Simon Hobday, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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professional golfer
Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1940
Place of Birth: Mahikeng, North West, South Africa
Date of Death: 02-Mar-2017
Profession: golfer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Simon Hobday
- Simon Forbes Newbold Hobday (23 June 1940 – 2 March 2017) was a South African professional golfer who won tournaments on three continents. Hobday was born in Mafikeng.
- He lived part of his life in Zambia and represented the country in the 1966 Eisenhower Trophy.
- He also lived in Rhodesia.Hobday turned professional in 1969.
- He spent his regular career mainly on the Southern Africa Tour, where he won six times and the European Tour, where he won the 1976 German Open and the 1979 Madrid Open.
- As a senior, he played mainly in the United States on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour), where he claimed five titles between 1993 and 1995 including one senior major, the 1994 U.S.
- Senior Open.
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