Wake Forest Athletics
Webb Simpson Named to Inaugural All-Nicklaus Team
6/10/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
June 10, 2008
Webb Simpson, who graduated from Wake Forest last month, has been named to the inaugural All-Nicklaus Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America for his outstanding play in the 2007-08 men's golf season.
The All-Nicklaus, named after the winningest professional golfer of all-time, Jack Nicklaus, recognizes the nation's top collegiate golfers from Divisions I, II, III and NAIA.
Earlier this month, Simpson was selected to the PING All-America First Team by the GCAA for the first time in his career. The Raleigh-native was a PING honorable mention in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and Golfweek named Simpson second team All-America in 2006 and honorable mention in 2007.
In 2008, Simpson has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, and was selected to the Division I All-South Region PING Team. Simpson was also a semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award and was on the watch list for the Jack Nicklaus Award.
Simpson won the ACC Championship in April and became just the sixth Deacon golfer in history to be selected to the All-ACC team four times.
Simpson led the Deacons and the ACC in scoring average this season with a 70.3 stroke average per 18 holes.
Along with the ACC Championship title Simpson recorded a victory at the Western Refining College All-America Classic in El Paso, Tex. last Novemeber.
Simpson most recently made the cut at the Stanford St. Jude Championship in his first official PGA Tour event as a professional. Simpson finished tied for 64th and won $12,660 for his efforts.
The All-Nicklaus Team is listed below.
Jonas Blixt, Florida State
Bruno Buccolo, Oklahoma Christian
Jorge Campillo, Indiana
Kevin Chappell, UCLA
Sam Cyr, Point Loma Nazarene
Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State
Scott Harris Jr., St. John Fisher
Rory Hie, Southern California
Nathaniel James, Washington & Lee
Sihwan Kim, Stanford
Jamie Lovemark, Southern California
Troy Merritt, Boise State
Cory Renfrew, British Columbia
Joe Schoolmeesters, Saint John's (Minn.)
Webb Simpson, Wake Forest
Joel Sjoholm, Georgia State
Michael Thompson, Alabama
Jarin Todd, Sonoma State
Brent Witcher, Valdosta State
Chris Wolfe, Armstrong Atlantic State
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