Simon Hobday dies aged 76

ByReuters

Published 02/03/2017 at 07:28 GMT

CAPE TOWN, March 2 (Reuters) - Simon Hobday, one of golf’s most colourful characters, has died aged 76, South Africa’s Sunshine Tour announced on Thursday.

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Hobday won 17 professional events in his career, which started in 1969, including two on the European Tour and the US Senior Open in 1994.

South African-born Hobday had a reputation as a carouser, practical joker and raconteur but also as one of the best ball-strikers on the circuit. (Reporting by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Richard Lough)

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