Simon Patrick Khan (born 16 June 1972) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Career In 1991, Khan turned professional. He spent many years struggling to establish his tournament career. His first full season on the European Tour was 2002 and his first European Tour win came at the 2004 Celtic Manor Wales Open. In 2006 he finished second at the prestigious BMW Championship to earn €472,220, which was his biggest prize cheque up to that time.
His best year-end ranking on the European Order of Merit has been 25th in 2006 and 2010. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. After losing his tour card in 2009, Khan was a medalist at the Qualifying School tournament. In 2010 he won the BMW PGA Championship, earning €750,000 and securing his Tour card for five years in the process.
Khan produced another fine run at the BMW PGA Championship in 2013, when he recorded the second runner-up finish of his career, to add to his 2010 victory, at Wentworth. After finishing at 10 under par, Khan entered a three-man playoff alongside Matteo Manassero and Marc Warren. In the playoff, Warren was eliminated at the first extra hole and after matching pars and birdies, Khan was defeated on the fourth extra hole by Manassero. After a good drive, Khan knocked his second shot into the water and could only make a bogey six and Manassero after two fine shots onto the green, two-putted for the victory.
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (2) Legend Flagship events (1) Other European Tour (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up16 Jun 2004Celtic Manor Wales Open−21 (69-61-70-67=267)Playoff Paul Casey223 May 2010BMW PGA Championship−6 (72-69-71-66=278)1 stroke Fredrik Andersson Hed, Luke Donald
European Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12004Celtic Manor Wales Open Paul CaseyWon with birdie on second extra hole22013BMW PGA Championship Matteo Manassero, Marc WarrenManassero won with birdie on fourth extra holeWarren eliminated by birdie on first hole
Other wins (3) 1996 Essex Open 1999 East Region Championship 2000 Essex Open
Playoff record Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12000Formby Hall Challenge Fredrik HengeLost to birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009U.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTT41T31T39PGA ChampionshipCUT Tournament2010 201120122013U.S. OpenCUT72The Open ChampionshipT55T38T45PGA ChampionshipT24 Note: Khan never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2010Match PlayChampionshipInvitationalT76ChampionsT69
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Professional Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013
See also 2009 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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