Scott Verplank
USA
Scott Rachal Verplank (born July 9, 1964) is an American professional golfer.
Personal information
Full name Scott Rachal Verplank
Born July 9, 1964 (1964-07-09) (age 47)
Dallas, Texas
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality United States
Residence Edmond, USA
Spouse Kim Verplank
Children Scottie (b. 1992)
Hannah (b. 1995)
Emma (b. 1997)
Heidi Ann (b. 2004)
Career
College Oklahoma State University
Turned professional 1986
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 5
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament T8: 2003
U.S. Open T7: 2007
The Open Championship T7: 2004
PGA Championship T7: 2001
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Comeback
Player of the Year 1998
Ben Hogan Award 2002
Verplank was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He was a leading member of the W.T. White High School Golf Team and a regular at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas. While attending Oklahoma State University, he won the 1985 Western Open, becoming the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since Doug Sanders won the 1956 Canadian Open. Verplank also won the 1984 U.S. Amateur Championship at the Oak Tree Golf Club and the 1986 NCAA individual title.
Verplank graduated and turned professional in 1986. His career has been solid, with five wins on the PGA Tour, and two Ryder Cup appearances, in 2002 and 2006. He has diabetes and 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 uses an insulin pump during play.[1] He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
He hit a hole-in-one on the 14th hole during a singles match against Pádraig Harrington at the 2006 Ryder Cup. The shot did not impact the overall result, however, as Europe had already won the trophy. Nonetheless, he was the first American player to achieve a hole-in-one during the Ryder Cup. His Ryder Cup record 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. 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).
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