Simon Khan

Simon Khan
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1972-06-16) 16 June 1972
Chingford, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st)
Nationality  England
Residence Epping, England
Spouse Lesley (m. 2002)
Children Ruby (b. 2005)
Career
Turned professional 1991
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 2
Other 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open 72: 2013
The Open Championship T31: 2006
PGA Championship T24: 2010

Simon Khan (born 16 June 1972) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Khan turned professional in 1991, but spent many years struggling to establish his tournament career. His first full season on the European Tour was 2002 and his first European Tour win came at the 2004 Celtic Manor Wales Open. In 2006 he finished second at the prestigious BMW Championship to earn €472,220, which was his biggest prize cheque up to that time.

His best year-end ranking on the European Order of Merit has been 25th in 2006 and 2010. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. After losing his tour card in 2009, Khan was medalist at the Qualifying School tournament. In 2010 he won the BMW PGA Championship, earning €750,000 and securing his tour card for five years in the process.[1]

Khan produced another fine run at the BMW PGA Championship in 2013, when he recorded his second runner-up finish of his career, to add to his 2010 victory, at Wentworth. After finishing at 10 under par, Khan entered a three man playoff alongside Matteo Manassero and Marc Warren. In the playoff Warren was eliminated at the first extra hole and after matching pars and birdies, Khan was defeated on the fourth extra hole by Manassero. After a good drive, Khan knocked his second shot into the water and could only make a bogey six and Manassero after two fine shots onto green, two putted for the victory.[2]

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 6 Jun 2004 Celtic Manor Wales Open –21 (69-61-70-67=267) Playoff England Paul Casey
2 23 May 2010 BMW PGA Championship –6 (72-69-71-66=278) 1 stroke Sweden Fredrik Andersson Hed, England Luke Donald

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2004 Celtic Manor Wales Open England Paul Casey Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2013 BMW PGA Championship Italy Matteo Manassero, Scotland Marc Warren Manassero won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Warren eliminated with birdie on first hole

Other wins (3)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP T41 T31 DNP T39 DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP 72
The Open Championship T55 T38 T45 DNP
PGA Championship T24 DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shock PGA Championship win for Simon Khan at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  2. ↑ "Khan loses in three man playoff at BMW PGA Championship". European Tour. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

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