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
eighteen fat giving gods golfing holes lady per until
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.
came fourth hole morning next
This morning I came out strong. I eagled the fourth hole and birdied the next three,
foot holes nine played player
He's a world-class player and he showed that today. I was on the back foot with nine holes to play. He just played awesome.
again came feeling holes home morning quickly rest strong three
I came out this morning feeling strong. I quickly birdied three holes in a row. And I came out strong again this afternoon. I'm just going to go home and rest for tomorrow,
european few guys playing quite stories tour
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.
competing events guys practical restricted seemed week
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'.
biggest concern quality quite
Quality was our biggest concern at the start, and we did quite a lot of testing.
beaten extra gives
I've beaten him -- that gives me an extra edge.
increased lead
I've actually increased my lead by one shot.
hang
I wanted to hang on to that lead.
backside great played quite seeing today
Seeing Retief's backside all day today was quite different. Obviously, he played great and he was holing all his putts.
backside quite seeing today
Seeing Retief's backside all day today was quite different,
beat believe game tools tough
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.
certain certainly eight good helped mentality mode playing puts rounds six start
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.