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HALIFAX, NS – Peter Campbell planned to return to Baddeck before the Beijing Championship this weekend, but his family convinced him to stay.
Campbell now has his first PGA Tour China tournament title, having played 70 In a Beijing phone interview, the Cape Breton product said the win was "from nowhere".
"To be honest with you, I was a little surprised myself," the 35-year-old told The Chronicle Herald
"I certainly did not expect it after the last two weeks. "
Campbell was discouraged after narrowly missing the cutoff of the previous two events of the tour.
" It was a little boiling point for me, "he said. said, "I was ready to go home. But fortunately, my father and my wife have a little distance. Good thing. "
Campbell posted rounds of 67, 64, 70 and 70 at the Topwin Golf and Country Club at Huilin Zhang, of China, for first place.
This was the ninth edition of the PGA Tour in The best result of Campbell before Sunday was a tie for 14th place at the Chongqing Championship in March
"Arriving in the year, I thought I could win here, but things are not I did not go the way I wanted "
But on Sunday, the Florida-based Canadian used a" worry-free "attitude to persevere in hot and humid play conditions.
" It worked, "said Campbell. "I do not know how I did it. I mean, nothing has really eliminated me. It's different from everything I've done before, so definitely something to think about going forward.
Campbell led by two shots entering the final round and by one shot after a three-putt bogey on the 16-par-3 hole.
Zhang took advantage of a birdie attempt on the 17th green which would have allowed him to make a hole.
"I managed to make good changes together" Campbell said. "It was a tough day. We had a good group. We all struggled there and, fortunately, I managed to get out of it.
Campbell is the third Canadian to win the tour, joining Justin Shin and Eugene Wong, winners of the 2015 edition.
events, but nothing on this stage, "said Campbell." C & # 39 is by far my biggest win, for sure. "
Campbell became pro in 2007 after leading the pack at the 2006 Nova Scotia Golf Championship at the Paragon Golf and Country Club in Kingston. , a four-day 14-under total, included a career record of 62.
He also played on the MacKenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada and the PGA Tour Latinoamerica.
Campbell was 55th on the PGA Tour China's order of merit in Beijing
"I do not know exactly where this win will put me on the list, but that should put me somewhere in the 10th," he said.
There are five events in China this season, with the top five winners at the end of the year will anoint at the Web.com Tour, a step below the PGA Tour, next season.
Campbell said that Sunday's victory gives him an exemption at the first round of the PGA Tour School. "If I can stay in the top 10 here, it will put me in the final stage," he said.
Asked what he was doing on Sunday to celebrate, Campbell replied, "Not much."
"It's been three long weeks," he said. "It was a long day today, so I just relaxed, relaxed."
" I'll have a good time when I get home Tuesday. "
Campbell will join his wife Jeanne and her children Alli, 6, and Xander, 3, in Cape Breton, where the family spends its summers.
said that he was planning to return to Windermere, Florida, after his cousin's wedding in August
August 30 with the Suzhou Open.
"I will come back here for another bout of two weeks at the end of August, "said Campbell." And then there is a period of three weeks at the end of September to end the year. "
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