Simon Owen

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Simon Owen
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Personal information
Full nameSimon Owen
Born (1950-12-10) 10 December 1950 (age 73)
Wanganui, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Residence Kinloch, New Zealand
Career
Turned professional1971
Current tour(s) European Seniors Tour
Australasian PGA Legends Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Asian PGA Tour
Professional wins17
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia1
European Senior Tour2
Other9 (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
European Seniors Tour
Rookie of the Year
2001

Simon Owen (born 10 December 1950) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.

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Early life

Owen was born in Wanganui.

Professional career

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.

Professional wins (15)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
14 Aug 1974 German Open −12 (69-68-70-69=276)Playoff Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis
218 Aug 1976 Double Diamond Individual Championship −8 (65-67=132)2 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Brian Huggett, Flag of Scotland.svg David Ingram

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1974 German Open Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
124 Feb 1980 Dunhill South Australian Open +3 (75-73-71-72=291)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
15 Dec 1976 New Zealand Open −8 (70-69-73-72=284)7 strokes Flag of England.svg Doug McClelland
23 Jan 1978 New Zealand PGA Championship −6 (73-70-64-67=274)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme

Other New Zealand wins (3)

Other wins (3)

European Seniors Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
119 Oct 2001 Tunisian Seniors Open −8 (69-73-66=208)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lendzion
220 May 2007 Sharp Italian Seniors Open −8 (70-65-73=208)Playoff Flag of England.svg Tony Allen, Flag of the United States.svg John Benda,
Flag of England.svg Carl Mason

European Seniors Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2001 Tunisian Seniors Open Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lendzion Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2007 Sharp Italian Seniors Open Flag of England.svg Tony Allen, Flag of the United States.svg John Benda,
Flag of England.svg Carl Mason
Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (3)

Results in major championships

Tournament1975197619771978197919801981198219831984
Masters Tournament CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUTT2T1364T23CUTCUT

Note: Owen only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977 and 1982 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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References

  1. "Chance of glory gone in a second". Otago Daily Times. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  2. "Wins Indians Open". Hazleton Standard-Speaker. Pennsylvania. 13 March 1978. p. 28. Retrieved 17 January 2020.