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Simon Thornton

  • 16-06-2013 4:20pm
    #1
    bigtimecharlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,086 ✭✭✭


    Simon Thornton has won the St Omer open, co-sanctioned between the European and challenge tours.

    At least one Irish man has a win on Father's Day.


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  • #2
    sydneybound
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭sydneybound


    bigtimecharlie wrote: »
    Simon Thornton has won the St Omer open, co-sanctioned between the European and challenge tours.

    At least one Irish man has a win on Father's Day.

    Great news. Does that mean he'll have full rights on the European tour for the next two years?


  • #3
    big_drive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,363 ✭✭✭big_drive


    I read somewhere that he's 36, will appreciate the win all the more at this stage if life. And also read at 26 he was still off a 7 handicap


  • #4
    A.Partridge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 680 ✭✭✭A.Partridge


    I'm delighted for Simon Thornton.

    He has worked very hard at his game and it's great to see him capture his maiden title on the European Tour. I hope that he will continue to add to this title with more good placings.

    Fair play to him. :)


  • #5
    big_drive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,363 ✭✭✭big_drive


    Anyone know how much money he gets for today's win?


  • #6
    A.Partridge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 680 ✭✭✭A.Partridge


    big_drive wrote: »
    Anyone know how much money he gets for today's win?

    €83,300...not to be sneezed at.

    More importantly he has an exemption til the end of 2014 and he gets to enter the Volvo Golf Champions too. :)


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  • #7
    Aidric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,591 ✭✭✭✭Aidric


    bigtimecharlie wrote: »
    Simon Thornton has won the St Omer open, co-sanctioned between the European and challenge tours.

    Ah, didn't know it was a co sanctioned event. That would explain the abysmal field.
    Congrats to Thornton though, should give him the confidence to push on.
    big_drive wrote: »
    Anyone know how much money he gets for today's win?

    83k.


  • #8
    big_drive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,363 ✭✭✭big_drive


    The exemption to 2014 should help take a bit if pressure off


  • #9
    Tin_Cup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 606 ✭✭✭Tin_Cup


    Fair play to Simon. Must feel like winning the lotto having a full tour exemption for the next year and a half but plenty of hard work to be done.

    Have you any idea where you seen the article big_drive?


  • #10
    vienne86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,077 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    Delighted for Simon Thornton he's worked hard but didn't seem to be getting any luck. Let's hope he makes the most of his exemption and pushes on from here.


  • #11
    big_drive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,363 ✭✭✭big_drive


    Tin_Cup wrote: »
    Fair play to Simon. Must feel like winning the lotto having a full tour exemption for the next year and a half but plenty of hard work to be done.

    Have you any idea where you seen the article big_drive?

    I can't remember where I saw it, on twitter I think but can't find it now


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  • #12
    A New earth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭A New earth


    http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013046/news/newsid=196593.html


  • #13
    RikkFlair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,110 ✭✭✭RikkFlair


    Did Sky do any coverage of this event at all?


  • #14
    irishtoffee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭irishtoffee


    On sky sports 4 tonight at 7.


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