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Webb Simpson

United States · born , Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 2012 U.S. Open
  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 4-4-1 · 4.5 points (50.0%)
  • 2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 11 events · 0 top 10s

Wins

  1. 2012 U.S. Open Olympic Club · 281 (+1) · by 1 stroke from Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 9 matches: 4 won, 4 lost, 1 halved, 4.5 points. Foursomes 1-2-0, four-ball 2-1-0, singles 1-1-1.

  1. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
  2. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points · captain's pick
  3. 2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course USA · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · automatic

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Bubba Watson's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    2012 U.S. Open

    Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA · 281 (+1) · by 1 stroke from Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 2012.

    Career line, 2012–2026

    U.S. Open
    2012 U.S. Open: won
    Ryder Cup
    2012 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-2-02014 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-1-12018 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-1-0
    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2024 PGA Tour season: 16 events2025 PGA Tour season: 11 events2026 PGA Tour season: 11 events
    201520202025

    7 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Ryder Cup, USA
    • Tour season

    Webb Simpson was born on August 8, 1985, in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Simpson won one major championship: the 2012 U.S. Open. Simpson played in 3 Ryder Cups for USA (2012, 2014, 2018), winning 4, losing 4 and halving 1 of 9 matches for 4.5 points. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Simpson played 11 events.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 2012 U.S. Open Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA · 281 (+1) · by 1 stroke from Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson

    Near misses

      U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 3 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

      Ryder Cup

      Simpson played 3 Ryder Cups for USA: 9 matches, 4 won, 4 lost, 1 halved, 4.5 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-2-0, four-ball 2-1-0, singles 1-1-1 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2025.

      1. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
      2. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points · captain's pick
      3. 2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course USA · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · automatic

      Partners, with matches played together: Bubba Watson (6).

      PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

      1. 2024 Season 16 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 10 cuts made · $606,011 official money · strokes gained total -0.144 (No. 124) · driving distance 300.2 (No. 100)
      2. 2025 Season 11 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 6 cuts made · $382,319 official money (No. 174)
      3. 2026 In progress 11 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 5 cuts made · $249,209 official money (No. 175)

      2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

      Sources

      Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

      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. Golf Compendium
      3. Wikipedia: Webb Simpson
      4. Wikidata: Q1771182
      5. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
      6. Wikipedia: 2012 Ryder Cup
      7. GolfCompendium: 2012 ryder cup
      8. Wikipedia: 2014 Ryder Cup
      9. GolfCompendium: 2014 ryder cup
      10. Wikipedia: 2018 Ryder Cup
      11. GolfCompendium: 2018 ryder cup
      12. ESPN statistics API
      13. github.com: strokes gained.rds
      14. github.com: statdetails.rds