Simon Owen | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Simon Owen | ||
Born | Wanganui, New Zealand | 10 December 1950||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Sporting nationality | New Zealand | ||
Residence | Kinloch, New Zealand | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1971 | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Asian PGA Tour European Seniors Tour PGA of Australia Legends Tour | ||
Professional wins | 17 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
European Tour | 2 | ||
PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 | ||
European Senior Tour | 2 | ||
Other | 9 (regular) 3 (senior) | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1979 | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | T2: 1978 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Simon Owen (born 10 December 1950) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.
Owen was born in Wanganui.
He turned professional in 1971 and has won several tournaments in Australasia. He played on the European Tour from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, winning the 1974 German Open and the 1976 Double Diamond Individual Championship. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was eleventh in 1974. His best finish in a major was at the 1978 British Open, when he finished tied for second behind Jack Nicklaus. [1] Earlier in the year he finished in second place at the Malaysian Dunlop Masters. [2]
Since 2001 Owen has played senior professional golf, and he has won two tournaments on the European Seniors Tour. He has also won the New Zealand PGA Seniors Championship on two occasions.
Owen's brother Craig is also a professional golfer and played for New Zealand in the World Cup in 1979 and 1980.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 4 Aug 1974 | German Open | −12 (69-68-70-69=276) | Playoff | Peter Oosterhuis |
2 | 18 Aug 1976 | Double Diamond Individual Championship | −8 (65-67=132) | 2 strokes | Brian Huggett, David Ingram |
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1974 | German Open | Peter Oosterhuis | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 24 Feb 1980 | Dunhill South Australian Open | +3 (75-73-71-72=291) | 1 stroke | Rodger Davis, Greg Norman |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 5 Dec 1976 | New Zealand Open | −8 (70-69-73-72=284) | 7 strokes | Doug McClelland |
2 | 3 Jan 1978 | New Zealand PGA Championship | −6 (73-70-64-67=274) | 1 stroke | Guy Wolstenholme |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 19 Oct 2001 | Tunisian Seniors Open | −8 (69-73-66=208) | Playoff | Bob Lendzion |
2 | 20 May 2007 | Sharp Italian Seniors Open | −8 (70-65-73=208) | Playoff | Tony Allen, John Benda, Carl Mason |
European Seniors Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2001 | Tunisian Seniors Open | Bob Lendzion | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2007 | Sharp Italian Seniors Open | Tony Allen, John Benda, Carl Mason | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T2 | T13 | 64 | T23 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Owen only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977 and 1982 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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