Samson Gimson | |
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Personal information | |
Born | 22 January 1964 |
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st) |
Sporting nationality | Singapore |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour (1993-97) |
Professional wins | 9 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
Other | 8 |
Samson Gimson (born 22 January 1964) is a Singaporean professional golfer.
Gimson played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1993 to 1997, winning once.
Gimson won the gold medal at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games. [1]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 25 Jul 1993 | Nikkei Cup | −12 (72-73-64-67=276) | 2 strokes | Hisayuki Sasaki |
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