Webb Simpson

He recorded two runner-up finishes on the Nationwide Tour, including a loss in a playoff at the Chattanooga Classic. Read Less

His season took a similar pattern to his first on tour when he missed six straight cuts in the middle of season, before a strong summer saw him make six of next eight cuts to again qualify for the season ending playoffs. This time, however Simpson missed the cut at the second playoff event and was eliminated. Read Less

He then recorded top-10s at both the Waste Management Phoenix Open and the Transitions Championship to maintain his solid start to the year. Then at the Wells Fargo Championship Simpson finished fourth after holding the 54-hole lead. He made a late bogey in his final round on Sunday to finish a shot outside of a playoff. On May 14, he missed the cut at The Players Championship to end a run of 18 consecutive cuts made in PGA Tour events. Read Less

He then preceded to miss the cut in his next event at The Memorial Tournament.

On June 17, Simpson won the U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. He shot a two-under 68 in the final round for a final score of one-over par. It was good enough to win by one stroke over Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson. McDowell missed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have forced a playoff. It was his first major championship win. The win moved Simpson to a career-high fifth in the OWGR.

Following his victory at the U.S. Open, Simpson announced his intention to skip The Open Championship the following month, as his wife was due to give birth to their second child during this time. He finished in a tie for 29th at the Travelers Championship the week after winning the U.S. Open. In July, Simpson held a two stroke lead going into the final round of the Greenbrier Classic. He had only one bogey all tournament before bogeying four of five holes on the back nine, resulting in finishing in a tie for seventh. With his withdrawal from The Open Championship, Simpson did not play for another month until at the final major of the year, the PGA Championship. This showed when he started the first round at six-over-par through seven holes on his way to an opening round of 79. Read Less