Tim Simpson

Simpson was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended high school at Woodward Academy where he was the Atlanta Junior Champion, Georgia Junior Champion and Westlake National Junior Champion.^[2] Simpson attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, and was a member of the golf team.

Simpson left college early and turned professional at age 20. He earned his tour card at 21 years, 2 months.^[2] Simpson's first win in professional golf came at the 1981 Cacharel World Under-25 Championship in Nimes, France. His first PGA Tour win came three seasons later at the 1985 Southern Open. His career year was 1989 when he captured the PGA Tour's Comeback Player of the Year award, and won two Tour events: the USF&G Classic and the Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. He had another good year in 1990: repeating as Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Champion, and posting his best finishes in the U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship.^[3] He has 66 Top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events.

Simpson's PGA Tour career was brought to a sudden end due to his contracting Lyme disease on a hunting trip in 1991, and the neurological pathological condition resulting from it. He has had brain surgery and spinal fusion surgery. In his late thirties and forties, his health improved enough to allow him to play some on the Nationwide Tour. His best finishes in this venue were a 2nd at the 1995 NIKE Buffalo Open and a T-2 at the 1995 NIKE South Carolina Classic.

During his career Simpson was called one of the greatest ball strikers in the game's history by golfing greats Butch Harmon, Jack Nicklaus, and Johnny Miller.^[2] Early in his career, he was mentored by long-time friends, Sam Snead and J. C. Snead.^[4]

Simpspn began play on the Champions Tour in 2006.

Simpson lives in Greensboro, Georgia with son Chris and grand daughters.

• In 1989, he won the PGA Tour's Comeback Player of the Year.
• In 1990, Simpson was awarded the Georgia Professional Athlete of the Year award.
• In 2004, Simpson was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame,
• In 2006, Simpson was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.

• 1975 Palmetto Invitational College Tournament
• 1976 Southern Amateur

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 6, 1985	Southern Open	−16 (64-64-69-67=264)	2 strokes	Clarence Rose
2	Mar 26, 1989	USF&G Classic	−14 (68-67-70-69=274)	2 strokes	Greg Norman, Hal Sutton
3	Oct 21, 1989	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	−16 (65-67-70-70=272)	1 stroke	Donnie Hammond
4	Oct 20, 1990	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic (2)	−24 (64-64-65-71=264)	1 stroke	John Mahaffey

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1989	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Mike Donald, Hal Sutton	Donald won with birdie on fourth extra hole Sutton eliminated by par on third hole
2	1990	Doral-Ryder Open	Paul Azinger, Mark Calcavecchia, Greg Norman	Norman won with eagle on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Apr 14, 2006	Olde Sycamore Open	−13 (69-67-67=203)	1 stroke	Brent Delahoussaye

• 1980 Georgia Open (tie with Bob Tway)
• 1981 Georgia Open, Cacharel World Under-25 Championship
• 1984 Georgia Open
• 1987 Georgia Open

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

• Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1983 U.S. Open – 1985 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

• Four Tours World Championship: 1990

• Spring 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1993 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

• Tim Simpson at the PGA Tour official site
• Tim Simpson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site