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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Webb Simpson’s timing couldn’t have been better.
Clinging to the 26th spot on the season-long points list, just inside the cut off to qualify for next month’s Tour Championship, Simpson got off to a quick start Sunday at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational with an eagle at the third and a birdie at the sixth.
He picked up the pace with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 10 and 11 to move to 11 under for the week and just three shots off the lead held by Brooks Koepka.
“When I birdied 10 and 11, I just wanted to see how far I was behind the leaders,” Simpson said.