Simon Yates (golfer)

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Simon Yates
Personal information
Born (1970-03-16) 16 March 1970 (age 55)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Residence Hua Hin, Thailand
Career
Turned professional1989
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
OneAsia Tour
TPC Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour2
Other4

Simon Yates (born 16 March 1970) is a Scottish professional golfer.

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Professional career

In 1989, Yates turned professional. He relocated to Thailand after holidaying in Asia and deciding to base himself in the region. He has played on the Asian Tour since its first official season in 1995. He placed third on the Asian Tour Order of Merit in both 1999 and 2004 and was one of the first ten players to reach career earnings of a million U.S. dollars on the tour. Although he has only won twice, he has 14 runner-up finishes on the Asian Tour. [1]

Professional wins (6)

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
19 Aug 1998 Sabah Masters −10 (67-71-67-73=278)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Des Terblanche
223 May 2004 SK Telecom Open 1−9 (70-69-70-70=279)1 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Gibson, Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Charlie Wi

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2001 SK Telecom Open Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kang Wook-soon, Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Charlie Wi Wi won with birdie on seventh extra hole
Yates eliminated by birdie on fifth hole
2 2002 Shinhan Donghae Open Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Hur Suk-ho Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3 2007 Midea China Classic Flag of Thailand.svg Chinnarat Phadungsil, Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant Wiratchant won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Yates eliminated by par on first hole
4 2009 King's Cup Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chan Yih-shin, Flag of England.svg Nick Redfern Chan won with birdie on second extra hole

TPC Tour wins (2)

Volvo China Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
122 Apr 1995Coca-Cola Open−4 (69-71=140)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg David Smail

Other wins (2)

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2005
Match Play
Championship T43
Invitational
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

References

  1. Dempster, Martin (20 March 2013). "Simon Yates in bid to nail two Asian tours". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 June 2023.