Simon Khan
Challenge Tour
Simon Patrick 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 a 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.[2]
Khan produced another fine run at the BMW PGA Championship in 2013, when he recorded the 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 the green, two-putted for the victory.[3]
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (2)
Legend |
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Flagship events (1) |
Other European Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 6 Jun 2004 | Celtic Manor Wales Open | −21 (69-61-70-67=267) | Playoff | Paul Casey |
2 | 23 May 2010 | BMW PGA Championship | −6 (72-69-71-66=278) | 1 stroke | Fredrik Andersson Hed, Luke Donald |
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2004 | Celtic Manor Wales Open | Paul Casey | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2013 | BMW PGA Championship | Matteo Manassero, Marc Warren | Manassero won with birdie on fourth extra hole Warren eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Other wins (3)
- 1996 Essex Open
- 1999 East Region Championship
- 2000 Essex Open
Playoff record
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2000 | Formby Hall Challenge | Fredrik Henge | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T41 | T31 | T39 | ||||||
PGA Championship | CUT |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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U.S. Open | CUT | 72 | ||
The Open Championship | T55 | T38 | T45 | |
PGA Championship | T24 |
Note: Khan never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2010 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | |
Invitational | T76 |
Champions | T69 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Professional
- Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Simon Khan at the European Tour official site
- Simon Khan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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- 1955 Ken Bousfield
- 1956 Charlie Ward†
- 1957 Peter Alliss
- 1958 Harry Bradshaw
- 1959 Dai Rees
- 1960 Arnold Stickley
- 1961 Brian Bamford
- 1962 Peter Alliss
- 1963 Peter Butler
- 1964 Tony Grubb
- 1965 Peter Alliss†
- 1966 Guy Wolstenholme
- 1967 Brian Huggett
- 1968 Peter Townsend
- 1967 Malcolm Gregson
- 1968 David Talbot
- 1969 Bernard Gallacher
- 1972 Tony Jacklin
- 1973 Peter Oosterhuis
- 1974 Maurice Bembridge
- 1975 Arnold Palmer
- 1976 Neil Coles†
- 1977 Manuel Piñero
- 1978 Nick Faldo
- 1979 Vicente Fernández
- 1980 Nick Faldo
- 1981 Nick Faldo
- 1982 Tony Jacklin†
- 1983 Seve Ballesteros
- 1984 Howard Clark
- 1985 Paul Way†
- 1986 Rodger Davis†
- 1987 Bernhard Langer
- 1988 Ian Woosnam
- 1989 Nick Faldo
- 1990 Mike Harwood
- 1991 Seve Ballesteros†
- 1992 Tony Johnstone
- 1993 Bernhard Langer
- 1994 José María Olazábal
- 1995 Bernhard Langer
- 1996 Costantino Rocca
- 1997 Ian Woosnam
- 1998 Colin Montgomerie
- 1999 Colin Montgomerie
- 2000 Colin Montgomerie
- 2001 Andrew Oldcorn
- 2002 Anders Hansen
- 2003 Ignacio Garrido†
- 2004 Scott Drummond
- 2005 Ángel Cabrera
- 2006 David Howell
- 2007 Anders Hansen†
- 2008 Miguel Ángel Jiménez†
- 2009 Paul Casey
- 2010 Simon Khan
- 2011 Luke Donald†
- 2012 Luke Donald
- 2013 Matteo Manassero†
- 2014 Rory McIlroy
- 2015 An Byeong-hun
- 2016 Chris Wood
- 2017 Alex Norén
- 2018 Francesco Molinari
- 2019 Danny Willett
- 2020 Tyrrell Hatton
- 2021 Billy Horschel
- 2022 Shane Lowry
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