Scott Simpson
Summary
- First major 1987 U.S. Open
- Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 1-1-0 · 1 points (50.0%)
- Runner-up in majors 1 time
Wins
- 1987 U.S. Open Olympic Club · 277 (-3) · by 1 stroke from Tom Watson
Near misses
- 1991 U.S. Open Hazeltine National G.C. · runner-up to Payne Stewart · playoff: 18 holes, 75–77
- 1993 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T9 · 275 (-5)
Ryder Cup
1 Cups, 2 matches: 1 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 1 points. Foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 1-0-0.
- 1987 Muirfield Village Golf Club USA · Europe won 15–13 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic (major or match-play champion berth)
Rivals
Beat him
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Payne Stewart's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1987 U.S. Open
Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA · 277 (-3) · by 1 stroke from Tom Watson
Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1987.
Career line, 1987–1993
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- Major win
- Runner-up
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, USA
Scott Simpson was born on September 17, 1955, in San Diego, California, USA. Simpson won one major championship: the 1987 U.S. Open. Simpson played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1987), winning 1, losing 1 and halving 0 of 2 matches for 1 point.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
- 1987 U.S. Open Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA · 277 (-3) · by 1 stroke from Tom Watson
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1991 U.S. Open Hazeltine National G.C. · runner-up to Payne Stewart · playoff: 18 holes, 75–77
- 1993 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T9 · 275 (-5)
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 4 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Ryder Cup
Simpson played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 2 matches, 1 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 1 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 1-0-0 (won-lost-halved).
- 1987 Muirfield Village Golf Club USA · Europe won 15–13 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic (major or match-play champion berth)
Partners, with matches played together: Ben Crenshaw (1).
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.