Simon D. Hurley
English golfer
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Simon David Hurley (born 7 December 1963) is an English professional golfer.
| Simon Hurley | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Simon David Hurley |
| Born | 7 December 1963 Bristol, England |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Bristol, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1986 |
| Former tours | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 4 |
Career
Hurley was born in Bristol, and turned professional in 1986. After ten years of playing on the second tier European Challenge Tour and visiting qualifying school, he finally gained his European Tour card for 1996 when he finished 5th on the end of season Challenge Tour Rankings in 1995.
At the 1996 Catalan Open, his first event on the European Tour, Hurley hit a rock and damaged his arm, which required surgery. He was granted a medical exemption in 1997, but lost his card at the end of that season. He made it back to the tour in 1999 via qualifying school, but was again unable to retain his playing status.
Hurley has four times on the Challenge Tour, the first coming in 1989 at the Citta di Firenze.[1] He also won the 1992 East Sussex National Challenge where he overcame Retief Goosen in a playoff. His fourth win came in the 1995 Memorial Olivier Barras.
Professional wins (4)
Challenge Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Oct 1989 | Citta di Firenze | −11 (68-67-70-72=277) | 1 stroke | Neal Briggs,  Gerolamo Delfino, Keith Jones |
| 2 | 23 Mar 1990 | Open Ercros 1 | −6 (73-70-70=213) | 2 strokes |  Antonio Garrido |
| 3 | 21 Aug 1992 | East Sussex National Challenge | −3 (70-70-72-73=285) | Playoff |  Retief Goosen |
| 4 | 25 Jun 1995 | Memorial Olivier Barras | +1 (72-71-71=214) | 1 stroke |  Stefan Gort |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | East Sussex National Challenge | Retief Goosen |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |