Researching Thomas Aiken
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 483 people with the Aiken surname? In that year Aiken was ranked number 3096 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Aiken on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Aiken and the Aiken Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1201 people with the Aiken surname in the UK? Aiken is now ranked number 2931 for popularity in the UK. |
Aiken Family Tree Databases
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Aiken Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Aiken surname in the USA? Aiken is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Thomas Aiken
Thomas Aiken
Thomas Edward Aiken (born 16 July 1983) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour.
Following a successful amateur career, which included being named the South African Amateur of the Year in 2001, Aiken turned professional at the start of 2002. In 2004, he won three times on the Sunshine Tour's Winter Swing. The following year, he topped the money list on the Winter Swing with two further victories.
In 2007, Aiken competed on the Nationwide Tour, but made only three cuts, with a best finish of tied 13th in the Price Cutter Charity Championship. He gained his European Tour card for 2008 through the qualifying school, and went on to finish 131st in the money list, with a best of tied 13th in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, his only finish inside the top-30.
The 2009 season saw Aiken register his maiden top-10 finish on the European Tour, with a tied 4th in the Alfred Dunhill Championship, having led going into the final day after a course record 61 in the third round. That, along with several other top-10 finishes, including a win in the Platinum Classic, meant Aiken ended the 2008 Sunshine Tour in third place on the Order of Merit.
A number of top-10 finishes on the European Tour in 2009, including one each in the majors and the World Golf Championships, helped Aiken reach the Dubai World Championship despite holding only partial status on the tour. He finished the season ranked 46th on the Race to Dubai.
In May 2011, Aiken won his first title on the European Tour at the Open de España, winning by two strokes from Anders Hansen. After winning Aiken dedicated the win to home hero Seve Ballesteros who had died the previous day. "I definitely want to dedicate this win to him with it being his home Open and what he gave to his home fans and to golf," said Aiken.
Aiken picked up his second European Tour win at the 2013 Avantha Masters, a tournament co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
In 2014, Aiken won the Sunshine Tour's Order of Merit, overtaking Daniel van Tonder in the final tournament.
Aiken has participated several times in the Gary Player Invitational charity tournament.
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