This Week In Golf: Webb Simpson Buries Field At Players Championship

By Sam McPherson
There was little suspense on Sunday at the The Players Championship, as American Webb Simpson began the fourth round with a seven-shot lead and cruised to his his first victory in five years with relative ease. Finishing at 18-under par, Simpson won the PGA Tour’s unofficial “fifth major” by four strokes. He earned $1.98 million, for his biggest payday since winning the 2012 U.S. Open.
Despite carding a 73 in the final round, Simpson never had his lead truly th