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Webb Simpson
Webb Simpson at the 2012 RBC Heritage
Personal information
Full nameJames Frederick Webb Simpson
Born (1985-08-08) August 8, 1985 (age 38)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceCharlotte, North Carolina
SpouseTaylor Dowd Keith (m. 2010)[1]
ChildrenJames (b. 2011)
Career
CollegeWake Forest University
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Nationwide Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking4 (July 5, 2020)[2]
(as of May 19, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT44: 2012
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2011
U.S. OpenWon: 2012
The Open ChampionshipT16: 2011

James Frederick Webb Simpson (born August 8, 1985) is an American professional golfer and winner of the 2012 U.S. Open.

Personal life

Simpson was born on August 8, 1985, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Evander Samuel "Sam" Simpson III and Debbie Webb Simpson,[3][4][5][6] the fifth of six children. He has four sisters: Chase, Natalie, Deborah and Camille; and one brother, named Evander IV.[4][6]

Simpson married Taylor Dowd Keith on January 2, 2010, in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4] The couple had their first child, a son named James, in 2011.[7]

Junior tournament

Webb Simpson founded an annual junior golf tournament with friend and current director Mark Bentley in 2010. The tournament is currently called the Youth For Christ Golf Challenge.[8]

Amateur career

Simpson played high school golf at Broughton High before his collegiate golf career at Wake Forest University on an Arnold Palmer Scholarship.[9] He was a three-time All-American and the ACC Player of the Year in 2008. He played on the victorious 2007 Walker Cup team and the 2007 Palmer Cup team.

Professional career

Early years

After turning professional in June 2008, Simpson played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour on sponsor's exemptions. He recorded two runner-up finishes on the Nationwide Tour. He then competed in the PGA Tour's qualifying school and finished T7 to earn his Tour card for 2009. He had a successful start to his rookie year with a 5th place finish at the Bob Hope Classic and a 9th place finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He ended the season with four top-10 finishes and retained his tour card ranked 70th on the money list.

2011

Simpson had a chance to win his first PGA Tour title at the 2011 Transitions Championship but bogeyed the final hole, missing out by one stroke to Gary Woodland.[10] Simpson then came even closer to his first career PGA Tour title when he lost out in a playoff to Bubba Watson at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The two players were tied at 15-under-par after the full 72 holes. However at the 15th hole Simpson had incurred a one stroke penalty when his ball moved fractionally while he was addressing the ball.[11] This meant that Watson could tie with Simpson to take the tournament into a playoff. Both players made a birdie on the first extra hole, the 18th, with Watson holing a 12 footer to take the playoff to a second hole. When they replayed the 18th hole for a third time in succession, Simpson missed exactly the same putt for birdie which Watson had holed earlier during the first playoff hole, allowing Watson to tap in for the victory.[12]

Simpson won his first PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, his home state, on August 21, 2011. Simpson won the championship by three strokes over George McNeill, carding a final round of 67, which included three birdies and no bogeys.[13] After achieving his first victory so close to home, Simpson said "I really couldn't think of a better place to win than here in Greensboro. That was probably the most fun 18 holes I've ever been a part of." As a result of this victory, one week before the season ending FedEx Cup playoffs, Simpson jumped to third in the overall standings.

Simpson won his second tournament of the 2011 PGA Tour season and of his career, at the second FedEx Cup playoff event, the Deutsche Bank Championship. He beat Chez Reavie in a sudden death playoff. Simpson made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th to cut Reavie's lead to one and when Reavie bogeyed the 18th, they went into a playoff replaying the 18th hole. Simpson made another 12-foot birdie putt to stay alive while Reavie made birdie. On the 17th hole Simpson hit his second shot on the par-4 to 8 feet and Reavie replied by hitting his to within 20 feet. Reavie shaved the edge with his attempt, allowing Simpson to capitalize by knocking his 8 footer in for the victory.[14] Simpson moved to first in the FedEx Cup standings for the first time in his career.

Simpson was also in contention at the third FedEx Cup playoff event, the BMW Championship, before scores of 73-71 on the weekend. He maintained his lead of the FedEx Cup standings going into the final playoff event at the Tour Championship. Bill Haas won the Tour Championship to finish top of the standings by 15 points, with Simpson in second place.[15]

Simpson came close to picking up his third victory of the year at the McGladrey Classic in October but lost to Ben Crane in a playoff. Simpson missed a three footer for par on the second extra hole to lose out to Crane. The runner-up finish made him number one on the money list, overtaking Luke Donald with one week remaining. Donald won the final event of the season, and Simpson finished second on the 2011 PGA Tour money list.

Simpson represented the United States at the 2011 Presidents Cup. He posted a 3–2 record, helping the United States defeat the International team, 19–15.

2012

Simpson opened the 2012 season by making 10 consecutive cuts. During this time he recorded four top-10 finishes.

On June 17, Simpson won the U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.[16] He shot a two-under 68 in the final round for a final score of one-over par. It was good enough to win by one stroke over Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson.[17] McDowell missed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have forced a playoff to ensure Simpson the win. It was his first major championship win.[18]

Amateur wins (6)

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
Major championships (1)
FedEx Cup playoff event (1)
Other PGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 21, 2011 Wyndham Championship –18 (66-65-64-67=262) 3 strokes United States George McNeill
2 Sep 5, 2011 Deutsche Bank Championship –15 (69-68-64-67=269) Playoff United States Chez Reavie
3 Jun 17, 2012 U.S. Open +1 (72-73-68-68=281) 1 stroke Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell, United States Michael Thompson

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans United States Bubba Watson Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 2011 Deutsche Bank Championship United States Chez Reavie Won with birdie on second extra hole
3 2011 McGladrey Classic United States Ben Crane Lost to par on second extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
2012 U.S. Open 4 shot deficit +1 (72-73-68-68=281) 1 stroke Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell, United States Michael Thompson
Tournament 2011 2012
The Masters DNP T44
U.S. Open T14 1
The Open Championship T16
PGA Championship CUT


DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

PGA Tour career summary

Year Starts Cuts made Wins Top 10 Top 25 Earnings ($) Money list rank
2006 1 0 0 0 0 0 –
2008 6 3 0 0 0 38,460 250
2009 30 17 0 4 8 1,249,674 70
2010 31 18 0 2 7 972,962 94
2011 26 23 2 12 21 6,347,353 2
2012* 14 12 1 5 6 2,735,197 9
Career* 108 73 3 23 42 11,343,645 111

*As of June 17, 2012.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Webb Simpson.

References

  1. ^ "Prez Cup wives/girlfriends: Dowd Simpson". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Week 27 2020 Ending 5 Jul 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Webb Simpson". Wake Forest Sports. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Simpson-Keith Wedding". The Pilot. February 1, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Simpson, Dowd (November 12, 2011). "My husband, the TOUR pro: 18 things about Simpson". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Current Obituaries: James Fred Webb, Jr". SG Wilkerson and Sons. May 30, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  7. ^ Green, Jr., Ron (September 13, 2012). "FedExCup leader Webb Simpson settling into home, career". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved June 18, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Youth For Christ Golf Challenge". Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  9. ^ "Player Bio Webb Simpson". Wake Forest Sports.
  10. ^ "Simpson denied first PGA Tour win by Woodland". PGA Tour. March 20, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  11. ^ "Simpson issued one-shot penalty". PGA Tour. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  12. ^ "Simpson loses out in playoff to Bubba Watson in New Orleans". Sky Sports. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  13. ^ "Simpson claims first win on the PGA Tour". PGA Tour. August 21, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  14. ^ "Simpson seals Deutsche Bank Fed Ex playoff win". BBC Sport. September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  15. ^ "Simpson pipped to FedEx Cup by Bill Haas". PGA Tour. September 25, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  16. ^ "US Open: Webb Simpson beats McDowell at the Olympic Club". BBC. June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  17. ^ "Webb Simpson wins US Open". MSN. Associated Press. June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  18. ^ Ferguson, Doug (June 17, 2012). "Webb Simpson wins US Open". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 18, 2012.

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