When Aldrich Potgieter and Brian Campbell met in extra holes, it was a collision between the longest and shortest shocks of the tournament.
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Open -minded It may not be a PGA Tour signature event, but that does not mean it was short in the value of the fun. And until late on Sunday, fans who awarded the Vidantaworld action were on the edge of their seats as the action was directed for additional holes between the two opposing talents.
In one corner was the 20-year-old with long strokes Aldrich Potgieter. The former British amateur champion is the youngest player in the tournament and is widely regarded as a perspective that cannot be lost because of his extraordinary length. Tee opposite Potgieter was the traveler Brian Campbell, a 31-year-old former residence at the University of Illinois who has tried away in development tournament for most of his career.
Each of the two was looking for his first victory on the tournament on Sunday and each posted the 20th in 72 holes. But looking at them side by side, they often looked like different sports were playing.
You see, Potgieter, South Africa Burly, is the longest tours, on average 326.9 yards per poke. In an era dominated by distance, it has the prototypical ability needed for rule. Campbell, on the other hand, is NO a bomber. In fact, he is the shortest hitter in the tournament, on average 277.8 yards per car. There can be two different styles of play than Campbell and Potgieter.
Playoff on Vidantaworld was a study otherwise – and it was not just visible to those looking at home.
“Hard hard to see a guy near you hitting him 60 to 80 yards in front of you,” Campbell said. “But you really need to stay focused on what you are there to do and do the best you can.”
Campbell remained true with his word as he exceeded Potgieter and won the tournament with a bird in the second Play off hole. But he Needed a little luck to get there.
In the second additional hole, Campbell lit his car (with only 163 km per hour with a ball speed) immediately off the road. The blow seemed to be going directly out of bounds, but thanks to a great bounce from a tree branch, it turned back to the road.
“Yes, this was not of design,” Campbell said. “I don’t recommend going to that big blow. I’ve been very lucky to have bounce, still in the game and then I went back to position.”
He did not allow the lucky break to go to the loss. After pushing his next goal into the street in the wedge distance, he filled his last approach within three legs to place his winning bird. After Potgieter lost a brief test of him, guide Campbell finally had a blow to eventually explode.
“Really really hard to put it in words,” Campbell said. “You play so much, you put your heart there, you grind not only four days, but really all the week we are here. So to have that peak like this has been really special.”
