Simon Hobday

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox golfer Simon Forbes Newbold Hobday (23 June 1940 – 2 March 2017)[1][2] was a South African professional golfer who won tournaments on three continents.

Early life

Hobday was born in the British Embassy in Mafikeng, South Africa.[3] Both of his parents were from England.[3]

Amateur career

Hobday lived part of his life in Zambia and represented the country in the 1966 Eisenhower Trophy.[4] In early 1969, he was still an amateur golfer and still represented Zambia. At the time, he worked as a car salesman in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.[5]

In April 1969, while still an amateur, Hobday played the Kenya Open. In the final round he broke the course record at the Muthaiga Golf Course with a 66 (−6) to leap into second place. At 284 (−4) he finished joint runner-up with Scotland's Bernard Gallacher, five behind champion Maurice Bembridge. He defeated several notable professionals including Christy O'Connor Snr and Australia's Bob Tuohy.[5]

Professional career

In 1969, Hobday turned professional. 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.

In 1977, the British government froze his earnings on the British PGA because London had "political and sporting sanctions with Rhodesia." As a response, Hobday changed his sporting nationality from Rhodesia to South Africa.[6] In 1981, he "quit the European tour."[7] That year, he also moved from Zimbabwe to South Africa.[8] He began work at Wingate Park Club in Pretoria, South Africa.[7]

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.

Professional wins (17)

European Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 15 Aug 1976 German Open −18 (67-68-65-66=266) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Antonio Garrido
2 29 Apr 1979 Madrid Open −3 (67-73-71-74=285) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Francisco Abreu, Template:Flagicon Gordon J. Brand,
Template:Flagicon Tienie Britz

Southern Africa Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 4 Nov 1978 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters −16 (68-69-69-66=272) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Tony Johnstone (a)
2 11 Nov 1978 Victoria Falls Classic −5 (74-73-73-69=287) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Phil Simmons
3 11 Nov 1979 Zimbabwe-Rhodesia Open −13 (69-71-65-70=275 Playoff Template:Flagicon Denis Watson
4 28 Nov 1981 ICL International −16 (68-64-70-70=272) 7 strokes Template:Flagicon John Bland
5 2 Mar 1985 Trustbank Tournament of Champions −10 (68-70-68-72=278) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jack Ferenz

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1979 Zimbabwe-Rhodesia Open Template:Flagicon Denis Watson Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

Senior PGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 4 Jul 1993 Kroger Senior Classic −11 (67-69-66=202) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Gibby Gilbert, Template:Flagicon Mike Hill,
Template:Flagicon Bob Reith
2 12 Dec 1993 Hyatt Senior Tour Championship −17 (64-68-67=199) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd, Template:Flagicon Larry Gilbert
3 3 Jul 1994 U.S. Senior Open −10 (66-67-66-75=274) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jim Albus, Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh
4 4 Sep 1994 GTE Northwest Classic −7 (70-69-70=209) Playoff Template:Flagicon Jim Albus
5 17 Sep 1995 Brickyard Crossing Championship −12 (71-65-68=204) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki, Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin,
Template:Flagicon Bob Murphy, Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1994 GTE Northwest Classic Template:Flagicon Jim Albus Won with birdie on third extra hole

Other senior wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
U.S. Open
The Open Championship WD T28 T21 CUT T52 T30
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T51 T19 CUT CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship

Note: Hobday never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

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CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977 and 1984 Open Championships)
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Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning score Margin Runners-up
1994 U.S. Senior Open −10 (66-67-66-75=274) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jim Albus, Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

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External links

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