ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Webb Simpson knew that when he signed up for one Fall Series event, he really was signing up for two.
Simpson trails Luke Donald on the PGA Tour money list by $68,971, so he entered the McGladrey Classic with hopes of passing him. But the commitment deadline for the season-ending event at Disney was 5 p.m. Friday. That was too early for Simpson to know if he was playing well at Sea Island, and whether Donald would sign up for Disney.
“Even if I was leading by 10 today, if I don’t have a good weekend, I’ll come up and short,” Simpson said. “And then if I didn’t commit, I’d feel really dumb that I gave up that opportunity.”
Then he paused and smiled.
“I didn’t want him to know that,” Simpson added.
It’s all shaping up the way he imagined.
Donald, in England this weekend for his caddie’s wedding, decided to play Disney on Friday afternoon. Then, Simpson went onto the Seaside course and handled the coastal breeze for a 3-under 67 that kept him in contention at the McGladrey Classic.
Billy Horschel did even better, making it through a tough stretch of holes that are exposed along water with pars,
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