Webb Simpson

James Frederick Webb Simpson (born August 8, 1985) is an American <a href="/facts/Professional_golfer/0gqwH4q1">professional golfer</a> on the <a href="/facts/PGA_Tour/cI3elDvu">PGA Tour</a> who won the <a href="/facts/2012_U.S._Open_(golf)/Kr63omHw">2012 U.S. Open</a> and the <a href="/facts/2018_Players_Championship/h4GS596k">2018 Players Championship</a>.
As an amateur, he was a member of the United States' victorious <a href="/facts/2007_Walker_Cup/NGy3ERyL">2007 Walker Cup</a> and 2007 <a href="/facts/Arnold_Palmer_Cup/2NF0Y1vm">Palmer Cup</a> teams. In college, Simpson played on the <a href="/facts/Wake_Forest_University/kgxqqNsA">Wake Forest University</a> golf team on the <a href="/facts/Arnold_Palmer/5SN70GRo">Arnold Palmer</a> scholarship.
After turning professional, Simpson played on the <a href="/facts/Nationwide_Tour/hs1YQFkm">Nationwide Tour</a> where he finished in second place twice. Simpson qualified for the <a href="/facts/PGA_Tour/cI3elDvu">PGA Tour</a> after his tie for seventh at the <a href="/facts/2008_PGA_Tour_Qualifying_School_graduates/WFI2U2JF">2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School</a>. In 2011, Simpson had his first two victories on the PGA Tour, which came at the <a href="/facts/Wyndham_Championship/o1yC8fvc">Wyndham Championship</a> and at the <a href="/facts/Deutsche_Bank_Championship/fvjTxYIE">Deutsche Bank Championship</a>, a <a href="/facts/FedEx_Cup/lTzQ8Upu">FedEx Cup</a> 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 <a href="/facts/2011_Presidents_Cup/qMAzcosB">2011 Presidents Cup</a>, <a href="/facts/2013_Presidents_Cup/uJKLaeae">2013 Presidents Cup</a> and <a href="/facts/2019_Presidents_Cup/QG2nMK9q">2019 Presidents Cup</a> teams.

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