Simon Griffiths
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Chertsey, England
England| Simon Griffiths | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 15 January 1973 Chertsey, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality | England | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1996 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Asian Tour European Tour Challenge Tour PGA Tour China PGA EuroPro Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Senior Tour | 2 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2014 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1993 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Simon Griffiths (born 15 January 1973) is an English professional golfer who played on the Asian Tour 2006–2017 and was runner-up at the 2007 Hana Bank Vietnam Masters and the 2008 Volvo China Open. In 2024, he joined the European Senior Tour where he was Rookie of the Year.[1]
Griffiths turned professional in 1996 and attended European Tour Q-School 15 times between 1997 and 2016 without securing a card. Instead he played on the Asian Tour between 2006 and 2017, where his best finishes were runner-ups at the 2007 Hana Bank Vietnam Masters and the 2008 Volvo China Open, a European Tour co-sanctioned event. In 2015, he played on the Challenge Tour where he recorded three top-10 finishes.[2]
He played in the 2014 U.S. Open after coming through the sectional qualifier in England, but did not make the cut. Griffiths finished third at the qualifier in Wales to earn a spot at the 2023 Senior Open Championship, but did not make the cut.[3]
In 2024, Griffiths tied second in Q-School to join the European Senior Tour, where he recorded five top-5 finishes including a lost playoff at the MCB Tour Championship Mauritius and a win at the Farmfoods European Senior Masters in Spain, to secure the 2024 European Senior Tour Rookie of the Year title.[1][4][3] He finished 4th in the season rankings, which earned him a start at the Trophy Hassan II on the PGA Tour Champions, where he shared the lead after the first round with Steven Alker.[5] In 2025 he won the season opening event, the Staysure Marbella Legends.[6]
Amateur wins
- 2003 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Ross Fisher)
- 2004 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Ross Fisher)
