Simon Wakefield
| Simon Wakefield | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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Wakefield at the KLM Dutch Open in 2009
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Simon Wakefield |
| Born | 14 April 1974 Newcastle-under-Lyme, England |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Nationality |  England |
| Residence | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T19: 2008 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
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Simon Wakefield (born 14 April 1974) is an English professional golfer.
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Biography
Wakefield was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire and is the nephew of former England cricketer Bob Taylor.[1] He won the 1996 Tillman Trophy in addition to several county amateur championships before turning professional in 1997.
Early in his career, Wakefield played predominantly on the second tier Challenge Tour before winning a place on the European Tour via qualifying school at the end of 1999. He failed to reatin his tour card during his rookie season and dropped back to the Challenge Tour for 2001. He won his first professional tournament in 2002 at the Tessali Open del Sud, and went on to finish 9th on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate back to the European Tour for 2003.
Wakefield finished the 2003 European Tour season inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit to retain his card, but was back at the tour school at the end of 2004 having just missed out on keeping his place via the money list. He won his card back, and has secured his place on the European Tour since then with solid performances, although he has yet to win a tournament at the highest level. In 2005, he won his second professional title, the Dimension Data Pro-Am in South Africa.[2]
Amateur wins
- 1996 Tillman Trophy
Professional wins (2)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Apr 2002 | Tessali Open del Sud | −10 (67–70–71–66=274) | 1 stroke | Andrew Raitt |
Sunshine Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Jan 2005 | Dimension Data Pro-Am | −9 (72–70–68–69=279) | Playoff |  Nic Henning |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | DNP | T48 | DNP | T19 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10.
See also
- 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2012 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2013 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
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- Official website
- Simon Wakefield at the European Tour official site
- Simon Wakefield at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Simon Wakefield at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
