Webb Simpson shoots down critics, defends Wells Fargo sponsor exemption

Webb Simpson arrives at this week’s Wells Fargo Championship as the 227th-ranked player in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR).

And yet, Simpson, a PGA Tour Policy Board member, received another sponsor’s exemption to play in another Signature Event.

It marks his fourth sponsor’s invite to a Signature Event this season, as Simpson has received invites to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and the RBC Heritage already. His best finish came at Bay Hill, where he tied for 30th.

Now, he will compete at Quail Hollow alongside 68 others who are some of the best players on the PGA Tour.

But many golfers and fans

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