Simon Owen
| Simon Owen | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Simon Owen |
| Born |
10 December 1950 Wanganui, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Nationality |
 New Zealand
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| Residence | Kinloch, New Zealand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1971 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Seniors Tour Australasian PGA Legends Tour |
| Former tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Asian PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| European Senior Tour | 2 |
| Other | 10 (regular) 3 (senior) |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1979 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T2: 1978 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year |
2001 |
Simon Owen (born 10 December 1950) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.
Owen was born in Wanganui. 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.
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.
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
Note: Owen never played in the U.S. Open nor the PGA Championship.
DNP = 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
Yellow background for top-10
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