Wondrous Webb Simpson hunting back-to-back titles in Travelers Championship

Webb Simpson won the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Links, South Carolina, moving up to fifth in the world rankings in the process.

Simpson, a 30-1 chance ante-post, caught fire down the stretch in the final round, covering the closing seven holes in five under par. Abraham Ancer finished runner-up, a shot behind.

Both the PGA Tour events since the post-lockdown resumption have featured Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, but the big names have been upstaged by those much deeper in the betting.

Daniel Berger was the 66-1 winner of the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club, Texas, before Simpson left the powerhouses behind at Hilton Head.

The circuit moves to Cromwell, Connecticut, this week for the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands. The top seven players in the world rankings are scheduled to compete – and ten of the top 11 – as another ordinarily humdrum event gets a top-class line-up.

McIlroy, Thomas and Bryson DeChambeau were 14-1 co-favourites of three in bet365's opening Travelers show, with Simpson at 18-1.

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