Scott Simpson
Personal information
Full nameScott William Simpson
Born (1955-09-17) September 17, 1955 (age 68)
San Diego, California
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceSan Diego, California
Career
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Turned professional1977
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins16
Highest ranking11 (June 21, 1987)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour7
Japan Golf Tour3
PGA Tour Champions1
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT7: 1990
PGA ChampionshipT6: 1984, 1993
U.S. OpenWon: 1987
The Open ChampionshipT9: 1993
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award1977

Scott William Simpson (born September 17, 1955) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career

Simpson was born in San Diego, California, and played college golf at the University of Southern California, where he was two-time medalist at the NCAA Championship in 1976 and 1977. At the end of 1976 Golf Digest ranked Simpson the #1 amateur in the country.[2]

Professional career

He turned professional in 1977 and graduated in 1978. He played on the PGA Tour from 1979, and won seven PGA Tour events between 1980 and 1998.

The highlight of Simpson's career was the U.S. Open in 1987 at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, his only major title. He birdied the 14th, 15th, and 16th holes of the final round to overtake Tom Watson by one stroke and finished with a three under par total of 277.

Simpson became eligible to play senior golf in 2005 and won his first and only Champions Tour title in 2006.

In team competition, Simpson played for the United States in the Walker Cup in 1977 and the Ryder Cup in 1987. He lists bible study among his interests and attributes his success to it. He and his wife Cheryl have two children: Brea Yoshiko and Sean.

Simpson was previously a Democrat (during Bill Clinton's presidency he was the only PGA Tour player vocally to support him), but became a Republican later on and supported George W. Bush.[3]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (16)

PGA Tour wins (7)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 6, 1980 Western Open 70-69-70-72=281 −7 5 strokes United States Andy Bean
2 Jun 10, 1984 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic 66-68-70-65=269 −15 5 strokes Australia David Graham, United States Jay Haas,
United States Mark O'Meara
3 Apr 5, 1987 Greater Greensboro Open 70-73-69-70=282 −6 2 strokes United States Clarence Rose
4 Jun 21, 1987 U.S. Open 71-68-70-68=277 −3 1 stroke United States Tom Watson
5 May 28, 1989 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic 72-68-71-67=278 −10 Playoff United States Bob Tway
6 May 16, 1993 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic 65-66-68-71=270 −10 1 stroke United States Billy Mayfair, United States Corey Pavin,
United States D. A. Weibring
7 Feb 8, 1998 Buick Invitational 69-71-64=204* −12 Playoff United States Skip Kendall

*Note: The 1998 Buick Invitational was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1983 Kemper Open Taiwan Chen Tze-chung, United States Fred Couples
United States Barry Jaeckel, United States Gil Morgan 		Couples won with birdie on second extra hole
Jaeckel eliminated by par on first hole
2 1989 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic United States Bob Tway Won with par on first extra hole
3 1991 U.S. Open United States Payne Stewart Lost 18-hole playoff;
Stewart: +3 (75),
Simpson: +5 (77)
4 1994 Southwestern Bell Colonial Zimbabwe Nick Price Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5 1998 Buick Invitational United States Skip Kendall Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 29, 1984 Chunichi Crowns 68-73-67-67=275 −5 Playoff Japan Isao Aoki
2 Nov 18, 1984 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament 71-71-72-68=282 −6 Playoff West Germany Bernhard Langer
3 May 1, 1988 The Crowns (2) 71-69-71-67=278 −2 3 strokes United States David Ishii, Japan Masashi Ozaki

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1984 Chunichi Crowns Japan Isao Aoki Won with par on first extra hole
2 1984 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament West Germany Bernhard Langer Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (5)

Champions Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Sep 3, 2006 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach 67-69-68=204 −12 1 stroke United States David Edwards, United States Jay Haas

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
1987 U.S. Open 1 shot deficit −3 (71-68-70-68=277) 1 stroke United States Tom Watson

Results timeline

Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT 11 40 T41 T25 T27 CUT T38
U.S. Open T45 T23 T15 T13 T25 T15 CUT 1 T6 T6
The Open Championship T65 T62 T26
PGA Championship T30 CUT T32 T9 T6 T12 T41 T47 CUT T53
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Masters Tournament T7 T22 T13 T11 T27 T29 CUT
U.S. Open T14 2 T64 T46 T55 T28 T40 CUT 58
The Open Championship T39 T57 T9 CUT CUT T33
PGA Championship T66 CUT T6 CUT T54 CUT CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 6 15 12
U.S. Open 1 1 0 2 4 10 19 17
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 7
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 3 4 17 11
Totals 1 1 0 2 9 21 60 47

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
The Players Championship CUT T51 CUT T2 T61 T33 T33 CUT T4 CUT CUT CUT T17 CUT CUT T11 CUT CUT CUT CUT T63
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 25 1987 Ending 21 Jun 1987" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dunaway Finds His Game..." The Charlotte Observer. 1977-01-30. p. 56. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. ^ "PGA Tour is Pro-Bush, Pro-Iraq".

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