013). "Simon Yates in bid to nail two Asian tours". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
External links edit
- Simon Yates at the European Tour official site
- Simon Yates at the Asian Tour official site (archived)
- Simon Yates at the Official World Golf Ranking official site