Michael Campbell
Michael Campbell
Michael Shane Campbell, CNZMis a retired New Zealand professional golfer who is best known for having won the 2005 U.S. Open and the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship, in the same year. He played on the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia...
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth23 February 1969
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I remember watching this (event) when I was a youngster and I wanted to be a part of the World Match Play. And finally, I am a finalist. It's always been one of my dreams to fulfil.
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The consensus here is that ten hours on a plane is too far. You get cooks, cleaners, a great house, everything is free, you're playing for a million. Yet it's still not good enough for them. I'm totally bewildered.
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It presents pharmacists who were unwilling to take a chance with an opportunity to get assurance they'll get paid. How much it will work depends on the willingness of the pharmacist.
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This partnership...truly allows theatre owners to use the Internet and other emerging technologies to reach out to our customers.
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I've actually increased my lead by one shot.
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I knew, Phil knew, Vijay (Singh) knew, that once he gets over the stomach bug or whatever he's got, he's going to come out and play well, and he did.
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The most important thing this week is you've got to gel as a team, and we're all very similar personalities, apart from a few,
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Obviously this is a boost to our chances. This is obviously a good career move for Bauer and something that really plays to his strengths.
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Over the past 10 years I've learned a lot about myself and my golf game and without question the European tour has made a huge contribution to my improvement and success as a golfer.
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I changed management groups. All of these aspects are very important for me to succed this year, ... I've got a great formula going right now.
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I feel for the sponsors (HSBC) because they put up a lot of money. This is the richest first prize in all of golf (one million pounds).
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They are playing for a million pounds first prize and several players turned it down because it doesn't fit into their schedule,
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Obviously they (sponsors HSBC) have the best players available this week and for certain reasons they are not here. To the public eye, it doesn't look good, I don't think,
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Retief's a good friend of mine and a great player. But he didn't really fire at all today.