Yahoo! Sports - Golf News: U.S. Open champion Simpson to miss British Open (Reuters)

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U.S. Open champion Simpson to miss British Open (Reuters) Jun 21st 2012, 14:14 (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson will miss next month's British Open at Royal Lytham in order to be with his wife for the birth of their second child. The 26-year-old American won his first major championship on Sunday when he edged compatriot Michael Thompson and Britain's Graeme McDowell by one stroke at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. "I'm a guy who loves my family and...I have the rest of my life to play in the British Open," Simpson told reporters. "I don't want to miss the birth of my second child so it's an easy decision. ... Media files: 2012-06-21T141400Z_1_CBRE85K13KH00_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-GOLF-OPEN-SIMPSON.JPG

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