Simon Wakefield
- Nickname:
- Wakey
- Country:
- England
- DoB:
- 14 Apr 1974
- Height:
- 6ft 2ins (1.88 metres)
- Interests:
- Golf, football, music, flying aeroplanes
- Weblink:
- www.simonwakefieldgolf.com
- Family:
- Wife, Denise. Daughter, Lucy. Son, Ben.
- Course Att:
- Wychwood Park Golf Club
- Tours:
- European Challenge Tour
Background
Simon threatened to break through on a number of occasions in 2008, finishing runner up at the Bank Austria GolfOpen presented by Telekom Austria and challenging at the top of The Open Championship leaderboard before tying for 19th. Showed his continuing development as a Tour player in 2007 by finishing 54th on the Order of Merit, the third year in succession he had improved his final ranking. Was beaten in a play-off by Marc Warren in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in 2007. Lost his card at the end of the 2004 season but regained it at the Tour School and celebrated with victory in the Dimension Data Pro-Am at Sun City in South Africa shortly afterwards. Comes from a talented sporting family with his uncle Bob Taylor being the former England Test wicketkeeper. Took up golf at the age of 15 and cut his handicap from 26 to 12 in his first season. By 17 he was off scratch. Enjoys flying and hopes one day to gain a pilot's licence.
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