Simon Yates

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Scottish golfer

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Scotland

Athlete Golfer

Work field

Sports

Gender

Male

Birth

16 March 1970 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Star sign

Pisces People who share this birthday

Age

54 years

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Biography

Simon Yates (born 16 March 1970) is a Scottish professional golfer.

Professional career

Yates turned professional in 1989 and relocated to Thailand after holidaying in Asia and deciding to base himself in the region. He has played on the Asian Tour since its first official season in 1995. He placed third on the Asian Tour Order of Merit in both 1999 and 2004 and was one of the first ten players to reach career earnings of a million U.S. dollars on the tour. Although he has only won twice, he has 14 runner-up finishes on the Asian Tour.

Professional wins (6)

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	9 Aug 1998	Sabah Masters	−10 (67-71-67-73=278)	1 stroke	Des Terblanche
2	23 May 2004	SK Telecom Open	−9 (70-69-70-70=279)	1 stroke	Rick Gibson, Charlie Wi

Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2001	SK Telecom Open	Kang Wook-soon, Charlie Wi	Wi won with birdie on seventh extra hole Yates eliminated by birdie on fifth hole
2	2002	Shinhan Donghae Open	Hur Suk-ho	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3	2007	Midea China Classic	Chinnarat Phadungsil, Thaworn Wiratchant	Wiratchant won with birdie on fourth extra hole Yates eliminated by par on first hole
4	2009	King's Cup	Chan Yih-shin, Nick Redfern	Chan won with birdie on second extra hole