Golf: Simpson leads, Woods nearing exit

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS: Webb Simpson seized the lead at the Greenbrier Classic, and the US Open champion will not have to worry about Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at the weekend. Woods and Mickelson were outside the projected halfway cut, and it is the first time they have both missed the cut in the same tournament as professionals. “I didn’t quite have it,” said Woods. “I just did not have the feel for the distances. The ball was going forever.” Simpson, meanwhile, played without a bogey, nabbing his fourth birdie of the day at the par-three 18th where he rolled in a six-foot putt. “I’m confident this year,” said Simpson. “But I’ve got a long way to go.”

Published in The Express Tribune, July 8^th, 2012.