Simon Robinson (golfer)

Simon Robinson
Personal information
Full nameSimon Scott Robinson
Born (1981-02-16) 16 February 1981 (age 43)
Hartlepool, England
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceSeaton Carew, England
Career
CollegeUniversity of Houston
Turned professional2004
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other3

Simon Robinson (born 16 February 1981) is an English professional golfer.[1]

Early life and amateur career

Robinson was born in Hartlepool and got into golf at age six, when his grandparents became stewards at Seaton Carew Golf Club.[2] He was successful as a junior playing with the English national team, in 1999 winning both the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan and the European Boys' Team Championship in Sweden, where he beat Edoardo Molinari 5&4 in the final.[3]

In 2000, he won the bronze in the World University Golf Championship at Coleraine, behind Graeme McDowell and Nicklos Rousey.[4] He lost the final of the 2001 English Amateur to Scott Godfrey 4&3.[2]

He played college golf at the University of Houston.[5]

Professional career

Robinson turned professional in 2004 and has played predominantly on the lower level tours. In 2005 he won three times on the PGA EuroPro Tour to finish in third place on the Order of Merit and earn his place on the second tier Challenge Tour for 2006.

Robinson played on the Challenge Tour for four seasons. His best year was 2008 when he claimed his first title on the tour, the SK Golf Challenge held in Finland, where he shot 63 in the final round to win by six.[6] He finished 46th on the end of season rankings.[1]

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 15 Jun 2008 SK Golf Challenge −13 (73-66-69-63=271) 6 strokes Australia John Wade, England Andrew Willey

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (3)

  • 2005 Swallow Suffolk Open, Oakley International Open, Golf Pages Classic

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ a b "Simon Robinson". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "A round with… Simon Robinson". Northern Golfer. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ "1998 FISU World University Championships Golf". FISU. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "University of Houston profile". Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Record-breaking win for Robinson". BBC Sport. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2010.