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
definitely early kept runners stuck
It's definitely frustrating not being able to get runners in when you get them on in the early innings. But we stuck with it and we kept confidence.
bring eagle foot fourth game great knew mood round start today
I knew I had to bring my 'A' game today and I did. I had a great start to the round with eagle on the fourth and that set the whole mood of the game. But the most important thing was that I couldn't let up and had to keep my foot on the accelerator.
ball course hopefully learn next rounds work
It's a course where you need to work the ball a lot off the tee, ... You've got to learn to like it and hopefully the next two rounds will do it for me.
buzz golf influence junior sort
My big buzz really is to have some sort of influence on junior golf back home,
control destiny marathon next obviously
This is a marathon not a sprint. I can?t control what Monty is doing and he is obviously doing his thing. I can control my own destiny and I have to play well for the next two rounds.
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My mum and dad have just arrived from New Zealand and they are shocked just as I am but it leads me to be now concerned about security and safety next week for the British Open,
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The major concern is that people are going to unwittingly wind up in Medicare managed care and may well lose their right to see their physicians.
beaten extra gives
I've beaten him -- that gives me an extra edge.
australia career exciting extend glad invitation remember repay struggling support year
I remember that the PGA of Australia were one of the first to extend a sponsors' invitation to me when I was struggling back in 1997-98 and I am glad to be able to repay their support after the most exciting year of my career to date,
beating enjoyed job knew open
I knew I had to play well today. I enjoyed beating the two-time U.S. Open champion. But I have another job tomorrow. ... I just have to recharge the batteries.
hang
I wanted to hang on to that lead.
australia commit europe global parts wings
I want to play Memorial, but I can't play that now because of my restrictions. I feel that my wings have been clipped a little bit. I want to be a global player. I want to play in Europe and Australia and different parts of the world. But I couldn't commit to 15 events.
days focusing happened hopefully job low mind next putting shoot three weeks
My putting was very average. Basically, I wasn't there. My mind was focusing back to what happened two weeks ago, I think, and just wasn't on the job today. Hopefully the next three days I'll shoot low and be in contention.
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Last year was such an amazing experience for me personally. It helped a great deal that I had so much confidence in my equipment - especially my driver and golf ball. It's no secret on tour that Callaway makes the most technologically superior equipment in the game. That had a tremendous amount to do with the success I enjoyed last season, and I am extremely happy to be continuing my relationship with Callaway Golf.