Simon Owen is a professional golf

Golf

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er from New Zealand.

Owen was born in Wanganui

Wanganui

Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....

. He turned professional in 1971 and has won several tournaments in Australasia. He played on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, winning the 1974 German Open

German Open (golf)

The German Open was a men's golf tournament. It was first staged in 1911 when the winner was Harry Vardon. The following year the champion was another of the Great Triumvirate of late 19th and early 20th century British golfers, John Henry Taylor. The tournament was then cancelled for over a decade...

 and the 1976 Double Diamond Individual Championship. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was eleventh in 1974. His best finish in a major was at the 1978 British Open

The Open Championship

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, when he finished tied for second behind Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus

Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...

.

Since 2001 Owen has played senior professional golf, and he has won two tournaments on the European Seniors Tour

European Seniors Tour

The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...

. He has also won the New Zealand PGA Seniors Championship on two occasions.

European Tour wins (2)

• 1974 German Open
  German Open (golf)
  The German Open was a men's golf tournament. It was first staged in 1911 when the winner was Harry Vardon. The following year the champion was another of the Great Triumvirate of late 19th and early 20th century British golfers, John Henry Taylor. The tournament was then cancelled for over a decade...
  
  
• 1976 Double Diamond Individual Championship

Other wins (9)

• 1972 Fiji Open
• 1976 New Zealand Open
  New Zealand Open
  The BMW New Zealand Open is the leading men's golf tournament in New Zealand. In 2011, it will be hosted by The Clearwater Resort in Christchurch from 1–4 December. The tournament is being promoted by New Zealand Golf...
  
  
• 1978 New Zealand PGA Championship
  New Zealand PGA Championship
  The New Zealand PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship. It has been played since 1920, with some gap periods. It was originally a match play event and switched to stroke play in 1965...
  
  , Malaysian Dunlop Masters
• 1980 South Australian Open
• 1984 Hawkes Bay 72 Hole Classic (New Zealand)
• 1989 Hawkes Bay 72 Hole Classic (New Zealand)
• 1990 City of Auckland 72 Hole Classic (New Zealand)
• 1991 Tahiti Open, Cable & Wireless - Pacific Harbour Open (Fiji)

Other senior wins (2)

• 2001 New Zealand PGA Seniors Championship
• 2003 New Zealand PGA Seniors Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	CUT	CUT	CUT	T2	T13	T64	T23	CUT	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977 and 1982 Open Championships)

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

• Alfred Dunhill Cup
  Alfred Dunhill Cup
  The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000. It was for three man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championship". It was a "special approved event" on the European Tour, which means that it was...
  
  : 1989, 1990
• World Cup
  WGC-World Cup
  The World Cup is a men's golf tournament contested by teams of two representing their country. Only one team is allowed from each country. The players are selected on the basis of the Official World Golf Ranking, although not all of the first choice players choose to compete...
  
  : 1973, 1976, 1989

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