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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My big buzz really is to have some sort of influence on junior golf back home,
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Tiger seems to find that sense of confidence all the time. We try to achieve that every time we play, but it doesn't come to us that easily. We can all do certain things with the golf ball. It comes down to talent, obviously, and mind-set ? how strong you are mentally.
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Let the golfing gods take their toll. Kiwis don't surrender, not until the fat lady sings. Eighteen holes is still a lot of holes to play and I'll be giving it 110 per cent.
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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.
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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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The previous champions are all of the greats in golf,
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It's a very fickle golf course. I've just got to be patient the next three days and pick up some ground.
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It was a different kind of tension from what I felt at the U.S. Open over the last nine holes, ... Its one-on-one, you're playing against a man not the golf course. Paul was such a tough competitor. I knew if I just let up one second, he would be right in there.
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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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Last week I was watching a bit of golf on TV and I could feel my fingers and my feet tapping because I'm ready to go now.
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He's the yardstick of how good we can get. He does things with his golf stick that we cannot do,
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He played great on the first nine holes. That's good golf and you can't control that,
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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'.