PLAYER PROFILE - CAMPBELL, Benjamin

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CAMPBELL, Benjamin

Club: Masterton Handicap: +2.6
District: Wellington OOM:
 
WAGR Rank: 475  This: 475, Last: 399, Change: -76, Country: NZL, Divisor: 78, Pts Avg: 800.00.
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Ben Campbell (8/20/1991)

Ben Campbell confirmed his class in 2010 when he won the Carrus Tauranga Open on the Charles Tour as an 18-year-old beating a field full of seasoned pros. He shot a six under 66 to win by five shots from Michael Hendry in a coming of age performance. He first announced his arrival when he defeated Danny Lee as a 16-year-old to claim the New Zealand Under 23 Championship. In 2010, after his Tauranga win, the Masterton teenager went onto achieve a fine amateur run of results around the world for the rest of 2010 as he was the highest placed Kiwi at the Asian Amateur Championship finishing T4th. The New Zealand Under 23 champion would have his best result for the year when he spearheaded the New Zealand team at the Eisenhower World Amateur Teams Championship to finish fourth overall – their best finish since they won the title in 1992. Campbell played well in the windy conditions to finish fourth in the individual standings. In 2011, he was painfully close to qualifying for The Masters when he finished third at the Asian Amateur Championship. Campbell is one of the most promising amateurs to come out of New Zealand since Danny Lee who famously was the first Kiwi to win the US Amateur and, at the time, the youngest in history. Campbell, who has been as high as no.6 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, is focused on following in the footsteps of Lee in becoming the World no.1 amateur before he turns professional.

Why you began golf:

Mum and Dad both played and I just went along with them.

Golfer most admired:

Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan.

Hours practice per week:

10 hours.

Warm up routine:

Stretching, hit balls, chipping, pitching, putting.

Most spectacular shot:

Second shot on the 17th hole in the last round of the New Zealand Under 23 Championships, 3 wood from under a tree.

Strongest part of your game:

Iron play.

Most satisfying golf moment:

Winning the Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championship

Best thing about golf:

The places you go and the people you meet.

Best golfing tip:

Grip it and rip it.

Aspirations:

To turn pro and eventually play on the PGA Tour.

Advice for new players:

Get golf lessons from a pro.

Dream Foursome:

Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Mark Brown.

Other interests:

Hunting

Favourite Course:

Hastings Golf Club

Best competitive score:

7 under 65, Wainuiomata Golf Club.

Best non-competitive score:

5 under 65, Motueka Golf Club.

Best tournament result:

Winning the Aaron Baddley International Junior Championship

Latest Download:

I'm So Paid

Favourite Movie:

The Castle

Favourite TV Programme:

Two and a half men

Favourite Food:

Roast, Steak

Favourite way of keeping fit:

Running

 

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