Professionals with Augusta National Member Tour: “A little travel”

Augusta, Georgia – Brian Campbell holds home game next week.

He is a resident of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and So Harbout Town is the hosting site of RBC Heritage, a familiar territory.

But this week in Augusta National Campbell Country?

not much.

Campbell, ranked 113th in the world, won his first Masters at the Mexican Open in February. Not what you know. He made the first 36 holes in one hole and cut them into two. Campbell stumbled at the third round of 76 on Saturday, but then rebounded Sunday with seven birdies (including three consecutive birds of 10, 11 and 12), a shimmering under-68 quarters on the way.

“I’m very proud of my first master show,” he said.

Not only did Campbell perform well, he also played quickly. That’s because he was the first player on Sunday, and at 9:40 a.m. his name was not accompanied on the tee because technically he didn’t have a companion to play. OK, he Have done itbut the record book will indicate that he did not, because he did not play with another master contestant, but with the resident mark of Augusta National, Michael McDermott, now 50.

McDermott’s service was called this weekend when there were strange players layoffs, leaving the first pair in the match in the third and fourth rounds. In the third round, McDermott is a member and CEO of Augusta National in Wayne, Pennsylvania who plays with Tom Kim, who calls his plus 3 obstacle course companions “full dancers.”

On Sunday, it was Campbell’s turn to play with the Masters’ mysterious man.

Campbell will play with McDermott as “good” but also “weird” because he is not used to seeing his game partner pick up the ball before being eliminated, McDermott will sometimes continue playing and stay away from Campbell’s path.

“A little bit of travel,” Campbell said.

He added that he and McDermott were “thrilled to get fresh vegetables in front of everyone.”

Those glassy surfaces are good for him. Campbell has the best shooting percentage this week, requiring only 1.44 putts per hole. He also hit three birdie putts of 11 feet or more.

When asked whether Campbell could focus on his own game because he could focus on Campbell, “It really allowed me to get in and do what I wanted to do,” he added that McDermott’s kind and easy-going attitude helped him in that regard.

Campbell said he had learned this week about the number of Augusta nationals – about the shape and type of shooting required for the course, about the importance of staying between rounds and between heavy green vegetables.

“I’ve played a lot of putts that I’ve never seen anything they’ve done before,” he said.

He said he likes to absorb the history of the place and traces the pace of the great men of these fairways.

“I grew up looking at tiger chips in certain locations, so I went there and looked at those shots,” Campbell said.