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Scott Verplank

United States · born , Dallas, Texas

4Ryder Cup points from 5 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 4-1-0 · 4 points (80.0%)
  • Singles 2-0-0 · Foursomes 1-1-0 · Four-ball 1-0-0
  • Open top 10s 2004 (T7)
  • Titles 1984 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1984 U.S. Amateur Oak Tree Golf Club · 4 & 3

Near misses

  1. 2004 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T7 · 280 (-4)

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 5 matches: 4 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 4 points. Foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 1-0-0, singles 2-0-0.

  1. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · captain's pick
  2. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points · captain's pick

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Hal Sutton's rivals →

Moments

  1. 2006 Ryder Cup Paul Casey and Scott Verplank each made a hole-in-one, the 5th and 6th aces in Ryder Cup history.

Records and firsts

  1. 2006 Ryder Cup Ryder Cup hole-in-one: 14th, The K Club · Singles

Results by championship

    Best day

    2006 Ryder Cup

    The K Club (Palmer Course) · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points

    Paul Casey and Scott Verplank each made a hole-in-one, the 5th and 6th aces in Ryder Cup history.

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 2006.

    Career line, 1984–2006

    The Open
    2004 The Open: finished T7
    Ryder Cup
    2002 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-1-02006 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-0
    U.S. Amateur
    1984 U.S. Amateur: won
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    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Scott Verplank was born in 1964 in Dallas, Texas. Verplank won the 1984 U.S. Amateur. Verplank played in 2 Ryder Cups for USA (2002, 2006), winning 4, losing 1 and halving 0 of 5 matches for 4 points.

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    The record

    Wins

    1. 1984 U.S. Amateur Oak Tree Golf Club · 4 & 3

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2004 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T7 · 280 (-4)

    Ryder Cup

    Verplank played 2 Ryder Cups for USA: 5 matches, 4 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 4 points (80.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 1-0-0, singles 2-0-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2012.

    1. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · captain's pick
    2. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points · captain's pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Hal Sutton (1), Scott Hoch (1), Zach Johnson (1).

    Other wins in championships we cover

    1. 1984 U.S. Amateur Oak Tree Golf Club · 4 & 3

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 2006 Ryder Cup Ryder Cup hole-in-one: 14th, The K Club · Singles

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    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.

    1. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Scott Verplank
    3. Golf Compendium
    4. R&A 2004
    5. GC: 2002 ryder cup
    6. SI Vault 2001 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/08/27/tough-calls-picking-the-ryder-cup-wild-cards-was-a-difficult-job-but-somebody-namely-curtis-strange-had-to-do-it
    7. Deseret News 2001
    8. Golf Channel
    9. Wikipedia: 2002 Ryder Cup
    10. GC: 2006 ryder cup
    11. 2006 WP mirror (2007 snapshot)
    12. Wikipedia: 2006 Ryder Cup
    13. Wikipedia: List of Ryder Cup records
    14. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    15. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    16. Wikipedia: Oak Tree National