After hearing Brian Campbell reflect on his long, windy journey to two wins, Rich Lerner and Todd Lewis talk about how his style has a place on Tour, even if his short hitting isn’t sustainable long-term. #Golf #GolfChannel #PGATour
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LITTLE BIT OF PEACE. SEPP STRAKA, A PROVEN WINNER. BRIAN CAMPBELL JOINS THIS LIST, IT HAS BEEN AN IMPRESSIVE WEEK, AN IMPRESSIVE YEAR FOR CAMPBELL. HERE’S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY AFTER THAT VICTORY. >> IT’S AWESOME. I’VE NEVER, YOU KNOW, HAD THIS MUCH SUPPORT AT ANY GOLF TOURNAMENT AND SO, I NEVER KNEW IT WOULD BE THIS AWESOME TO, YOU KNOW, FEEL THE CROWD OUT THERE. AND GET IT DONE IN THAT FASHION. >> EARLIER YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT TRUSTING THE PROCESS, WHAT THAT HAS BEEN LIKE AFTER YOU CAPTURED YOUR FIRST VICTORY AND A LITTLE BIT OF LULL BATTLING SOME ILLNESSES BUT TO BE BACK IN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE SO SOON. >> IT WAS A CHALLENGE. AFTER YOUR FIRST WIN THERE ARE A LOT OF EXPECTATIONS THAT COME ABOUT, UNFORTUNATELY I DEALT WITH RANDOM SICKNESSES, PULLED ME OUT OF A FEW TOURNAMENTS I WANTED TO PLAY, BUT I HAD TO TRUST WHAT I HAD BEEN DOING BEFORE AND, MAN, NOW WE’RE HERE, IT’S JUST WILD. >> BRIAN, I WAS TALKING TO KELSEY ABOUT YOU BEING A POSTER CHILD OF PERSEVERANCE, EARNING YOUR CARD A DECADE AGO, LOSING IT IN 2017, RELEGATED TO THE KORN FERRY TOUR, THE ILLNESSES, GETTING IT BACK TWO YEARS AGO, WINNING THIS YEAR, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? >> IT MEANS EVERYTHING, THIS IS WHAT I’VE WORKED MY ENTIRE LIFE TO BE IN THIS POSITION AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD A COUPLE OF YEARS THERE IT WASN’T LOOKING SO GOOD. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO START THINKING ABOUT, AM I GOING TO DO SOMETHING ELSE, PRO GOLF, THIS ROUTE ISN’T GOING TO WORK OUT, IT WAS ALL AT SECOND STAGE Q SCHOOL ABOUT TWO, THREE YEARS AGO I MADE A QUINTUPLE BOGEY, I THOUGHT MY CAREER WAS OVER, THAT NIGHT KIND OF HAD A SELF-TALK WITH MYSELF AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHATEVER HAPPENS IT’S OKAY, TRUST YOURSELF AND NEXT ROUND I WOULDN’T OUT THERE AND SHOT 8 UNDER AND GOT MYSELF RIGHT BACK IN THERE AND I GUESS I WAS LIKE MAYBE GOLF’S NOT OVER FOR ME. AND THAT MOMENT IS WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED. >> J.J. SPAUN STORY, FEAST OR FAMINE FOR BRIAN CAMPBELL. NOTHING BETTER THAN 32nd, EXCEPT FOR THE TWO WINS. RIGHT COURSE, RIGHT TOURNAMENT, IF HE GETS A SNIP HE CAN WIN. HE’S A PRETTY GOOD PUTTER. 174 DRIVING DISTANCE. 276 YARDS. THAT’S UNUSUAL. A MATTER OF TIMING. A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK. MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR CHANCES. I’LL SAY HE’LL HAVE TO IMPROVE HIS PERFORMANCE OFF THE TEE TO HAVE STAYING POWER. I THINK THERE ARE PROBABLY A HUNDRED GUYS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF PLAYING PROFESSIONAL GOLF THAT THINK THEY’RE THE NEXT BRIAN CAMPBELL, WHO HAD A BRIAN CAMPBELL EXPERIENCE, INJURIES, NEARLY GAVE IT UP, BUT THEY STAY WITH IT KNOWING THAT THAT’S POSSIBLE, FIND A NEW PUTTER, A NEW SWING THOUGHT, IT ALL CHANGES 37 WE HEARD A SIMILAR STORY WITH J.J. SPAUN WHO JUST WON THE U.S. OPEN, THEY ALL BELIEVE IN THEIR HEARTS OF HEART I’M THE NEXT SPAUN OR BRIAN CAMPBELL. >> WHAT’S INTERESTING, EVEN WHEN THEIR CAGE IS GETTING RATTLED AND DOUBT BECOMES A FRIEND OF THEIRS, THEY SOMEHOW BELIEVE. BRIAN, HOW HE D HE WAS THE LOW AMATEUR. PLAYED AT ILLINOIS, GREAT PLAYER. GOT HIS KORN FERRY CARD IN 2016, GRADUATED TO THE PGA TOUR AFTER HIS PERFORMANCE IN 2016. ON THE TOUR IN 2017 LOST HIS CARD FROM 18 TO 1 WENT BACK TO KORN FERRY, ACTUALLY LOST HIS KORN FERRY TOUR CARD, SOMEHOW GOT IT BACK, MADE HIS WAY BACK TO THE PGA TOUR. TWO-TIME WINNER IN 2025, THAT’S BELIEF AND PERSEVERANCE. YOU TALK ABOUT BATTLING DOUBT, ALSO KNOWING IN THIS MODERN ERA OF GOLF WHERE POWER IS EVERYTHING. >> GOOD POINT. >> HE’S 174th IN DISTANCE OFF THE TEE THAT’S MORE THAN 50 YARDS BEHIND THE GUY WHO’S LEADING THE PGA TOUR IN AVERAGE DISTANCE. WHO DID HE BEAT IN MEXICO — >> YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR OPPORTUNITIES. THERE ARE GOLF COURSES WHERE YOU CAN GET AFTER IT. PEBBLE BEACH IS NOT OVERLY LONG. HILTON HEAD. >> COLONIAL. >> COLONIAL, SO I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT THAT THE TOUR CONTINUES TO OFFER THOSE OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT IT’S NOT JUST SIMPLY A BOMB AND GOUGE GAME. THE MOST MEANINGFUL CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER THE LONG HAUL, LONGER HITTERS WILL WIN THE MOST TOURNAMENTS. BUT J.J. SPAUN WON THE U.S. OPEN AT OAKMONT. HE’S NOT IN THE McILROY LEAGUE, BUT I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW A GREAT WIN. BUT THESE ARE GUYS WHO NEED IT. THIS CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF THEIR LIVES. THEIR CAREERS. SO, CROW KNOW, PEOPLE LOOK AT ME FUNNY WHEN I SAY DAVID
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I’m unsure who his sponsors are. Can we crank up the zoom? #enhance
In seriousness; tremendous job and winning on tour is phenomenal . Respect.