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Webb Simpson’s commute to the Wells Fargo Championship this week is a bit longer than in past years.
Ten times longer, to be more specific.
To start with, he’s in a different city, as the tournament was relocated to TPC Potomac at Avenal Farm north of Washington, D.C., to accommodate preparations for this year’s Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
And Simpson doesn’t live near the seventh tee of TPC Potomac as he does at Quail Hollow, where during tournament weeks he’d roll out of bed, spend time with his large family and then head to the course.
“It was 20 minutes this morning versus two,” Simpson said Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s start of the Wells Fargo Championship. He could have added that he’s driving the heavily congested streets and highways of the D.C. area instead of the quiet back streets surrounding Quail Hollow, where he made 11 starts in the Wells Fargo with a tie for second in 2015 and a fourth in 2012 his best finishes.
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With a smile on his face, you get the feeling Simpson will adapt just fine. Especially since there’s another road he’s more concerned with – the route getting him back to being Webb Simpson again.
The 2012 U.S. Open and 2018 Players champion who counts seven PGA Tour titles in all hasn’t won since the RBC Heritage in June 2020. Since then, he’s dealt with COVID and neck injuries and has fallen to No. 44 in the world golf rankings, his lowest mark since 2017. He’s made 39 starts and landed in the top 10 nine times. In his last six starts, his best finish has been a tie for 35th in the Masters.
Webb Simpson hits from the No. 13 fairway alongside Rae’s Creek during the first round of The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY Sports
“I went 10, 11 years with no injuries at all and I hurt my neck back in February, I hurt my…
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