Scott Verplank

Scott Verplank
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Scott Rachal Verplank
Born	(1964-07-09) July 9, 1964 Dallas, Texas
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Edmond, Oklahoma
Spouse	Kim Verplank
Children	Scottie, Hannah, Emma, Heidi Ann
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1986
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T8: 2003
U.S. Open	T7: 2007
The Open Championship	T7: 2004
PGA Championship	T4: 2011
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year	1998
Ben Hogan Award	2002
NCAA Silver Anniversary Award	2011

Scott Rachal Verplank (born July 9, 1964) is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

Early years and amateur career

Verplank was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He was a leading member of the W.T. White High School Golf Team and a regular at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas. While attending Oklahoma State University, he won the 1985 Western Open, becoming the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since Doug Sanders won the 1956 Canadian Open. While at Oklahoma State, Verplank was a member of the 1983 NCAA Championship team finishing T3 alongside teammates Tommy Moore, Willie Wood, Andy Dillard, and Philip Walton. He went on later to win the 1984 U.S. Amateur at the Oak Tree Golf Club, and in 1986, win the NCAA individual title.

Professional career

Verplank graduated and turned professional in 1986. He earned five wins on the PGA Tour, and two Ryder Cup appearances, in 2002 and 2006. He has diabetes and was awarded the 2002 Ben Hogan Award, given by the Golf Writers Association of America to an individual who has continued to be active in golf despite a physical handicap or serious illness. Verplank uses an insulin pump during play.^[1] He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings, going as high as 11th in 2001.

He hit a hole-in-one on the 14th hole during a singles match against Pádraig Harrington at the 2006 Ryder Cup. The shot did not impact the overall result, however, as Europe had already won the trophy. Nonetheless, he was the first American player to achieve a hole-in-one during the Ryder Cup. His Ryder Cup record is 4 wins and 1 loss.

Verplank's most recent win was the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship, in which he defeated Luke Donald by one stroke. Verplank called the EDS Byron Nelson Championship "a fifth major", and also mentioned that "Byron was with me today" (the 2007 tournament was the first held after Nelson's death). His best finish in a major championship was a T-4 at the 2011 PGA Championship.

In December 2010, Verplank was named a 2011 winner of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, given annually to six former NCAA student-athletes for distinguished career accomplishment on the 25th anniversary of their college graduation.^[2]

Verplank competed in the 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational finishing T38 and then the following week at the Shell Houston Open in which Verplank finished T2 behind Phil Mickelson. Verplank had held a joint 54-hole lead with Mickelson and even held the lead on his own at a number of stages during the final round, however his lack of competitive golf proved costly throughout the final few holes and he was unable to close out the victory. This was his best finish on tour in 18 months since finishing T2 at the Deutsche Bank Championship in 2009. Verplank has amassed over $27 million in career earnings.

Verplank played the 2013 season on a Major Medical Extension after hip and wrist injuries in 2012. He started the 2014 season in a similar fashion, but was not able to satisfy the medical exemption and used his career money list exemption for the remainder of the season. Verplank turned 50 in July 2014 and made his Champions Tour debut at the U.S. Senior Open.

Amateur wins (7)

1983 Porter Cup
1984 U.S. Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur
1985 Western Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur, Porter Cup
1986 NCAA individual title

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 4, 1985	Western Open*	−9 (68-68-69-74=279)	Playoff	Jim Thorpe
2	Jul 31, 1988	Buick Open	−20 (66-66-70-66=268)	2 strokes	Doug Tewell
3	Aug 27, 2000	Reno-Tahoe Open	−13 (69-68-71-67=275)	Playoff	Jean van de Velde
4	Sep 9, 2001	Bell Canadian Open	−14 (70-63-66-67=266)	3 strokes	Joey Sindelar, Bob Estes
5	Apr 29, 2007	EDS Byron Nelson Championship	−13 (67-68-66-66=267)	1 stroke	Luke Donald

Verplank won the Western Open as an amateur.

PGA Tour playoff record (2–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1.	1985	Western Open	Jim Thorpe	Won with par on second extra hole
2.	1998	Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic	Trevor Dodds	Lost to par on first extra hole
3.	2000	Reno-Tahoe Open	Jean van de Velde	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
4.	2001	Verizon Byron Nelson Classic	Robert Damron	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
5.	2004	Ford Championship at Doral	Craig Parry	Lost to eagle on first extra hole
6	2010	Travelers Championship	Corey Pavin, Bubba Watson	Watson won with par on second extra hole Pavin eliminated with par on first hole

Other wins (3)

1997 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament
1998 World Cup of Golf - individual title (not a PGA Tour event)
2006 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson, unofficial event)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open	T34 LA	T15	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open	T61	DNP	DNP	DNP	T18	T21	DNP	DNP	T49	T17
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T15
PGA Championship	T31	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	T54	T34

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	DNP	CUT	43	T8	29	T20	T16	T30	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	T46	T22	CUT	T10	T40	CUT	CUT	T7	T29	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T30	T37	CUT	T7	T23	T31	T57	T58	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	T7	CUT	CUT	T62	T34	CUT	T9	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2010	2011	2012
Masters Tournament	T18	DNP	T54
U.S. Open	T47	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T76	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	T4	WD

LA = Low amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	4	15	8
U.S. Open	0	2	7	18	14
The Open Championship	0	1	3	13	9
PGA Championship	1	3	3	19	8
Totals	1	7	17	65	39

Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2004 Masters – 2005 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2003 Masters – 2003 U.S. Open)

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Accenture Match Play Championship	R32	DNP	R32	R32	R64	R64	R64	R32	R64	R64
CA Championship	DNP	T48	NT¹	T15	T51	T54	T62	T38	DNP	T40
Bridgestone Invitational	DNP	DNP	T17	T58	T46	T19	T51	T59	T9	T20

Tournament	2009	2010
Accenture Match Play Championship	DNP	R64
CA Championship	DNP	T30
Bridgestone Invitational	T51	T39
HSBC Champions	DNP	DNP

¹Cancelled due to September 11, 2001 attacks
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy: 1984
Walker Cup: 1985 (winners)

Professional

World Cup: 1998 (individual title), 2004
Ryder Cup: 2002, 2006
Presidents Cup: 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners)

References

↑ "European Tour biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
↑ "NCAA Names Silver Anniversary Winners" (Press release). NCAA. December 1, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2011.

External links

Scott Verplank at the PGA Tour official site
Scott Verplank at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Scott Verplank in the Ryder Cup

United States Ryder Cup team – 2002

Paul Azinger Mark Calcavecchia Stewart Cink David Duval Jim Furyk Scott Hoch Davis Love III Phil Mickelson Hal Sutton David Toms Scott Verplank Tiger Woods Curtis Strange (non-playing captain)

Lost: 12.5 – 15.5

United States Ryder Cup team – 2006

Chad Campbell Stewart Cink Chris DiMarco Jim Furyk J. J. Henry Zach Johnson Phil Mickelson Vaughn Taylor David Toms Scott Verplank Brett Wetterich Tiger Woods Tom Lehman (non-playing captain)

Lost: 9.5 – 18.5

Scott Verplank in the Presidents Cup

United States Presidents Cup team – 2005

Stewart Cink Fred Couples Chris DiMarco Fred Funk Jim Furyk Justin Leonard Davis Love III Phil Mickelson Kenny Perry David Toms Scott Verplank Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain)

Won: 18.5 – 15.5

United States Presidents Cup team – 2007

Woody Austin Stewart Cink Jim Furyk Lucas Glover Charles Howell III Zach Johnson Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Steve Stricker David Toms Scott Verplank Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain)

Won: 19.5 – 14.5

U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris, Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick 2014 Gunn Yang 2015 Bryson DeChambeau

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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