U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson returns to a "perfect" venue where he enjoyed "the most important week" of his career for his title defence at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Twelve months ago, Simpson clinched his maiden victory on the PGA Tour by three shots, after two near-misses earlier in the season, and he is excited to be back at Sedgefield Country Club as the title holder.
"I was looking forward to this week ever since last year winning here," Simpson, who lives in nearby Raleigh, North Carolina, told reporters on Wednesday ahead of Thursday's opening round. "All my memories here are just awesome.
"To break through, have my first victory here an hour-and-a-half from where I grew up and an hour-and-a-half from where I live now. It was a perfect place to break through and win."
Simpson was especially delighted to finally silence all the questions over his ability to triumph on the U.S. circuit.
"The number of times I put myself in position to win and didn't get it done, I took the positives from those experiences and learned from them," he said.
Simpson's breakthrough catapulted him into the spotlight as he went on to win his second title at the Deutsche Bank Championship just two starts later before ending his 2011 campaign second in the FedExCup standings. He then trumped all of that when he clinched his first major title by one shot at the U.S. Open in June.
