Kim Felton (born 27 March 1975) is an Australian professional golfer.

Kim Felton
Personal information
Born (1975-03-27) 27 March 1975 (age 49)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidencePerth, Western Australia, Australia
Career
Turned professional1999
Current tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)Nationwide Tour
OneAsia Tour
Von Nida Tour
Gateway Tour
Professional wins15
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other13
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT36: 2004
Achievements and awards
Von Nida Tour
Order of Merit winner
2004

As an amateur, Felton won the Australian Amateur in 1997 and was the low individual in the 1998 Eisenhower Trophy.

Felton turned professional in 1999 and played mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and its developmental Tour, the Von Nida Tour. He won five events on the Von Nida Tour as well as three other Australian events. Felton also played on the Nationwide Tour from 2005 to 2008 where he won the 2005 Knoxville Open.[1] In 2010, he won the Midea China Classic on the OneAsia Tour.[2]

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (15)

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PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 26 May 2002 Western Australia PGA Championship −7 (70-68-66-69=273) Playoff   Euan Walters

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2002 Western Australia PGA Championship   Euan Walters Won with par on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 19 Jun 2005 Knoxville Open −11 (71-70-67-69=277) 1 stroke   David Peoples

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 17 Oct 2010 Midea China Classic −12 (70-71-66-65=272) 2 strokes   Simon Yates

Von Nida Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 25 May 2003 WA PGA Championship −24 (68-67-64-65=264) 8 strokes   Adrian Percey
2 30 May 2004 WA PGA Championship (2) −14 (67-65-65-69=266) 3 strokes   Benjamin Burge
3 27 Jun 2004 Queensland Masters −14 (69-71-68-66=274) Playoff   Jens Nilsson
4 4 Jul 2004 Cairns Classic −23 (67-66-62-70=265) 8 strokes   Chris Campbell,   Peter Senior
5 4 Feb 2007 Victorian Open −8 (71-68-68-73=280) 1 stroke   Steve Collins,   Marc Leishman,
  Aron Price

Australasian Development Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 27 May 2001 Western Australian Open −17 (64-67-63-69=263) Playoff   David Diaz

Gateway Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 3 Sep 2004 Desert Series 12 −25 (66-68-62-67=263) Playoff   Martin Laird,   Joey Snyder

Other wins (5)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 2004
The Open Championship T36

Note: Felton only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  1. ^ Felton wins 2005 Knoxville Open
  2. ^ Felton wins China Classic
  3. ^ a b c "Around the Traps". GolfWA. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 31 August 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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