Simon Hobday

Simon Hobday

Simon Hobday (born 26 June 1940) is a South African golfer who has won tournaments on three continents.

Hobday was born in Mafikeng. He turned professional in 1969. He spent his regular career mainly on the Southern Africa Tour, where he won six times and the European Tour, where he won the 1976 German Open and the 1979 Madrid Open. As a senior he played mainly in the United States on the Champions Tour, where he claimed five titles between 1993 and 1995 including one senior major, the 1994 U.S. Senior Open.

outhern Africa Tour wins

*1971 South African Open
*1978 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters
*1978 Victoria Falls Classic
*1979 Rhodesian Open (play-off with Denis Watson)
*1981 ICL International
*1985 Trustbank Tournament of Champions

European Tour wins

*1976 German Open
*1979 Madrid Open

enior PGA wins (5)

*1993 (2) Kroger Senior Classic, Hyatt Senior Tour Championship
*1994 (2) U.S. Senior Open, GTE Northwest Classic
*1995 (1) Brickyard Crossing Championship

Senior major championship is shown in bold.

Other senior wins

*1997/98 Vodacom Senior Classic (South Africa)
*2001 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Martin Maritz; unofficial event in South Africa), Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Jim Albus)
*2003 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Lee Westwood; unofficial event in South Africa)

External links

* [http://www.sunshinetour.info/profiles/HOB002.htm Profile on the Sunshine Tour's official site]
* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=584 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/66/79/ Profile on the PGA Tour's official site]


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