- Simon Dyson
Simon Dyson (born
21 December 1977 ) is an English professionalgolf er.Dyson was born in
York, England . In 1999, he was runner-up in theEnglish Amateur and won the Finnish Amateur title. He was also a member of the Great Britain & IrelandWalker Cup team that year, before turning professional in September.In 2000, Dyson topped the
Asian Tour Order of Merit after winning three tournaments on that tour, and was also Rookie of the Year. He also played a small number of events on theEuropean Tour in 2000. Since 2001 he has played mainly on the European Tour, and has finished in the top 100 on the Order of Merit six times. In March 2006 he won his maiden European Tour title at the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open and he followed up later that year by winning theKLM Open in a play-off. These victories helped him to finish a career-high 21st place on the Order of Merit and into the top 100 of theOfficial World Golf Rankings .Amateur wins (1)
*1999 Finnish Amateur Championship
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (2)
*2006 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open,
KLM Open Asian Tour wins (4)
*2000
Macau Open ,Volvo China Open ,Omega Hong Kong Open
*2006Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open (co-sanctioned with European Tour)Results in major championships
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.Team appearances
Amateur
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St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1998
*Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1999 (winners)Professional
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Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007 (winners)External links
* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=30502 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.owgr.com/players/bio.sps?ID=6436 Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Ranking site]
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