| Scott Verplank | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Scott Rachal Verplank |
| Born | 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 (b. 1992) Hannah (b. 1995) Emma (b. 1997) Heidi Ann (b. 2004) |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma State University |
| Turned professional | 1986 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 5 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| 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.
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. Verplank also won the 1984 U.S. Amateur at the Oak Tree Golf Club and the 1986 NCAA individual title.
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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. Verplank uses an insulin pump during play.[1] 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 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).
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 has been battling a left wrist injury over the last couple of years which had ruled him out of the last four months of the 2010 season and seriously hampered his start to the 2011 season, making only four starts in the first three months. He competed in 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.
| 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) | 3 strokes | 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 (Parry holed out from fairway) |
| 6 | 2010 | Travelers Championship | Corey Pavin, Bubba Watson | Lost with bogey on second playoff hole. |
| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T18 | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T47 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T76 | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T4 |
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
| 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 9/11
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.
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