Scott Verplank

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Scott Verplank

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| fullname = Scott Rachal Verplank

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|7|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}

| weight = {{convert|165|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.

| spouse = Kim Verplank

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| children = 4

| college = Oklahoma State University

| yearpro = 1986

| retired =

| tour = PGA Tour Champions

| extour = PGA Tour

| prowins = 6

| pgawins = 5

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| otherwins = 1

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| masters = T8: 2003

| usopen = T7: 2007

| open = T7: 2004

| pga = T4: 2011

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| award1 = Haskins Award

| year1 = 1986

| award2 = PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year

| year2 = 1998

| award3 = Ben Hogan Award

| year3 = 2002

| award4 = NCAA Silver
Anniversary Award

| year4 = 2011

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Scott Rachal Verplank (born July 9, 1964) is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.

Early life

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Verplank was a leading member of the W.T. White High School golf team and a regular at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas. He graduated from high school in 1982.

Amateur career

Verplank attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. At OSU, he was a member of the 1983 NCAA Championship team, finishing T3 alongside teammates Tommy Moore, Willie Wood, Andy Dillard, and Philip Walton. He went on later to win the 1984 U.S. Amateur and 1986 NCAA individual title.

Prior to his senior year at Oklahoma State, Verplank won the Western Open outside Chicago in August 1985; it was the first victory by an amateur on the PGA Tour in 29 years.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6rMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2400%2C2564232 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Thorpe is not only victim of Verplank |date=August 5, 1985 |page=C1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4JFTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AIcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4098%2C2203782 |work=The Bulletin |location=(Bend, Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=Amateur outduels pro for title |date=August 5, 1985 |page=D2}} He defeated Jim Thorpe on the second extra hole of a playoff for the win at Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Professional career

Verplank graduated and turned professional in 1986, using his two-year exemption on the PGA Tour; his first event as a pro was the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in June, his sixth tour event {{nowrap|that year.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-dlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6842%2C3020897 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Verplank opens with Open |date=June 12, 1986 |page=4F}}}} He earned five wins on the PGA Tour, and two Ryder Cup appearances, in 2002 and 2006. Verplank has type 1 diabetes and uses an insulin pump during play.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/players/playerid=2642/bio/index.html |title=European Tour biography |publisher=PGA European Tour |access-date=October 22, 2013}} He was awarded the 2002 Ben Hogan Award, given by the Golf Writers Association of America to an individual who has continued to be active in golf despite a physical handicap or serious illness. Verplank has been featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings, reaching as high as eleventh in 2001.

He hit a hole-in-one in the Ryder Cup, on the 14th hole during a singles match against Pádraig Harrington in 2006. The shot did not impact the overall result, however, as Europe had already won the trophy. Nonetheless, he was the first American player to card an ace during the Ryder Cup; his overall record in the competition is 4 wins and 1 loss.

Verplank's most recent win was the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship, in which he defeated Luke Donald by one stroke. As a Dallas native, Verplank called the EDS Byron Nelson Championship "a fifth major," and also mentioned that "Byron was with me today" (the 2007 tournament was the first held after Nelson's death). His best finish in a major championship was a tie for fourth at the PGA Championship in 2011.

Verplank competed in the 2011 Arnold Palmer Invitational finishing T38 and then the following week at the Shell Houston Open in which Verplank finished T2 behind Phil Mickelson. Verplank had held a joint 54-hole lead with Mickelson and even held the lead on his own at a number of stages during the final round, however his lack of competitive golf proved costly throughout the final few holes and he was unable to close out the victory. This was his best finish on tour in 18 months since finishing T2 at the Deutsche Bank Championship in 2009. Verplank has amassed over $27 million in career earnings.

Verplank played the 2013 season on a Major Medical Extension after hip and wrist injuries in 2012. He started the 2014 season in a similar fashion, but was not able to satisfy the medical exemption and used his career money list exemption for the remainder of the season. Verplank turned 50 in July 2014 and made his Champions Tour debut at the {{nowrap|U.S. Senior Open}} at Oak Tree National, near his residence in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Awards and honors

In December 2010, Verplank was named a 2011 winner of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, given annually to six former NCAA student-athletes for distinguished career accomplishment on the 25th anniversary of their college graduation.{{cite press release |url=https://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/NCAA/Media+and+Events/Press+Room/News+Release+Archive/2010/Awards+and+Scholarships/20101201+Silver+Award+Rls |title=NCAA Names Silver Anniversary Winners |publisher=NCAA |date=December 1, 2010 |access-date=April 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205115128/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=%2Fncaa%2FNCAA%2FMedia+and+Events%2FPress+Room%2FNews+Release+Archive%2F2010%2FAwards+and+Scholarships%2F20101201+Silver+Award+Rls |archive-date=December 5, 2010}}

Amateur wins

1983 Porter Cup
1984 U.S. Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur
1985 Western Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur, Porter Cup
1986 NCAA individual title

Professional wins (6)

=PGA Tour wins (5)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Aug 4, 1985

|Western Open
(as an amateur)

|align=right|68-68-69-74=279

|align=center|−9

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Thorpe

align=center|2

|align=right|Jul 31, 1988

|Buick Open

|align=right|66-66-70-66=268

|align=center|−20

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Tewell

align=center|3

|align=right|Aug 27, 2000

|Reno–Tahoe Open

|align=right|69-68-71-67=275

|align=center|−13

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean van de Velde

align=center|4

|align=right|Sep 9, 2001

|Bell Canadian Open

|align=right|70-63-66-67=266

|align=center|−14

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Sindelar, {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Estes

align=center|5

|align=right|Apr 29, 2007

|EDS Byron Nelson Championship

|align=right|67-68-66-66=267

|align=center|−13

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Donald

PGA Tour playoff record (2–4)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1985

|Western Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Thorpe

|Won with par on second extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|2

|1998

|Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic

|{{flagicon|NAM}} Trevor Dodds

|Lost to par on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|3

|2000

|Reno–Tahoe Open

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean van de Velde

|Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|4

|2001

|Verizon Byron Nelson Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Damron

|Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|5

|2004

|Ford Championship at Doral

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Parry

|Lost to eagle on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|6

|2010

|Travelers Championship

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corey Pavin, {{flagicon|USA}} Bubba Watson

|Watson won with par on second extra hole
Pavin eliminated by par on first hole

=Other wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Nov 22, 1998

|World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy

|align=right|70-72-74-63=279

|align=center|−9

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Faldo, {{flagicon|ITA}} Costantino Rocca

Other playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|2006

|Merrill Lynch Shootout
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Leonard)

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Kelly and {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Pampling

|Lost to bogey on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

|T34LA

|T15

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

|T61

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T18

|T21

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T49

|T17

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T15

align=left|PGA Championship

|T31

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T54

|T34

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|43

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|29

|T20

|T16

|T30

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|T46

|T22

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T40

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T29

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|T30

|T37

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T23

|T31

|T57

|T58

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|CUT

|T62

|T34

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|CUT

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!2010

!2011

!2012

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T18

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T54

align=left|U.S. Open

|T47

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|T76

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|WD

LA = Low amateur

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" = tied

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	0	1	7	17	65	39
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	1	4	15	8
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	2	7	18	14
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	1	3	13	9
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	3	3	19	8

Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2004 Masters – 2005 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2003 Masters – 2003 U.S. Open)

Results in The Players Championship

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!Tournament

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|The Players Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|WD

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T11

|T32

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

!2010

!2011

!2012

align=left|The Players Championship

|T20

|T44

|T28

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T26

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|CUT

|T44

|CUT

|T49

|T13

|T54

|WD

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010

align="left"|Match Play

|R32

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|R32

|R64

|R32

|R64

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|R64

align="left"|Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T48

|NT¹

|T15

|T51

|T54

|T62

|T38

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T40

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T30

align="left"|Invitational

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T17

|T58

|T46

|T19

|T51

|T59

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T20

|T51

|T39

align="left"|Champions

|colspan=10 style="background:#D3D3D3;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

¹Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy: 1984
Walker Cup: 1985 (winners)

Professional

World Cup: 1998 (individual title), 2004
Ryder Cup: 2002, 2006
Presidents Cup: 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners)
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 2006 (winners)

References

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Scott Verplank

Early life

Amateur career

Professional career

Awards and honors

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

=PGA Tour wins (5)=

=Other wins (1)=

Results in major championships

=Summary=

Results in The Players Championship

Results in World Golf Championships

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

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