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For Webb Simpson, family first

Updated: June 22, 2012, 1:21 PM ET
Associated Press

CROMWELL, Conn. -- U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson says he'll likely skip the upcoming British Open, and the decision will be an easy one.

Family comes first.

Simpson's wife, Dowd, is due to give birth to the couple's second child in late July, and he says he plans to be home in North Carolina with her when that happens.

"We haven't made any official decisions because we're going to go to the doctor next week and get an up-to-date projection on the baby," Simpson said Friday ...

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