Webb Simpson: Why His US Open Was Not a Fluke and Why He Will Win More

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Published: July 25, 2012

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If he had played last week, Webb Simpson would have been a favorite to have won the Open Championship.

Simpson decided that being overseas when his wife was due for the birth of their second child was not a good idea, so he stayed home. In his short time on the PGA Tour, however, he has shown to be a very good decision-maker.

Since earning his tour card after the 2009 season, Simpson has won three times on tour and has accumulated a series of top 10s, ranging from the Sony Open in Hawaii to three straight top 10s, including a win up in Boston last year in the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

He has demonstrated that he can play well in elite fields and on elite courses. In his four other top 10s outside his U.S. Open win this year, he managed a tie for third at Kapalua in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions and a solo fourth at the Wells Fargo played on the 2016 home of the PGA Championship, Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C.

Simpson is not long off the tee at all, ranking 111th at just 287.2 yards off the tee. He's not all that accurate, either, hitting just under six out of every 10 fairways (114th on tour).

Where Simpson shines, however, is getting the ball on the green. So far this year, he has hit two out of every three greens (16th on tour).

If you can put the ball on the green to give yourself a chance for a two-putt par, then you will be able to have success at majors.

Granted, Olympic Club was not all that long of a course, but when Jim Furyk and others went backward on Sunday, Simpson shot a two-under 68 and won. In fact, he went four under on the weekend—better than anyone else.

At almost 27, his game is finally fully developed. A master of the long iron, the kinds of courses that he has played well on are a variety of shorter precision courses like Olympic Club and longer tracks like Muirfield Village in Ohio, where he has had good success at the Memorial.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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