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Webb Simpson, the Hottest Rookie In the World, Continues to Stay in the Red

Jan 29, 2009 – 4:58 PM
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This weekend, FanHouse will be out at the FBR Open, a tournament known more for its party atmosphere than its golf.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- You might not know who Webb Simpson is. To be honest, he looks more like a caddy friend of mine over in Scotland than he does a PGA Tour superstar. Young, wavy hair, with a baby face, Simpson is new on tour in 2009.

If you don't know who he is, you will soon find out. Simpson, just 23, is on a roll, finishing t-9 at the Sony Open to start his season and followed that up with a t-5 at the Bob Hope.

How do you carry that momentum to the FBR Open? By holing out for eagle on your first hole of the week.

Simpson, playing the 403 yard par-4 10th to begin his round, made a two with a lot of skill and a little luck.

"I pulled a drive and had about 125 yards. I hit a full wedge from kind of a nasty lie, and it just carried the bunker. I think it landed in the rough, but it went hard and nailed the pin and it fell in. If it didn't hit the pin it probably would have gone over (the green). It is always nice to start with a two."

Simpson made a double-bogey on the par-5 13th, his fourth hole of the day, but held it together for a three-under 68. So far this year in 10 rounds on tour, Simpson has yet to shoot a round over par.
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