44 Facts About Webb Simpson

James Frederick Webb Simpson was born on August 8,1985 and is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour who won the 2012 US Open and the 2018 Players Championship.

In college, Simpson played on the Wake Forest University golf team on the Arnold Palmer scholarship.

In 2011, Webb Simpson had his first two victories on the PGA Tour, which came at the Wyndham Championship and at the Deutsche Bank Championship, a FedEx Cup playoff event.

Webb Simpson was a member of the United States' victorious 2011 Presidents Cup, 2013 Presidents Cup and 2019 Presidents Cup teams.

Webb Simpson was a three-time All-American and the ACC Player of the Year in 2008.

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Webb Simpson played on the victorious 2007 Walker Cup team and the 2007 Palmer Cup team.

Webb Simpson recorded two runner-up finishes on the Nationwide Tour, including a loss in a playoff at the Chattanooga Classic.

Webb Simpson then competed in the PGA Tour's qualifying school and finished T7 to earn his Tour card for 2009.

Webb Simpson had a successful start to his rookie year with two successive top-10s, finished tied 9th at the Sony Open in Hawaii and tied 5th-place finish at the Bob Hope Classic.

Webb 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.

Webb Simpson ended the season with four top-10 finishes and retained his tour card ranked 70th on the money list.

Webb Simpson's 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.

Webb Simpson finished the year 94th on the money list to keep his playing privileges for the 2011 season.

Webb 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.

At the 15th hole Webb Simpson had incurred a one stroke penalty when his ball moved fractionally while he was addressing the ball.

Webb Simpson followed it up with another top-20 showing at The Open Championship a month later.

Webb Simpson won his first PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, his home state, on August 21,2011.

Webb Simpson won the championship by three strokes over George McNeill, carding a final round of 67, which included three birdies and no bogeys.

In September, Webb 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.

Webb 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.

Webb Simpson made another 12-foot birdie putt to stay alive while Reavie made birdie.

Reavie shaved the edge with his attempt, allowing Webb Simpson to capitalize by knocking his 8 footer in for the victory.

Webb Simpson moved to first in the FedEx Cup standings for the first time in his career.

Webb Simpson maintained his lead of the FedEx Cup standings going into the final playoff event at the Tour Championship.

Webb Simpson missed a three footer for par on the second extra hole to lose out to Crane.

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Webb Simpson finished the year with a record of 23 cuts made in 26 starts and well over $6 million in prize money.

In November, Webb Simpson represented the United States at the 2011 Presidents Cup in Australia, for the first time in his career.

Webb 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.

Webb Simpson then recorded top-10s at both the Waste Management Phoenix Open and the Transitions Championship to maintain his solid start to the year.

Webb Simpson made a late bogey in his final round on Sunday to finish a shot outside of a playoff.

Webb Simpson then proceeded to miss the cut in his next event at the Memorial Tournament.

Webb Simpson shot a two-under 68 in the final round for a final score of one-over par.

Webb Simpson finished in a tie for 29th at the Travelers Championship the week after winning the US Open.

Webb Simpson had only one bogey all tournament before bogeying four of five holes on the back nine, finishing in a tie for seventh place.

Webb Simpson started the first round at six-over-par through seven holes on his way to an opening round of 79.

Webb Simpson had five top-tens and finished 20th on the PGA Tour's money list.

Webb 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.

Webb Simpson was winless for the season though he did have five top-ten finishes.

Webb 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 Rory McIlroy.

Webb Simpson 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.

Webb Simpson won for the fifth time in his career and moved to No 20 in the world rankings and took home $1.

In December 2019, Webb Simpson played on the US team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia.

In February, Webb Simpson won the Waste Management Phoenix Open in a playoff over Tony Finau, a result that lifted him back into the world top 10 for the first time since 2012.

Webb Simpson founded an annual junior golf tournament with friend and current director Mark Bentley in 2010.