James Frederick Webb Simpson (born August 8, 1985) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour who won the 2012 U.S. Open and the 2018 Players Championship.

In college, Simpson played on the Wake Forest University golf team on the Arnold Palmer scholarship.

Simpson then went on a run of poor results, missing nine of his next thirteen cuts, before steadying his season that summer with some solid displays to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs.

[5] Simpson then came even closer to his first career PGA Tour title when he lost out in a playoff to Bubba Watson at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Simpson won his first PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, his home state, on August 21, 2011.

Simpson won the championship by three strokes over George McNeill, carding a final round of 67, which included three birdies and no bogeys.

As a result of this victory, one week before the season ending FedEx Cup playoffs, Simpson jumped to third in the overall standings.

In September, Simpson won his second tournament of the 2011 PGA Tour season and of his career, at the second FedEx Cup playoff event, the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Simpson was also in contention at the third FedEx Cup playoff event, the BMW Championship, before scores of 73–71 on the weekend led to a fifth-placed finish.

[10] Simpson came close to picking up his third victory of the year at the McGladrey Classic in October but lost to Ben Crane in a playoff.

The runner-up finish made him number one on the money list, overtaking Luke Donald with one week remaining.

Simpson opened the 2012 season at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions where he finished tied for third place, four shots off the winning total of Steve Stricker.

He then recorded top-10s at both the Waste Management Phoenix Open and the Transitions Championship to maintain his solid start to the year.

On August 13, Simpson was confirmed as one of the automatic qualifiers for the 2012 Ryder Cup team, finishing in 5th place in the final standings.

Following the season, Simpson was a member of the winning American team in the Presidents Cup played at Murfield Village in Ohio.

Simpson won the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, the second event in the tour's new wrap-around season in October 2013, by six strokes.

Simpson was selected by Tom Watson as one of his three captain's picks for the 2014 Ryder Cup team, finishing with a record of 0–1–1 in the two matches he participated in.

Simpson's highest finish was a tie for second at the Wells Fargo Championship which was won by seven strokes in a record-setting performance by Rory McIlroy.

[18] In December 2019, Simpson played on the U.S. team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia.

[19] In February, Simpson won the Waste Management Phoenix Open in a playoff over Tony Finau, a result that lifted him back into the world top 10 for the first time since 2012.

[20] In June, Simpson won the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina by one stroke over Abraham Ancer.

[21] Simpson founded an annual junior golf tournament with friend and current director Mark Bentley in 2010.

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play NT = no tournament "T" = tied Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.