Personal information | |
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Full name | Robert S. Simpson |
Born | Scotland, U.K. |
Sporting nationality | Scotland |
Spouse | Fannie E. Steinkopf (m. 1911) |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
U.S. Open | T6: 1904 |
Robert S. Simpson was a Scottish professional golfer who achieved success in winning two Western Opens in 1907 and 1911, as well as finishing fourth in the U.S. Open in 1904. Simpson was from Carnoustie, Scotland. He apprenticed under Robert Simpson, a Scottish golf club-maker and golf course architect, who was also from Carnoustie and part of a famous golf family of six brothers.[1][2] The two Simpsons however were not related. Bobby Simpson did apprentice in Scotland as a club-maker under the other Robert Simpson prior to leaving for the United States to become a golf professional.[3]