<B><I>Simons in a 1967 Butler Eagle file photo</B></I>

• Began playing golf at age 3

• Won the PIAATournament as a Knoch sophomore

•Qualified for the U.S. Open at 17 in 1967

• Made the cut at the U.S. Open at 18 in 1968

• Won the Pennsylvania Amateur Championship and the Butler Country Club championship in 1969

• Was an All-American golfer at Wake Forest University in 1971, made the U.S. Walker Cup team and led the U.S. Open by two strokes entering the final round before losing to Lee Trevino by three strokes.

• Shot a 63 at Butler Country Club on June 20, 1975, establishing a course record that still stands.

• Won the New Orleans Open on the PGATour in 1977

• Won the Memorial Tournament on the PGATour in 1978

• Won the Bing Crosby Pro-Am in 1982