Simon Yates (golfer)

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

Simon Yates
Personal information
Born	(1970-03-16) 16 March 1970 (age 55) Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Sporting nationality	Scotland
Residence	Hua Hin, Thailand
Career
Turned professional	1989
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour OneAsia Tour TPC Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	2
Other	4

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	9 Aug 1998	Sabah Masters	−10 (67-71-67-73=278)	1 stroke	Des Terblanche
2	23 May 2004	SK Telecom Open1	−9 (70-69-70-70=279)	1 stroke	Rick Gibson, Charlie Wi

¹Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–4)

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

TPC Tour wins (2)

• 2003 Cotto Open
• 2004 Singha Southern Open

Volvo China Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	22 Apr 1995	Coca-Cola Open	−4 (69-71=140)	1 stroke	David Smail

Other wins (2)

• 1994 German PGA Championship

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2005
Match Play
Championship	T43
Invitational

  Did not play

"T" = Tied