As he did earlier this year in winning at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Simpson’s work on the greens with his Odyssey Tank Cruiser V-Line putter proved key.
The most amazing part of the 34-year-old’s resurgence is how good a putter he’s become since snapping his old putter over his knee and framing the pieces in his trophy room.
Simpson’s bag is not typical of most tour pros as he carries a driver, two fairway woods and a pair of hybrids, starting his iron set at the 5-iron and carrying only two wedges along with a pitching wedge.
As his final tune-up before next week’s US Open at Pebble Beach, McIlroy had to be heartened by the fact each aspect of his game was clicking in Canada.