Cameron Champ’s PGA Tour purpose shaped by late grandfather, diverse background | Golf Channel

Cameron Champ’s diverse background is a reminder of his purpose on the PGA Tour, which is shaped by his late grandpa, Mack Champ, and the struggles he faced as an African-American experiencing racism. #GolfChannel #PGATour #CameronChamp
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I come from a diverse background no one would know something that’s very important to me knowing the history and knowing it wasn’t that long Ago it’s not just about Me I don’t play golf without Grandpa he wouldn’t be playing this game very simple he wouldn’t be playing this game Cameron Champ started playing golf just like a lot of kids do with a set of beginner clubs a gift from his grandfather that’s where it started it was just he just run me

Ragly I would say Cameron I’m going going in the front yard try to hit it over the house it took him maybe four or five tries and he said grandpa I hit one over the house I said camer I know I’m over here I always wanted to go to his house

And hit shots calling him saying you know can we go to the course and we’ stay out there all day as the years went on Cameron continued to improve when he was in high school he qualified for the first T open at Beach and there was only one person he wanted on his

Bag it’s beyond explanation FAL walk that 18 my God you look old that Grandpa 71 years old I’m carrying his bag and we just talking and laughing I meant everything just to be able to give him that gift when he was my age he couldn’t play Pebble he couldn’t play any of those

Courses that week wasn’t the first time ma champ had ever caddied in fact he was introduced to golf over 60 years before then in the same town where he grew up Columbus Texas first memories was as a caddy we didn’t have any place to play when I was

Growing up because that’s the time we lived and it was the segregation didn’t allow it After High School Mack joined the Air Force but on the way home from basic training a stop in College Station Texas would prove to be a harsh reminder of the times he grew up

In the bus driver said well get off and get us a sandwich so I said I’m going to go get me a hamburger hot dog or something I went in and they told me they didn’t serve me I guess it’s uh the time that we lived in

When you look back on that you you know I get emotion but it was a lot of growth in my life during that time because it’s endurance it’s perseverance it’s being persistent and doing what is right sometime it takes a lifetime but I see that patience and that perseverance

It paid out through my grandson ma champ never shared that story with his family until after Cameron had made his choice of where to go to college coincidentally Texas A&M the school his grandson chose to accept a scholarship to was in the same town where Mack was not accepted over 50 years

Earlier you know my my dad hold on a second my dad he’s never never um he never talks about the past he only talks about the future moving on and so um you know for him not to share that story with us for 50 years and then his

Grandson is going there it’s like it’s it’s powerful it’s powerful so anytime we do something the game and golf it’s always about Grandpa the times he grew up in are dramatically different than now and it wasn’t that long ago for me to be able

To go to A&M and be on the PJ tour it just still amazes me with everything he’s sacrificed after a stellar career at Texas A&M a win onthe web.com tour and earning his PGA Tour card Cameron found himself tied for the lead with nine holes to play in only his ninth career

Appearance in a PGA Tour event we haven’t seen anything like this kid in a while cuz he got the right pace one more that is what Champions do right there remember this day CU we not going to forget the name Cameron Champ after that final putt dropped the

Champ family wanted to make sure the man who made all this possible was on the phone to celebrate the moment what’s up Pops we did it for you Grandpa he did it for you off he did it for you yes you showed to me that uh it makes they love

Me cuz in a moment like that you know he could call me on the phone I’ll never forget That I’m being able to do things he wasn’t able to Do you did it for you I always know where I come from who gave me the opportunity to be here and I always cherish That