Simon Hobday
Simon Forbes Newbold Hobday (23 June 1940 – 2 March 2017)[2][3] was a South African professional golfer who won tournaments on three continents.
| Simon Hobday | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Simon Forbes Newbold Hobday |
| Nickname | Scruffy[1] |
| Born | 23 June 1940 Mafikeng, South Africa |
| Died | 2 March 2017 (aged 76) |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Nationality |  South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1969 |
| Former tour(s) | Sunshine Tour European Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Sunshine Tour | 6 |
| Champions Tour | 5 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1995 |
| The Open Championship | T19: 1983 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Personal life
Hobday was born in Mafikeng. He represented the country in the 1966 Eisenhower Trophy.[4] He also lived in Rhodesia.[5]
Career
Hobday 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 Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour), where he claimed five titles between 1993 and 1995 including one senior major, the 1994 U.S. Senior Open.
References
- ↑ Green Sr., Ron (25 July 2011). 'Scruffy' Hobday went with the flow, pleasing fans, sportswriters. http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/25/1369536/scruffy-hobday-went-with-the-flow.html. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Simon Hobday". Who's Who South Africa. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Simon Hobday, former US Senior Open champion, passes away aged 76". Sky Sports. 2 March 2017. http://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/10787311/simon-hobday-former-us-senior-open-champion-passes-away-aged-76.
- ↑ "World Amateur Team Championship Record Books – Eisenhower Trophy – Championship Results – 1966". Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Rhodesian Sport Profiles: Simon Hobday". Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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