![]() So, I'm super excited to be alongside Davis, Zach, Strick and Freddie. ![]() “So far,” Simpson continued, “those are the best memories I've made in the game are the three Ryder Cups and President Cups. team debut at the 2011 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne, where captain Jim Furyk shared with him some wisdom: “When you're done with your golf career, you're going to really look back and remember your wins and your team events.” The 36-year-old Simpson, who has played on three Ryder and Presidents cups apiece, also told a story from his U.S. “So, I was really, really relieved to get a chance to be a part of it.” “Not that I feared not being a part of it, but there was a part of me that's like, if I don't make the team and Davis goes a different direction, that's fine, but it's going to be hard to see the Presidents Cup happen there and not be a part of it in some way,” Simpson said. He had been thinking about this year’s matches at Quail Hollow for so long, he said, and with just one top-10 since last year’s Wyndham, his chances of making the 12-man squad as a player were slim to none. Steve Stricker and Webb Simpson will round out Davis Love III's backroom team for next month’s matches at Quail Hollow.įor Simpson, it was an honor to accept the job. Simpson, Stricker added as Prez Cup assistants I don't know if he meant like he's rooting for me to be assistant or if I am assistant.” “It meant a lot, but honestly, I got done with the phone call and I'm like, I don't know if that was official or not. So, order my hot dogs, get out of there, call him back and yeah, he just kind of referenced me living in Charlotte, Quail Hollow's my home, that he thought it would bring a lot to the team. ![]() “I told Tiger I had to call him back, I got to order my hot dogs. “I looked down and it's Tiger,” Simpson recalled Tuesday at the Wyndham Championship. Admittedly, Simpson was a bit stressed his kids were annoying the restaurant’s owner by continually opening the door, and in addition to corralling them, Simpson also had to order.Īdding to the bustle: Simpson’s phone started ringing. Before Davis Love III even called him up, Webb Simpson knew he was going to be named an assistant Presidents Cup captain – or so he thought.Īs Simpson tells it, he was out for a meal last Tuesday in Wilmington, North Carolina, with his family at their favorite hot-dog joint, Trolley Stop.
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