Spends a great deal of time with family during the season...Has served 16 years as host of Scott Simpson HBIC Pro-Am in Los
Angeles, which benefits Help For Brain-Injured Children...Was unable to play the PGA TOUR in 2000 due to a broken ankle he
suffered while skiing during the New Year holiday. Prognosis was ankle could heal without surgery but did not. Underwent surgery
in August, 2000, which involved placing seven screws into the ankle...Received a Major Medical Extension in 2001...Lists the
late Byron Nelson as his hero...Got started in golf by his dad, Joe, who was a good amateur player. Father lost to Bo Williams
in the final of the 1989 U.S. Senior Amateur at Lochinvar in Houston...Lists Pebble Beach, Shinnecock Hills, Winged Foot,
Olympic Club, Cypress Point, Pine Valley and Prairie Dunes as some of his favorite golf courses...Favorite TV show is "House."...Favorite
food is spaghetti...Favorite entertainer and athlete is Bill Murray.