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{{short description|American professional golfer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2012}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Webb Simpson
| image             = Webb Simpson cropped.jpg
| imagesize         = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) -->
| caption           = Simpson at the 2012 [[RBC Heritage]]
| fullname          = James Frederick Webb Simpson
| nickname          = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1985|8|8}}
| birth_place       = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1985|8|8}} -->
| death_place       = 
| height            = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| weight            = {{convert|175|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| residence         = [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], U.S.
| spouse            = {{marriage|Taylor Dowd Keith|2010}}<ref name=WIFE>{{cite news |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/media/prez-cup-wives-and-girlfriends/#15 |title=Prez Cup wives/girlfriends: Dowd Simpson |work=Golf Channel |access-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref>
| partner           = 
| children          = 5
| college           = [[Wake Forest University]]
| yearpro           = 2008
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour              = [[PGA Tour]]
| extour            = [[Nationwide Tour]]
| prowins           = 7
| pgawins           = 7
| eurowins          = 1
| japwins           = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins -->
| asiawins          = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins -->
| sunwins           = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins -->
| auswins           = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins -->
| nwidewins         = 
| chalwins          = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins -->
| champwins         = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| seneurowins       = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = <!-- Number of Other wins -->
| majorwins         = 1
| masters           = T5: [[2019 Masters Tournament|2019]]
| usopen            = '''Won''': [[2012 U.S. Open (golf)|2012]]
| open              = T12: 2018
| pga               = T13: 2016
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = [[Vardon Trophy|Byron Nelson Award]]
| year1             = [[2019–20 PGA Tour|2019–20]]
| award2            = [[Vardon Trophy]]
| year2             = [[2019–20 PGA Tour|2020]]
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''James Frederick Webb Simpson''' (born August 8, 1985) is an American [[professional golfer]] on the [[PGA Tour]] who won the [[2012 U.S. Open (golf)|2012 U.S. Open]] and the [[2018 Players Championship]].

As an amateur, he was a member of the United States' victorious [[2007 Walker Cup]] and 2007 [[Arnold Palmer Cup|Palmer Cup]] teams. In college, Simpson played on the [[Wake Forest University]] golf team on the [[Arnold Palmer]] scholarship.

After turning professional, Simpson played on the [[Nationwide Tour]] where he finished in second place twice. Simpson qualified for the [[PGA Tour]] after his tie for seventh at the [[2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates|2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School]]. In 2011, 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. These wins helped him finish in second on the Tour's money list.  He was also a member of the United States' victorious [[2011 Presidents Cup]], [[2013 Presidents Cup]] and [[2019 Presidents Cup]] teams.

==Amateur career==
Simpson played high school golf at [[Needham B. Broughton High School]] in Raleigh, where he won the 2004 [[North Carolina High School Athletic Association]] (NCHSAA) 4A state championship.<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MENS-GOLF-STATE-CHAMPIONS-AND-RECORDS.pdf Mens Golf State Champions]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved January 11, 2025.</ref> He played collegiate golf at [[Wake Forest University]] on an [[Arnold Palmer]] Scholarship.<ref name=WAKE/> He was a three-time [[All-American]] and the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] Player of the Year in 2008. He played on the winning [[2007 Walker Cup]] team and the 2007 [[Arnold Palmer Cup|Palmer Cup]] team.

==Professional career==
===Early years===
After turning professional in June 2008, Simpson played on the [[PGA Tour]] and [[Nationwide Tour]] on sponsor's exemptions. He recorded two runner-up finishes on the Nationwide Tour, including a loss in a playoff at the [[Chattanooga Classic (Nationwide Tour)|Chattanooga Classic]]. He then competed in the PGA Tour's [[qualifying school]] and finished [[2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates|T7]] to earn his Tour card for 2009. He 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]]. Simpson then went on a run of poor results, missing nine of his next thirteen cuts, before steadying his season that summer with some solid displays to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs. There he finished 8th at [[The Barclays]] to ensure further progression to the second and third playoff events before being eliminated in 62nd position. He ended the season with four top-10 finishes and retained his tour card ranked 70th on the money list.

Simpson's 2010 season was less successful, with only two top-ten finishes all season, both of these occurring towards the latter end of the season. His 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. This time, however Simpson missed the cut at the second playoff event and was eliminated. He finished the year 94th on the money list to keep his playing privileges for the 2011 season.

===2011===
[[File:Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson.jpg|thumb|right|Simpson (second from left) and [[Bubba Watson]] (third from left) at the [[2011 Presidents Cup]]]]
After starting the season well with three top-25 finishes in his opening five events on tour, Simpson had a chance to win his first PGA Tour title at the 2011 [[Transitions Championship]] but bogeyed the final hole, missing out by one stroke to [[Gary Woodland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2011/tournaments/r475/03/20/rd4-wrap-up/index.html |title=Simpson denied first PGA Tour win by Woodland |date=March 20, 2011 |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=May 2, 2011}}</ref> 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 Simpson had incurred a one stroke penalty when his ball moved fractionally while he was addressing the ball.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/tourreport/?http://tourreport.pgatour.com/2011/05/01/simpson-issued-one-shot-penalty/ |title=Simpson issued one-shot penalty |date=May 2, 2011 |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=May 2, 2011}}</ref> This meant that Watson could tie with Simpson to take the tournament into a playoff. The two players were tied at 15-under-par after the full 72 holes. Both players made a birdie on the first extra hole, the 18th, with Watson holing a 12 footer to take the playoff to a second hole. When they replayed the 18th hole for a third time in succession, Simpson missed exactly the same putt for birdie which Watson had holed earlier during the first playoff hole, allowing Watson to tap in for the victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12176_6909168,00.html |title=Simpson loses out in playoff to Bubba Watson in New Orleans |date=May 2, 2011 |work=Sky Sports |access-date=May 2, 2011}}</ref> In June, Simpson played in his first major championship at the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] and recorded a tied 14th finish. He followed it up with another top-20 showing at [[The Open Championship]] a month later.

Simpson won his first PGA Tour title at the [[Wyndham Championship]] in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]], his home state, on August 21, 2011. Simpson won the championship by three strokes over [[George McNeill (golfer)|George McNeill]], carding a final round of 67, which included three birdies and no bogeys.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2011/r/08/21/rd4-wrap-up/index.html# |title=Simpson claims first win on the PGA Tour |date=August 21, 2011 |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=September 5, 2011}}</ref> After achieving his first victory so close to home, Simpson said "I really couldn't think of a better place to win than here in Greensboro. That was probably the most fun 18 holes I've ever been a part of." As a result of this victory, one week before the season ending [[FedEx Cup]] playoffs, Simpson jumped to third in the overall standings. In September, 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]]. He beat [[Chez Reavie]] in a sudden death playoff. 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. Simpson made another 12-foot birdie putt to stay alive while Reavie made birdie. On the 17th hole Simpson hit his second shot on the par-4 to 8 feet and Reavie replied by hitting his to within 20 feet. Reavie shaved the edge with his attempt, allowing Simpson to capitalize by knocking his 8 footer in for the victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/14798195.stm |title=Simpson seals Deutsche Bank Fed Ex playoff win |date=September 5, 2011 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=September 6, 2011}}</ref> Simpson moved to first in the FedEx Cup standings for the first time in his career.

Simpson was also in contention at the third FedEx Cup playoff event, the [[BMW Championship (PGA Tour)|BMW Championship]], before scores of 73–71 on the weekend led to a fifth-placed finish. He maintained his lead of the FedEx Cup standings going into the final playoff event at the [[Tour Championship]]. [[Bill Haas]] won the Tour Championship to finish top of the standings by 15 points, with Simpson in second place after finishing 22nd in the field of 30 players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/r/stats/info/?02395 |title=Simpson pipped to FedEx Cup by Bill Haas |date=September 25, 2011 |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=October 5, 2011}}</ref>

Simpson came close to picking up his third victory of the year at the [[McGladrey Classic]] in October but lost to [[Ben Crane]] in a playoff. Simpson missed a three footer for par on the second extra hole to lose out to Crane. The runner-up finish made him number one on the money list, overtaking [[Luke Donald]] with one week remaining. Donald however won the final event of the season at the [[Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic]] to beat Simpson to the money title meaning he finished second on the 2011 PGA Tour money list. He finished the year with a record of 23 cuts made in 26 starts and well over $6 million in prize money. In November, Simpson represented the United States at the [[2011 Presidents Cup]] in Australia, for the first time in his career. He posted a 3–2 record, helping the United States defeat the International team, 19–15.

===2012===
Simpson opened the 2012 season at the [[Hyundai Tournament of Champions]] where he finished tied for third place, four shots off the winning total of [[Steve Stricker]]. He then recorded top-10s at both the [[Waste Management Phoenix Open]] and the [[Transitions Championship]] to maintain his solid start to the year. Then at the Wells Fargo Championship Simpson finished fourth after holding the 54-hole lead. He made a late bogey in his final round on Sunday to finish a shot outside of a playoff. On May 14, he missed the cut at [[The Players Championship]] to end a run of 18 consecutive cuts made in [[PGA Tour]] events. This was also the first time he had missed the cut in the 2012 season, after 11 straight cuts made. He then proceeded to miss the cut in his next event at the [[Memorial Tournament]].

====2012 U.S. Open win====
On June 17, Simpson won the [[2012 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] at the [[Olympic Club]] in [[San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/18482460 |title=US Open: Webb Simpson beats McDowell at the Olympic Club |date=June 18, 2012 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref> He shot a two-under 68 in the final round for a final score of one-over par. It was good enough to win by one stroke over [[Graeme McDowell]] and [[Michael Thompson (golfer)|Michael Thompson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/golf/story/Webb-Simpson-wins-US-Open-final-round-68-Olympic-Club-defeats-Jim-Furyk-Michael-Thompson-061712?gt1=39002 |title=Webb Simpson wins US Open |agency=Associated Press |work=Fox Sports |date=June 18, 2012 |access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref> McDowell missed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have forced a playoff. It was Simpson's first [[Men's major golf championships|major championship]] win.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/golf/articles/2012/06/17/simpson_outlasts_mcdowell_thompson_to_win_us_open/ |first=Doug |last=Ferguson |title=Webb Simpson wins US Open |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=June 17, 2012 |access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref> The win moved Simpson to a career-high fifth in the [[Official World Golf Ranking]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/simpson-fifth-in-owgr-peterson-up-560-spots/ |title=Simpson fifth in OWGR; one player up 560 spots |date=June 18, 2012 |work=Golf Channel |access-date=June 21, 2012 }}</ref>

====Rest of 2012====
Following his victory at the U.S. Open, Simpson announced his intention to skip [[The Open Championship]] the following month, as his wife was due to give birth to their second child.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/18835092 |title=Webb Simpson withdraws from Open as wife is due to give birth |date=July 13, 2012 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref> He finished in a tie for 29th at the [[Travelers Championship]] the week after winning the U.S. Open. In July, Simpson held a two stroke lead going into the final round of the [[Greenbrier Classic]]. He had only one bogey all tournament before bogeying four of five holes on the back nine, finishing in a tie for seventh place. Having withdrawn from The Open Championship, Simpson did not compete until at the final major of the year, the [[PGA Championship]]. He started the first round at six-over-par through seven holes on his way to an opening round of 79. Despite shooting an even-par round in difficult conditions, he missed the cut by one stroke. On August 13, Simpson was confirmed as one of the automatic qualifiers for the [[2012 Ryder Cup]] team, finishing in 5th place in the final standings. It would be Simpson's first appearance in the team event.

===2013===
In April, Simpson lost a playoff in the [[RBC Heritage]] to [[Graeme McDowell]]. In the season's final event, Simpson shot a 63 in the final round of the [[Tour Championship]] to finish in fourth place. Simpson had five top-tens and finished 20th on the PGA Tour's money list. Following the season, Simpson was a member of the winning American team in the [[2013 Presidents Cup|Presidents Cup]] played at Murfield Village in Ohio.

===2014===
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. It was Simpson's first victory since his [[2012 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] win and fourth PGA Tour win of his career. For the season Simpson had a total of nine top-tens and finished 17th on the PGA Tour's money list. Simpson was selected by [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] as one of his three captain's picks for the [[2014 Ryder Cup]] team, finishing with a record of 0–1–1 in the two matches he participated in. This included a halved match against [[Ian Poulter]] in the singles competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard?tournamentId=2226 |title=Ryder Cup Golf Leaderboard |work=ESPN |date=September 28, 2014}}</ref>

===2015===
Simpson was winless for the season though he did have five top-ten finishes. 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]]. For the season Simpson finished 43rd on the PGA Tour's money list. For the first time in five years, Simpson did not represent the United States in a year-end international competition.

===2018===
Simpson won the [[2018 Players Championship]] at 18 under par. He 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. This was his first win in four years. Simpson won for the fifth time in his career and moved to No. 20 in the world rankings and took home $1.98 million, the second-largest tournament payoff, behind only the U.S. Open.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/23496045/webb-simpson-completes-big-win-players-championship |title=Webb Simpson completes big win at Players Championship |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=May 14, 2018}}</ref>

In September 2018, Simpson qualified for the U.S. team participating in the [[2018 Ryder Cup]]. Europe defeated the U.S. team 17 1/2 to 10 1/2. Simpson went 2–1–0. He won his singles match against [[Justin Rose]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thespec.com/sports-story/8936168-europe-wins-back-ryder-cup-beating-us-17-1-2-10-1-2/ |title=Europe wins back Ryder Cup, beating US 17 1/2-10 1/2 |agency=The Canadian Press |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |access-date=October 29, 2018 |date=September 30, 2018}}</ref>

===2019===
In December 2019, Simpson played on the U.S. team at the [[2019 Presidents Cup]] at [[Royal Melbourne Golf Club]] in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. Simpson went 1–3–0 and won his Sunday singles match against [[An Byeong-hun]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.com/2019/12/15/presidents-cup-grades-tiger-woods-high-marks/ |first=David |last=Dusek |magazine=Golfweek |date=December 15, 2019 |title=Presidents Cup grades: Captains, Royal Melbourne score high marks}}</ref>

===2020===
In February, 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Power of precision: Simpson stays true to roots to beat heavy-hitting Finau |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/news/power-precision-webb-simpson-stays-true-roots-take-down-heavy-hitting-tony-finau-waste |work=Golf Channel |first=Will |last=Gray |date=February 2, 2020}}</ref> In June, Simpson won the [[RBC Heritage]] at  [[Harbour Town Golf Links]] in [[Hilton Head, South Carolina]] by one stroke over [[Abraham Ancer]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Webb Simpson wins RBC Heritage by one stroke over Abraham Ancer |url=https://golf.com/news/webb-simpson-wins-rbc-heritage-by-one-stroke/ |first=Nick |last=Piastowski |date=June 21, 2020 |magazine=Golf Magazine}}</ref>

==Junior tournament==
Simpson founded an annual junior golf tournament with friend and current director Mark Bentley in 2010. The tournament is currently called the Webb Simpson Challenge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://WebbSimpsonChallenge.com |title=Webb Simpson Challenge |access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Simpson was born on August 8, 1985, in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], to Evander Samuel "Sam" Simpson III and Debbie Webb Simpson, the fifth of six children.<ref name=WAKE>{{cite web |url=http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/simpson_webb00.html |title=Webb Simpson |publisher=Wake Forest Sports |access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Dowd>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2011/r/11/07/pga-tour-wives-18-things-about-webb-simpson/index.html |title=My husband, the Tour pro: 18 things about Simpson |date=November 12, 2011 |last=Simpson |first=Dowd |publisher=[[PGA Tour]] |access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref> Simpson is a [[Christianity|Christian]]. After his first PGA tour win, he thanked his "...Lord and Savior, [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Webb Simpson Gives Jesus Christ Credit in First PGA Tour Win |date=August 22, 2011 |url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/webb-simpson-gives-jesus-christ-credit-in-first-pga-tour-win-54287/}}</ref> Simpson frequently posts [[Bible]] verses and other statements about his faith on his [[Twitter]] account.<ref>{{cite web |title=Webb Simpson |url=https://twitter.com/webbsimpson1}}</ref>

==Amateur wins==
*2001 [[Rolex Tournament of Champions]]
*2004 [[Azalea Invitational]]
*2005 [[Southern Amateur]]
*2006 [[Sunnehanna Amateur]]
*2007 [[Dogwood Invitational]], [[Southern Amateur]], [[Azalea Invitational]]

==Professional wins (7)==
===PGA Tour wins (7)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (1)
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| Players Championships (1)
|- style="background:#D8BFD8;"
| FedEx Cup playoff events (1)
|- 
| Other PGA Tour (4) 
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Aug 21, [[2011 PGA Tour|2011]]
|[[Wyndham Championship]]
|66-65-64-67=262
|align=center|−18
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George McNeill (golfer)|George McNeill]]
|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"
|align=center|2
|align=right|Sep 5, 2011
|[[Deutsche Bank Championship]]
|69-68-67-65=269
|align=center|−15
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chez Reavie]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|3
|align=right|Jun 17, [[2012 PGA Tour|2012]]
|'''[[2012 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
|72-73-68-68=281
|align=center|+1
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Graeme McDowell]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Thompson (golfer)|Michael Thompson]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Oct 20, [[2013–14 PGA Tour|2013]]
|[[Shriners Hospitals for Children Open]]
|64-63-67-66=260
|align=center|−24
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Bohn]], {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryo Ishikawa]]
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|5
|align=right|May 13, [[2017–18 PGA Tour|2018]]
|[[2018 Players Championship|The Players Championship]]
|align=right|66-63-68-73=270
|align=center|−18
|4 strokes 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Xander Schauffele]], {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Charl Schwartzel]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Walker (golfer)|Jimmy Walker]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|Feb 2, [[2019–20 PGA Tour|2020]]
|[[Waste Management Phoenix Open]]
|71-63-64-69=267
|align=center|−17
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Finau]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|Jun 21, 2020
|[[RBC Heritage]]
|65-65-68-64=262
|align=center|−22
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Abraham Ancer]]
|}

'''PGA Tour playoff record (2–5)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|align=center|[[2011 PGA Tour|2011]]
|[[Zurich Classic of New Orleans]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bubba Watson]]
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|align=center|2011
|[[Deutsche Bank Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chez Reavie]]
|Won with birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|align=center|2011
|[[McGladrey Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crane]]
|Lost to par on second extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|align=center|[[2013 PGA Tour|2013]]
|[[RBC Heritage]]
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Graeme McDowell]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|5
|align=center|[[2016–17 PGA Tour|2017]]
|[[Waste Management Phoenix Open]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Matsuyama]]
|Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|6
|align=center|[[2019–20 PGA Tour|2019]]
|[[RSM Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyler Duncan]]
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|7
|align=center|[[2019–20 PGA Tour|2020]]
|[[Waste Management Phoenix Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Finau]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|}

==Playoff record==
'''Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[2008 Nationwide Tour|2008]]
|[[Chattanooga Classic (Nationwide Tour)|Chattanooga Classic]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun Atwal]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|}

==Major championships==
===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runners-up
|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| [[2012 U.S. Open (golf)|2012]] ||[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] ||4 shot deficit ||+1 (72-73-68-68=281) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Graeme McDowell]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Thompson (golfer)|Michael Thompson]]
|}

===Results timeline===
''Results not in chronological order in 2020.''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T44
|CUT
|CUT
|T28
|T29
|CUT
|T20
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T14
|style="background:lime;"|'''[[2012 U.S. Open (golf)|1]]'''
|T32
|T45
|T46
|CUT
|T35
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T16
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T64
|CUT
|T40
|T39
|T37
|T12
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|T25
|CUT
|T54
|T13
|T33
|T19
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|T12
|T35
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T29
|T37
|T30
|T20
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T16
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T30
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|T19
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" = tied<br>
NT = no tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 11 || 8
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 13 || 9
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || 13 || 9
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 10 || 8
|-
!Totals                                    !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 !! 5 !! 16 !! 47 !! 34
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (2017 U.S. Open – 2021 PGA)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2020 U.S. Open – 2020 Masters)

==The Players Championship==
===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runners-up
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| [[2018 Players Championship|2018]] || [[The Players Championship]] || 7 shot lead || −18 (66-63-68-73=270) || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Xander Schauffele]], {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Charl Schwartzel]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Walker (golfer)|Jimmy Walker]]
|}

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
!2018
!2019
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|T69
|CUT
|T15
|CUT
|T66
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T16
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T16
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|C
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place<br>
C = Canceled after the first round due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

==Results in World Golf Championships==
''Results not in chronological order before 2015.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|T35
|T20
|T47
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T37
|T39
|T61
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|colspan=1 style="background:#D3D3D3;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|R64
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|T17
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T58
|T29
|T56
|NT<sup>1</sup>
|T28
|T35
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T14
|T31
|T25
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T24
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T12
|T15
|colspan=1 style="background:#D3D3D3;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|Champions]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|NT<sup>1</sup>
|NT<sup>1</sup>
|NT<sup>1</sup>
|}
<sup>1</sup>Cancelled due to [[COVID-19]] pandemic<br>
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
NT = no tournament<br>
"T" = tied<br>
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.

==PGA Tour career summary==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Season !! Starts !! Cuts made !! Wins (Majors) !! Top 10 !! Top 25 !! Earnings ($) !! Money list rank
|-
|2006 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || –
|-
|2008 || 6 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 38,460 || 250 
|-
|2009 || 30 || 17 || 0 || 4 || 8 || 1,249,674 || 70
|-
|2010 || 31 || 18 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 972,962 || 94
|-
|2011 || 26 || 23 || 2 || 12 || 21 || 6,347,353 || style="background:yellow;"|2
|-
|2012 || 22 || 18 || 1 (1) || 7 || 10 || 3,436,758 || 17
|-
|2013 || 25 || 21 || 0 || 5 || 15 || 2,957,582 || 20
|-
|2014 || 25 || 19 || 1 || 9 || 11 || 3,539,601 || 17
|-
|2015 || 22 || 19 || 0 || 5 || 8 || 2,046,260 || 43
|-
|2016 || 20 || 15 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 1,450,355 || 73
|-
|2017 || 28 || 23 || 0 || 6 || 12 || 3,209,646 || 23
|-
|2018 || 26 || 23 || 1 || 9 || 16 || 5,376,417 || style="background:yellow;"|9
|-
|2019 || 21 || 20 || 0 || 6 || 15 || 4,690,572 || style="background:yellow;"|10
|-
|2020 || 14 || 12 || 2 || 8 || 10 || 5,097,742 || style="background:yellow;"|5
|-
!Career* || 297 || 231 || 7 (1) || 75 || 140 || 40,413,381 || 19
|}
''*As of the 2020 season.''

==U.S. national team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Walker Cup]]: [[2007 Walker Cup|2007]] (winners)
*[[Arnold Palmer Cup|Palmer Cup]]: [[2007 Palmer Cup|2007]] (winners)

'''Professional'''
*[[Presidents Cup]]: [[2011 Presidents Cup|2011]] (winners), [[2013 Presidents Cup|2013]] (winners), [[2019 Presidents Cup|2019]] (winners)
*[[Ryder Cup]]: [[2012 Ryder Cup|2012]], [[2014 Ryder Cup|2014]], [[2018 Ryder Cup|2018]]

==See also==
{{Commons category|Webb Simpson}}
*[[2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]
*[[List of men's major championships winning golfers]]
*[[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{PGATour player|29221}}
*{{OWGR|11049}}

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