Scott Verplank

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Scott Verplank

Personal Information
Birth	June 9, 1964 (1964-06-09) (age 44) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Nationality	United States
College	Oklahoma State University
Career
Turned Pro	1986
Current tour	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7 (PGA Tour: 5, Other: 2)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters	T8: 2003
U.S. Open	T7: 2007
British Open	T7: 2004
PGA Championship	T7: 2001

Scott Rachal Verplank (born July 9, 1964) is an American professional golfer.

Verplank was born 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 at the Western Open, becoming the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since Doug Sanders won the 1956 Canadian Open. Scott also won the 1984 U.S. Amateur Championship at the Oak Tree Golf Club and the 1986 NCAA individual title.

Verplank graduated and turned professional in 1986. His career has been solid, with 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. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

He hit a hole-in-one on the 14th hole during a singles match against Padraig 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.

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".

Contents 1 Amateur wins (7) 2 Professional wins (7) 2.1 PGA Tour wins (5) 2.2 Other wins (2) 3 Results in major championships 4 United States national team appearances 4.1 Amateur 4.2 Professional 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Amateur wins (7)

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

[edit] Professional wins (7)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s) up
1.	August 4, 1985	Western Open1	-9 (68-68-69-74=279)	Playoff	Jim Thorpe
2.	July 31, 1988	Buick Open	-20 (66-66-70-66=268)	2 strokes	Doug Tewell
3.	August 27, 2000	Reno-Tahoe Open	-13 (69-68-71-67=275)	Playoff	Jean Van De Velde
4.	September 9, 2001	Bell Canadian Open	-14 (70-63-66-67=266)	3 strokes	Joey Sindelar, Bob Estes
5.	April 29, 2007	EDS Byron Nelson Championship	-13 (67-68-66-66=267)	3 strokes	Luke Donald

¹Verplank won the Western Open as an amateur.

PGA Tour playoff record (2-3)

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 (Parry holed out from fairway)

[edit] Other wins (2)

• 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)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open	T34	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
The Masters	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
The Masters	DNP	CUT	43	T8	29	T20	T16	T30	CUT
U.S. Open	T46	T22	CUT	T10	T40	CUT	CUT	T7
The Open Championship	CUT	T30	T37	CUT	T7	T23	T31	T57
PGA Championship	CUT	T7	CUT	CUT	T62	T34	CUT	T9

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] United States national team appearances

[edit] Amateur

• Walker Cup: 1985 (winners)

[edit] Professional

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

[edit] See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

[edit] External links

• Profile on the PGA Tour's official site

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