Simpson shoots back-to-back eagles at Masters
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Webb Simpson joined some elite company on Sunday, hitting back-to-back eagles in the final round of the Masters at Augusta National.
Starting the day at 3 over, Simpson birdied the second hole to get off to a solid start.
But at No. 7, a par 4, he holed out his second shot from 166 yards for eagle. He followed that up by chipping in on the par-5 No. 8 to move to 5 under on the day and 2 under for the tournament.
Only three other players — Phil Mickelson (2010), Dustin Johnson (2009) and Dan Pohl (1982) — have accomplished the feat. Theirs all came on the 13th and 14th holes.
Simpson, the 2012 US Open winner, had only two eagles ever at the Masters coming into Sunday’s round, according to Yahoo Sports.
He hit another birdie on the 11th hole to go one shot lower.
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