Scott Verplank

Scott Verplank is an American professional golfer.

College - Oklahoma State

TURNED PRO - 1986

Career Earnings -

Website - Wikipedia

Scott Verplank wears: 

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EXEMPT STATUS

  • PGA TOUR Champions: PGA TOUR Points List (5), All-Time Money List (17th)

JOINED TOUR

  • PGA TOUR: 1986
  • PGA TOUR Champions: 2014

PGA TOUR VICTORIES (5)

  • 1985 Western Open
  • 1988 Buick Open
  • 2000 Reno-Tahoe Open
  • 2001 Bell Canadian Open
  • 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship

INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1)

  • 1998 World Cup [indiv]

ADDITIONAL VICTORIES (1)

  • 2006 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge [with Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson]

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR (2-4)

  • 1985 Defeated Jim Thorpe, Western Open
  • 1998 Lost to Trevor Dodds, Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
  • 2000 Defeated Jean Van de Velde, Reno-Tahoe Open
  • 2001 Lost to Robert Damron, Verizon Byron Nelson Classic
  • 2004 Lost to Craig Parry, Ford Championship at Doral
  • 2010 Lost to Corey Pavin, Bubba Watson, Travelers Championship

NATIONAL TEAMS

  • 2005, 2007 Presidents Cup
  • 1985 Walker Cup
  • 1998, 2004 World Cup
  • 2002, 2006 Ryder Cup

PERSONAL

  • Has undergone a variety of surgeries in his career including an operation on his right elbow in the mid-90s and left wrist in 2011. Also developed foot problems, suffering from plantar fasciitis.
  • Served as a co-chair of The Next Level campaign at Oklahoma State designed to raise funds to improve the OSU football facilities.
  • Suffers from Type 1 diabetes, and wears a pager-sized insulin pump on the course.

SPECIAL INTERESTS

  • Playing with his kids, quail hunting, Oklahoma State football

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

  • Cologuard Classic: Carded rounds of 70-68-70 to finish T9 at the Cologuard Classic, just his second top-10 since the start of the 2018 season.