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Scott Verplank is (born July 9, 1964 in Dallas,
Texas) is an United States|American golfer. While
attending Oklahoma State University he won a PGA
Tour event, namely the Western Open as an amateur,
which no one had done since Doug Sanders at the
1956 Canadian Open. He also won the 1984 U.S.
Amateur Championship and the 1986 NCAA Division I
Men's Golf Championships|NCAA individual title. 

Verplank graduated and turned professional in
1986. His career has been solid rather than
exceptional, with four wins on the PGA Tour as of
June 2005, and one appearance in the Ryder Cup,
which was in 2002. He has diabetes and was awarded
the 2002 Ben Hogan Award, given by the Golf
Writers Association of America to an individual
who has continued to be active in golf despite a
physical handicap or serious illness.

==Wins==
*1984  U.S. Amateur 
*1985  Western Open  
*1986  NCAA Division I Men's Golf
Championships|NCAA individual title - amateur
*1988  Buick Open  
*1998  World Cup of Golf - individual title (not a
PGA Tour event) 
*2000  Reno-Tahoe Open  
*2001  Bell Canadian Open  

==Team appearances==
*Walker Cup: 1985 
*Ryder Cup: 2002 
*WGC-World Cup: 1998 (individual title), 2004 

==External links==
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/132134 Profile
on the PGA Tour's official site 
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/V/Scott_Verplank/
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