Samson Gimson

Samson Gimson (born 22 January 1964) is a Singaporean professional golfer.

Samson Gimson
Personal information
Born (1964-01-22) 22 January 1964
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality Singapore
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour (1993-97)
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Other8

Gimson played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1993 to 1997, winning once.

Career

Gimson won the gold medal at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games.[1]

Amateur wins

  • 1986 Hong Kong Amateur
  • 1987 Hong Kong Amateur, Sentosa Invitational, Desaru Amateur
  • 1989 Singapore Amateur, Pahang Open Amateur, Perak Amateur Open, Selangor Amateur Open, Southeast Asian Games (gold medal)

Professional wins (9)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 25 Jul 1993 Nikkei Cup −12 (72-73-64-67=276) 2 strokes Japan Hisayuki Sasaki

Other wins (8)

  • 1990 Singapore PGA Championship
  • 1991 Langkawi TDC Tour, Sarawak TDC Tour, Johor TDC Tour, Labuan TDC Tour, Tiger Beer Open
  • 1998 Anderson Consulting Champions of Champions, Emirates PGA Singapore Championship

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. Robert, Godfrey (27 March 2022). "Golf: SEA Games the top priority for Singapore Golf Association in busy 2022". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 August 2022.


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