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It has been 19 years since New Zealand ’s Michael Campbell stunned the golfing world , beating Tiger Woods in one of the wildest final rounds in memory to win the US Open.
But Campbell also concedes there’s a bizarre feeling upon returning to the scene of his greatest triumph. Then Campbell went one-under in the second round to move to a tie for sixth place at the halfway mark. Another one-over 71 in the third round meant he was suddenly in fourth place – but four shots off his good friend Retief Goosen.
“But to me it was a great distraction because no one expected me to win. I mean I had low expectations until probably the last four to six holes when I thought I had a good chance to beat him … I just kept under the radar and just kept it pretty quiet to myself.” “And so every time he had a good tee shot or hit it close or holed a putt for birdie, I was thanking them for their applause.
“I was playing a game within a game and it was a wonderful distraction for me to actually think about something else besides one of the biggest tournaments in the world. I was thinking about my Porsche!”“I was just focussed on my perfect Porsche.” “I think that swing on 17, the 71st hole, the final round was the best swing I’ve ever done. It came out perfectly, it landed perfectly. Absolutely the best swing in my whole career at the right time.”
“I was thinking about people around me who helped me to achieve what I thought was possible. Don’t forget, being born in New Zealand it’s hard and me being a Maori, it’s hard to kind of have dreams of being a golfer, because we’re obviously known to play rugby or rugby league. “That’s what he said to me. And I nodded and that’s when I started crying again because obviously I was very emotional anyway. And so that triggered me to cry more.”Woods had missed out on a 10th major. He had lost out at the death at Pinehurst for a second time. But just minutes later as Campbell was handed the trophy, Woods was standing beside him on the 18th green.
JUNE 19, 2005: US Open winner Michael Campbell of New Zealand, poses with Tiger Woods after the 105th US Open Championship at the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club's No 2 course in Pinehurst, North Carolina, 19/06/05. GolfCampbell spokes to foxsports.com.au from Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, a quiet little resort a few minutes away from the “madness” of Pinehurst. It’s the same place that the Kiwi stayed at 19 years ago – only it wasn’t so quiet that Sunday night.
“And here I am back at Pine Needles, where it all happened for me. So it’s nice to retrace those memories and go down memory lane, and just rekindle those moments where things changed. My life changed, really.”The rest of Campbell’s 2005 campaign was stellar. He won the World Match Play Championship – at the time the richest tournament in golf – and was selected for the International team for the Presidents Cup. Then-US Captain and golfing legend Jack Nicklaus said that Campbell was “right now .
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