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George Simpson (golfer)

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In the playoff on Monday, McDermott led Brady by four after the turn, with Simpson five back. Brady then played the next four holes in 1-under par while McDermott made three consecutive bogeys, evening up the contest heading to the 15th. McDermott took the lead after Brady missed a 4-footer for par,
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Simpson graciously praised Evans when he said, “I’ve learned the greatest golf lesson of my life today. I consider it a greater honor to be beaten by the kind of golf you have played than to have remained out of the tournament because I did not fancy match play.”
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then sealed the championship with an approach to the 18th that settled 10 feet from the hole. He two-putted from there for an 80, two ahead of Brady and five ahead of Simpson who shot a disappointing 85. He won $ 100 for a third place finish in the tournament.
288:, on 27 January 1920. He finished third in the 1911 U.S. Open and was a former Scottish Amateur champion before emigrating to the U.S. and turning professional in 1911. He finished second in the 1910 218:. He emigrated to the United States (date unknown) to further his career as a professional golfer. He held posts as professional at Wheaton Golf Club, 579: 574: 448: 191: 441:
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who played in the early 20th century. Simpson had one top-10 finish in a
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became the first American-born U.S. Open champion by defeating
311: 186:(1 January 1887 – 27 January 1920) was a Scottish-American 516: 508:"Amateur Evans is New Western Open Title Holder". 307: 551: 531: 503: 501: 499: 496: 462: 460: 263:and George Simpson in an 18-hole playoff. 434: 432: 430: 580:Scottish emigrants to the United States 471:. 5 June 1917 – via ancestry.com. 467:"World War I Draft Registration card". 457: 438: 389:Note: Simpson never played only in the 552: 427: 198:. Simpson finished second in the 1910 275: 210:Simpson was born 1 January 1887 in 140:Best results in major championships 13: 14: 601: 230: 417:"T" indicates a tie for a place 413:NYF = Tournament not yet founded 111: 99: 313: 308:Results in major championships 225: 194:when he finished third in the 1: 523:"Former Golf Champion Dead". 420: 205: 575:Golfers from Angus, Scotland 7: 540:The Indianapolis Daily News 439:Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). 10: 606: 443:. Vol. 1. McFarland. 361: 337: 314: 266: 300:by the score of 6 and 5. 171: 158: 145: 139: 129: 124: 92: 70: 45: 35: 30: 23: 16:Scottish-American golfer 525:The Scranton Republican 192:golf major championship 220:La Grange Country Club 570:People from Monifieth 565:American male golfers 560:Scottish male golfers 538:"Noted Golfer Dead". 395:The Open Championship 243:, held June 23–26 at 173:The Open Championship 298:Beverly Country Club 94:Sporting nationality 31:Personal information 251:, a suburb west of 188:professional golfer 131:Turned professional 469:Oak Park, Illinois 410: Did not play 391:Masters Tournament 484:Missing or empty 450:978-0-7864-3360-5 386: 385: 249:Wheaton, Illinois 245:Chicago Golf Club 184:George O. Simpson 181: 180: 41:George O. Simpson 597: 544: 543: 535: 529: 528: 520: 514: 513: 505: 494: 493: 487: 482: 480: 472: 464: 455: 454: 436: 409: 403: 363:PGA Championship 312: 280:Simpson died in 276:Death and legacy 147:PGA Championship 117: 115: 114: 105: 103: 102: 79: 57: 55: 26: 21: 20: 605: 604: 600: 599: 598: 596: 595: 594: 550: 549: 548: 547: 537: 536: 532: 522: 521: 517: 510:The Inter Ocean 507: 506: 497: 485: 483: 474: 473: 466: 465: 458: 451: 437: 428: 423: 416: 414: 411: 407: 405: 401: 310: 278: 269: 255:. 19-year-old 233: 228: 208: 141: 112: 110: 109: 100: 98: 81: 77: 76:27 January 1920 59: 53: 51: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 603: 593: 592: 587: 582: 577: 572: 567: 562: 546: 545: 530: 515: 495: 456: 449: 425: 424: 422: 419: 406: 400: 384: 383: 380: 377: 374: 371: 368: 365: 359: 358: 355: 352: 349: 347: 344: 341: 335: 334: 331: 328: 325: 322: 319: 316: 309: 306: 277: 274: 268: 265: 257:John McDermott 237:1911 U.S. Open 232: 231:1911 U.S. Open 229: 227: 224: 207: 204: 196:1911 U.S. Open 179: 178: 175: 169: 168: 162: 156: 155: 149: 143: 142: 137: 136: 133: 127: 126: 122: 121: 96: 90: 89: 80:(aged 33) 74: 68: 67: 58:1 January 1887 49: 43: 42: 39: 33: 32: 28: 27: 25:George Simpson 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 602: 591: 588: 586: 583: 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 557: 555: 541: 534: 526: 519: 511: 504: 502: 500: 491: 478: 470: 463: 461: 452: 446: 442: 435: 433: 431: 426: 418: 399: 398: 396: 392: 381: 378: 375: 372: 369: 366: 364: 360: 356: 353: 350: 348: 345: 342: 340: 336: 332: 329: 326: 323: 320: 317: 305: 301: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 273: 264: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 239:was the 17th 238: 223: 221: 217: 213: 203: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 176: 174: 170: 167: 163: 161: 157: 154: 150: 148: 144: 138: 134: 132: 128: 123: 120: 119:United States 108: 97: 95: 91: 88: 84: 75: 73: 69: 66: 62: 50: 48: 44: 40: 38: 34: 29: 22: 19: 539: 533: 524: 518: 509: 440: 412: 404: Top 10 388: 387: 302: 292:, losing to 290:Western Open 279: 270: 234: 209: 200:Western Open 183: 182: 130: 93: 78:(1920-01-27) 71: 46: 36: 18: 590:1920 deaths 585:1887 births 315:Tournament 294:Chick Evans 226:Golf career 554:Categories 486:|url= 421:References 261:Mike Brady 206:Early life 54:1887-01-01 339:U.S. Open 241:U.S. Open 212:Monifieth 160:U.S. Open 61:Monifieth 37:Full name 477:cite web 286:Illinois 216:Scotland 107:Scotland 87:Illinois 65:Scotland 282:Chicago 267:Playoff 253:Chicago 83:Chicago 447:  408:  402:  125:Career 116:  104:  333:1916 330:1915 327:1914 324:1913 321:1912 318:1911 164:3rd: 490:help 445:ISBN 382:R16 379:NYF 376:NYF 373:NYF 370:NYF 367:NYF 357:T24 354:T47 351:T13 346:T13 235:The 166:1911 153:1916 151:T9: 135:1911 72:Died 47:Born 393:or 296:at 247:in 177:DNP 556:: 498:^ 481:: 479:}} 475:{{ 459:^ 429:^ 343:3 284:, 214:, 202:. 85:, 63:, 492:) 488:( 453:. 397:. 56:) 52:(

Index

Monifieth
Scotland
Chicago
Illinois
Scotland
United States
PGA Championship
1916
U.S. Open
1911
The Open Championship
professional golfer
golf major championship
1911 U.S. Open
Western Open
Monifieth
Scotland
La Grange Country Club
1911 U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Chicago Golf Club
Wheaton, Illinois
Chicago
John McDermott
Mike Brady
Chicago
Illinois
Western Open
Chick Evans
Beverly Country Club

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