Tim Simpson

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Tim Simpson
Personal information
Full nameTimothy Jay Simpson
Born (1956-05-06) May 6, 1956 (age 69)
Atlanta, Georgia
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Greensboro, Georgia
Career
College University of Georgia
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Tarheel Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking 18 (October 28, 1990) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T18: 1985
PGA Championship T8: 1990
U.S. Open T5: 1990
The Open Championship T12: 1990
Achievements and awards
Champions Tour
Comeback Player of the Year
2006

Timothy Jay Simpson (born May 6, 1956) is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Simpson was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended high school at Woodward Academy where he was the Atlanta Junior Champion, Georgia Junior Champion and Westlake National Junior Champion. [2]

Simpson attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, and was a member of the golf team.

Professional career

In 1977, Simpson left college early and turned professional at the age 20. He earned his tour card at 21 years, 2 months. [2] Simpson's first win in professional golf came at the 1981 Cacharel World Under-25 Championship in Nimes, France. His first PGA Tour win came three seasons later at the 1985 Southern Open. His career year was 1989 when he captured the PGA Tour's Comeback Player of the Year award, and won two Tour events: the USF&G Classic and the Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. He had another good year in 1990: repeating as Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Champion, and posting his best finishes in the U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship. [3] He has 66 Top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events.

Simpson's PGA Tour career was brought to a sudden end due to his contracting Lyme disease on a hunting trip in 1991, and the neurological pathological condition resulting from it. He has had brain surgery and spinal fusion surgery. In his late thirties and forties, his health improved enough to allow him to play some on the Nationwide Tour. His best finishes in this venue were a 2nd at the 1995 NIKE Buffalo Open and a T-2 at the 1995 NIKE South Carolina Classic.

During his career Simpson was called one of the greatest ball strikers in the game's history by golfing greats Butch Harmon, Jack Nicklaus, and Johnny Miller. [2] Early in his career, he was mentored by long-time friends, Sam Snead and J. C. Snead. [4]

Simpspn began play on the Champions Tour in 2006.

Personal life

Simpson lives in Greensboro, Georgia.

Awards and honors

Amateur wins

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Oct 6, 1985 Southern Open −16 (64-64-69-67=264)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Clarence Rose
2Mar 26, 1989 USF&G Classic −14 (68-67-70-69=274)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman, Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton
3Oct 21, 1989 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic −16 (65-67-70-70=272)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Donnie Hammond
4Oct 20, 1990 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic (2)−24 (64-64-65-71=264)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Mahaffey

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1989 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Mike Donald, Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton Donald won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Sutton eliminated by par on third hole
2 1990 Doral-Ryder Open Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger, Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
Norman won with eagle on first extra hole

Tarheel Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Apr 14, 2006 Olde Sycamore Open−13 (69-67-67=203)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Brent Delahoussaye

Other wins (5)

Results in major championships

Tournament19781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994
Masters Tournament T18CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open CUTCUTT37T43T32T11T46CUTT14CUTCUTT5T26CUT
The Open Championship T45T12T57
PGA Championship CUTCUTT36T25CUTCUTT43CUTT27T8CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000161
U.S. Open 000113148
The Open Championship 00000133
PGA Championship 000012115
Totals0001273417

U.S. national team appearances

Filmography

Television

2022 Stranger Things Golfer on tv1 episode

See also

References

  1. "Week 43 1990 Ending 28 Oct 1990" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bio from Georgia Golf Hall of Fame" . Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  3. "Golf Major Championships".
  4. "Bio on PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2006.