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've beaten him -- that gives me an extra edge.
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Every part of his game is very sound, very sharp. He's going to be tough to beat tomorrow. But I believe I've got the tools to beat him.
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I'm a lot more focused now. When a guy beats Tiger (Woods), it's another notch in his belt. And it's the same way if someone beats a U.S. Open champion.
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To beat Retief in such a manner, I knew I needed to bring my 'A game' today, and I did,
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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.
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I've been playing the European Tour for 12 years now and got to know the guys quite well now, and there's been a few stories about the Ryder Cup.
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It would have seemed practical to play the two Hawaiian events like most guys competing this week but I am restricted to 10 and that's why I have had to say 'no'.
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Quality was our biggest concern at the start, and we did quite a lot of testing.
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I've actually increased my lead by one shot.
hang
I wanted to hang on to that lead.
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Seeing Retief's backside all day today was quite different. Obviously, he played great and he was holing all his putts.
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Seeing Retief's backside all day today was quite different,
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Yeah, it puts you in a certain mode of play. After playing six rounds, eight rounds of match-play golf, certainly helped my mentality for this week. So, it's probably a good start for this week, preparation-wise.
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I would like to stay a city employee, because I'm a keeper of my zoo. Poor Josh is just like an old slave.