Tim Simpson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Timothy Jay Simpson | ||
Born | Atlanta, Georgia | May 6, 1956||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Residence | Greensboro, Georgia | ||
Career | |||
College | University of Georgia | ||
Turned professional | 1977 | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Tarheel Tour Champions Tour | ||
Professional wins | 10 | ||
Highest ranking | 18 (October 28, 1990) [1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 4 | ||
Other | 6 | ||
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 | |||
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Timothy Jay Simpson (born May 6, 1956) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour, and currently plays on the Champions Tour.
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.
Simpson left college early and turned professional at 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.
Simpson lives in Greensboro, Georgia with son Chris and grand daughters.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Oct 6, 1985 | Southern Open | −16 (64-64-69-67=264) | 2 strokes | Clarence Rose |
2 | Mar 26, 1989 | USF&G Classic | −14 (68-67-70-69=274) | 2 strokes | Greg Norman, Hal Sutton |
3 | Oct 21, 1989 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | −16 (65-67-70-70=272) | 1 stroke | Donnie Hammond |
4 | Oct 20, 1990 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic (2) | −24 (64-64-65-71=264) | 1 stroke | John Mahaffey |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1989 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Mike Donald, Hal Sutton | Donald won with birdie on fourth extra hole Sutton eliminated by par on third hole |
2 | 1990 | Doral-Ryder Open | Paul Azinger, Mark Calcavecchia, Greg Norman | Norman won with eagle on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Apr 14, 2006 | Olde Sycamore Open | −13 (69-67-67=203) | 1 stroke | Brent Delahoussaye |
Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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Masters Tournament | T18 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T37 | T43 | T32 | T11 | T46 | CUT | T14 | CUT | CUT | T5 | T26 | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | T45 | T12 | T57 | ||||||||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T36 | T25 | CUT | CUT | T43 | CUT | T27 | T8 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 17 |
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