Webb Simpson
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1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
Major Championship Wins
About Webb Simpson
Webb Simpson won 1 major championship during their career, with the first coming in 2012.
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Career Highlights
- 2011 Breakout Season — Won his first two PGA Tour titles at the Wyndham Championship and Deutsche Bank Championship (FedEx Cup playoff event), finishing second on the money list
- 2012 U.S. Open Champion — Won at Olympic Club with a final-round 68, defeating Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson by one stroke
- 2018 Players Championship — Captured golf's "fifth major" with the largest Sunday lead in tournament history, winning by four strokes despite a double-bogey on the 72nd hole
- 2020 Double Winner — Won both the Waste Management Phoenix Open and RBC Heritage, earning Vardon Trophy and Byron Nelson Award for lowest scoring average
- Three-Time Presidents Cup Champion — Represented Team USA in 2011, 2013, and 2019, contributing to winning teams in all three appearances
Did You Know?
- Wake Forest Connection: Played on an Arnold Palmer Scholarship at Wake Forest, where he was a three-time All-American and 2008 ACC Player of the Year, continuing the school's rich golf tradition
- Faith and Family First: A devout Christian who frequently quotes Bible verses and credited Jesus Christ after his first PGA Tour win, Simpson skipped The Open Championship in 2012 to be present for the birth of his second child
- Carolina Native: Born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Simpson won the 2004 NCHSAA 4A state championship at Needham B. Broughton High School and still resides in Charlotte with his wife Taylor and their five children