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James Frederick Webb Simpson (born August 8, 1985) is an American
professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf p ...
on the
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who won the 2012 U.S. Open and the
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. As an amateur, he was a member of the United States' victorious
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and 2007 Palmer Cup teams. In college, Simpson played on the
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golf team on the
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scholarship. After turning professional, Simpson played on the
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where he finished in second place twice. Simpson qualified for the
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after his tie for seventh at the 2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School. In 2011, Simpson had his first two victories on the PGA Tour, which came at the
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and at the Deutsche Bank Championship, a
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playoff event. These wins helped him finish in second on the Tour's money list. He was also a member of the United States' victorious
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,
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and 2019 Presidents Cup teams.


Amateur career

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


Professional career


Early years

After turning professional in June 2008, Simpson played on the
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and
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on sponsor's exemptions. He recorded two runner-up finishes on the Nationwide Tour, including a loss in a playoff at the Chattanooga Classic. He then competed in the PGA Tour's
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and finished T7 to earn his Tour card for 2009. He had a successful start to his rookie year with two successive top-10s, finished tied 9th at the
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and tied 5th-place finish at the Bob Hope Classic. Simpson then went on a run of poor results, missing nine of his next thirteen cuts, before steadying his season in the summer with some solid displays to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs. There he finished 8th at
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to ensure further progression to the second and third playoff events before being eliminated in 62nd position. He ended the season with four top-10 finishes and retained his tour card ranked 70th on the money list. Simpson's 2010 season was less successful, with only two top-ten finishes all season, both of these occurring towards the latter end of the season. His season took a similar pattern to his first on tour when he missed six straight cuts in the middle of season, before a strong summer saw him make six of next eight cuts to again qualify for the season ending playoffs. This time, however Simpson missed the cut at the second playoff event and was eliminated. He finished the year 94th on the money list to keep his playing privileges for the 2011 season.


2011

After starting the season well with three top-25 finishes in his opening five events on tour, Simpson had a chance to win his first PGA Tour title at the 2011
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but bogeyed the final hole, missing out by one stroke to
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. Simpson then came even closer to his first career PGA Tour title when he lost out in a playoff to
Bubba Watson Gerry Lester "Bubba" Watson Jr. (born November 5, 1978) is an American professional golfer. He has played predominantly on the PGA Tour, and is a multiple major champion, with victories at the Masters Tournament in 2012 and 2014. In February 20 ...
at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. At the 15th hole Simpson had incurred a one stroke penalty when his ball moved fractionally while he was addressing the ball. This meant that Watson could tie with Simpson to take the tournament into a playoff. The two players were tied at 15-under-par after the full 72 holes. 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. In June, Simpson played in his first major championship at the U.S. Open and recorded a tied 14th finish. He followed it up with another top-20 showing at
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a month later. Simpson won his first PGA Tour title at the
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in
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, his home state, on August 21, 2011. Simpson won the championship by three strokes over
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, carding a final round of 67, which included three birdies and no bogeys. 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
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playoffs, Simpson jumped to third in the overall standings. In September, Simpson won his second tournament of the
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season and of his career, at the second FedEx Cup playoff event, the Deutsche Bank Championship. He beat
Chez Reavie William Chesney "Chez" Reavie (born November 12, 1981) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early career Reavie was born in Wichita, Kansas. He attended Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona. He played college golf at Ari ...
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. 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 led to a fifth-placed finish. He maintained his lead of the FedEx Cup standings going into the final playoff event at the
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.
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won the Tour Championship to finish top of the standings by 15 points, with Simpson in second place after finishing 22nd in the field of 30 players. Simpson came close to picking up his third victory of the year at the
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in October but lost to
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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
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with one week remaining. Donald however won the final event of the season at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic to beat Simpson to the money title meaning he finished second on the 2011 PGA Tour money list. He finished the year with a record of 23 cuts made in 26 starts and well over $6 million in prize money. In November, Simpson represented the United States at the
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in Australia, for the first time in his career. He posted a 3–2 record, helping the United States defeat the International team, 19–15.


2012

Simpson opened the 2012 season at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions where he finished in a tie for third place, four shots off the winning total of Steve Stricker. He then recorded top-10s at both the Waste Management Phoenix Open and the
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to maintain his solid start to the year. Then at the Wells Fargo Championship Simpson finished fourth after holding the 54-hole lead. He made a late bogey in his final round on Sunday to finish a shot outside of a playoff. On May 14, he missed the cut at
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to end a run of 18 consecutive cuts made in
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events. This was also the first time he had missed the cut in the 2012 season, after 11 straight cuts made. He then proceeded to miss the cut in his next event at the Memorial Tournament.


2012 U.S. Open win

On June 17, Simpson won the U.S. Open at the
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in San Francisco. 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
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and Michael Thompson. McDowell missed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have forced a playoff. It was Simpson's first major championship win. The win moved Simpson to a career-high fifth in the
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.


Rest of 2012

Following his victory at the U.S. Open, Simpson announced his intention to skip
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the following month, as his wife was due to give birth to their second child. He finished in a tie for 29th at the Travelers Championship the week after winning the U.S. Open. In July, Simpson held a two stroke lead going into the final round of the
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. He had only one bogey all tournament before bogeying four of five holes on the back nine, finishing in a tie for seventh place. Having withdrawn from The Open Championship, Simpson did not compete until at the final major of the year, the
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. He started the first round at six-over-par through seven holes on his way to an opening round of 79. Despite shooting an even-par round in difficult conditions, he missed the cut by one stroke. On August 13, Simpson was confirmed as one of the automatic qualifiers for the 2012 Ryder Cup team, finishing in 5th place in the final standings. It would be Simpson's first appearance in the team event.


2013

In April, Simpson lost a playoff in the
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to
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. In the season's final event, Simpson shot a 63 in the final round of the
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to finish in fourth place. Simpson had five top-tens and finished 20th on the PGA Tour's money list. Following the season, Simpson was a member of the winning American team in the
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played at Murfield Village in Ohio.


2014

Simpson won the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, the second event in the tour's new wrap-around season in October 2013, by six strokes. It was Simpson's first victory since his U.S. Open win and fourth PGA Tour win of his career. For the season Simpson had a total of nine top-tens and finished 17th on the PGA Tour's money list. Simpson was selected by Tom Watson as one of his three captain's picks for the
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team, finishing with a record of 0–1–1 in the two matches he participated in. This included a halved match against
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in the singles competition.


2015

Simpson was winless for the season though he did have five top-ten finishes. Simpson's highest finish was a tie for second at the Wells Fargo Championship which was won by seven strokes in a record-setting performance by
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. For the season Simpson finished 43rd on the PGA Tour's money list. For the first time in five years, Simpson did not represent the United States in a year-end international competition.


2018

Simpson won the
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at 18 under par. He began the final round with the largest Sunday lead ever at this event and, even though he double-bogeyed the final hole, his round of 73 was good enough for the win. This was his first win in four years. Simpson won for the fifth time in his career and moved to No. 20 in the world rankings and took home $1.98 million, the second-largest tournament payoff, behind only the U.S. Open. In September 2018, Simpson qualified for the U.S. team participating in the
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. Europe defeated the U.S. team 17 1/2 to 10 1/2. Simpson went 2–1–0. He won his singles match against
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.


2019

In December 2019, Simpson played on the U.S. team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at
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in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. Simpson went 1–3–0 and won his Sunday singles match against An Byeong-hun.


2020

In February, Simpson won the Waste Management Phoenix Open in a playoff over
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, a result that lifted him back into the world top 10 for the first time since 2012. In June, Simpson won the
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at
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in
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by one stroke over
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.


Junior tournament

Simpson founded an annual junior golf tournament with friend and current director Mark Bentley in 2010. The tournament is currently called the Webb Simpson Challenge.


Personal life

Simpson was born on August 8, 1985, in
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, to Evander Samuel "Sam" Simpson III and Debbie Webb Simpson, the fifth of six children. Simpson is a
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. After his first PGA tour win, he thanked his "...Lord and Savior,
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". Simpson frequently posts
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verses and other statements about his faith on his Twitter account.


Amateur wins

*2004
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*2005
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*2006 Sunnehanna Amateur *2007 Dogwood Invitational,
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,
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Professional wins (7)


PGA Tour wins (7)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–5)


Playoff record

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)


Major championships


Wins (1)


Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to
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Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (2017 U.S. Open – 2021 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2020 U.S. Open – 2020 Masters)


The Players Championship


Wins (1)


Results timeline

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the
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Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' 1Cancelled due to
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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.


PGA Tour career summary

''*As of the 2020 season.''


U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *
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See also

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2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of the 28 players who earned their 2009 PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organi ...
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List of men's major championships winning golfers The men's major golf championships, also known simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious events in professional golf. The competitions are the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship, contested a ...
* List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Webb American male golfers Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Winners of men's major golf championships Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from Raleigh, North Carolina Needham B. Broughton High School alumni 1985 births Living people