Simon Wakefield (born 14 April 1974) is an English professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Wakefield was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire and is the nephew of former England cricketer Bob Taylor. He won the 1996 Tillman Trophy in addition to several county amateur championships.
Professional career In 1997, he turned professional. Early in his career, Wakefield played predominantly on the second tier Challenge Tour before winning a place on the European Tour via qualifying school at the end of 1999. He failed to retain his tour card during his rookie season and dropped back to the Challenge Tour for 2001. He won his first professional tournament in 2002 at the Tessali Open del Sud, and went on to finish 9th on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate back to the European Tour for 2003.
Wakefield finished the 2003 European Tour season inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit to retain his card, but was back at the tour school at the end of 2004 having just missed out on keeping his place via the money list. He won his card back, and has secured his place on the European Tour since then with solid performances, although he has yet to win a tournament at the highest level. In 2005, he won his second professional title, the Dimension Data Pro-Am in South Africa.
Amateur wins 1996 Tillman Trophy
Professional wins (2) Sunshine Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up130 Jan 2005Dimension Data Pro-Am−9 (72-70-68-69=279)3 strokes Nic Henning
Challenge Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up128 Apr 2002Tessali Open del Sud−10 (67-70-71-66=274)1 stroke Andrew Raitt
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12012Scottish Hydro Challenge Sam WalkerLost to birdie on third extra hole
Playoff record European Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12007Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Marc WarrenLost to birdie on second extra hole22011Austrian Golf Open Kenneth FerrieLost to birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament200320042005200620072008The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT48T19 Note: Wakefield only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
See also 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2012 Challenge Tour graduates 2013 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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