Simon D. Hurley

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Simon Hurley
Personal information
Full nameSimon David Hurley
Born (1963-12-07) 7 December 1963 (age 61)
Bristol, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Bristol, England
Career
Turned professional1986
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour4

Simon David Hurley (born 7 December 1963) is an English professional golfer.

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Hurley was born in Bristol, and turned professional in 1986. After ten years of playing on the second tier European Challenge Tour and visiting qualifying school, he finally gained his European Tour card for 1996 when he finished 5th on the end of season Challenge Tour Rankings in 1995.

At the 1996 Catalan Open, his first event on the European Tour, Hurley hit a rock and damaged his arm, which required surgery. He was granted a medical exemption in 1997, but lost his card at the end of that season. He made it back to the tour in 1999 via qualifying school, but was again unable to retain his playing status.

Hurley has four times on the Challenge Tour, the first coming in 1989 at the Citta di Firenze. [1] He also won the 1992 East Sussex National Challenge where he overcame Retief Goosen in a playoff. His fourth win came in the 1995 Memorial Olivier Barras.

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
19 Oct 1989 Citta di Firenze −11 (68-67-70-72=277)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Neal Briggs, Flag of Italy.svg Gerolamo Delfino,
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Keith Jones
223 Mar 1990 Open Ercros 1 −6 (73-70-70=213)2 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Garrido
321 Aug 1992 East Sussex National Challenge −3 (70-70-72-73=285)Playoff Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Retief Goosen
425 Jun 1995 Memorial Olivier Barras +1 (72-71-71=214)1 stroke Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefan Gort

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1992 East Sussex National Challenge Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Retief Goosen Won with birdie on first extra hole

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References

  1. ↑ Godsiff, Peter (12 October 1989). "Last-gasp win in Florence keeps Hurley on pro circuit" . Evening Post. Bristol, United Kingdom. p. 85. Retrieved 25 November 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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