Simon Owen
Simon Owen | ||
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European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year 2001 | |
Simon Owen (born 10 December 1950) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.
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. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1974 | German Open | Peter Oosterhuis | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 24 Feb 1980 | Dunhill South Australian Open
|
+3 (75-73-71-72=291) | 1 stroke | Rodger Davis, Greg Norman |
New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Other New Zealand wins (3)
- 1984 Hawkes Bay 72 Hole Classic (New Zealand)
- 1989 Hawkes Bay 72 Hole Classic (New Zealand)
- 1990 City of Auckland 72 Hole Classic
Other wins (3)
- 1972 Air New Zealand Fiji Open
- 1991 Tahiti Open, Cable & Wireless - Pacific Harbour Open (Fiji)
European Seniors Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Other senior wins (3)
- 2001 New Zealand PGA Seniors Championship
- 2003 New Zealand PGA Seniors Championship
- 2014 Australian PGA Seniors Championship
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
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
References
- ^ "Chance of glory gone in a second". Otago Daily Times. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ "Wins Indians Open". Hazleton Standard-Speaker. Pennsylvania. 13 March 1978. p. 28. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
External links
- Simon Owen at the European Tour official site