Vaughan Somers

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Vaughan Somers (born 27 May 1951) is an Australian professional golfer.

Early life

Somers was born in Queensland, Australia.

Professional career

Somers had modest success as a professional golfer, winning the 1975 North Coast Open and the 1985 Ford Dealers South Australian Open. He also had some other top three finishes including runner-up in both the 1983 KLM Dutch Open and the 1986 Victorian Open, and third place in the 1987 Australian Masters.[http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/sharkive/sharkive96.php Official website of Greg Norman. Retrieved 22 May 2010.]

Somers played in multiple Open Championships, making the cut four times with his best finish a tie for 21st place in the 1986 Open Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.opengolf.com/Players/PlayerResult.aspx?playerId=18775 |title=Player Result |work=opengolf.com |access-date=2010-05-24}}

Personal life

Somers is now a father to two sons and has worked as the General Manager of the Melbourne Golf Academy (MGA), located on the Melbourne Sandbelt.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

Professional wins (5)

=PGA Tour of Australia wins (4)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

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|align=right|12 Oct 1975

|North Coast Open

|−9 (70-69-71-69=279)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Noel Ratcliffe

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|align=right|16 Oct 1977

|Albury-Wodonga Classic

|−11 (70-67-66-70=273)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Witcher

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|align=right|13 Nov 1983

|Victorian PGA Championship (2)

|−8 (71-67-71-71=280)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|NZL}} John Lister

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|align=right|27 Oct 1985

|Ford Dealers South Australian Open

|−4 (76-69-69-70=284)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Gerry Taylor

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|1978

|Golden Gate Classic

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mike Cahill

|Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole

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|1982

|Town and Country Western Australian Open

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Gale

|Lost to par on first extra hole

=Other wins (1)=

1975 South Australian PGA Championship{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110639399 |title=Golf win |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=26 May 1975 |access-date=13 February 2020 |page=14 |via=Trove }}