Golf: Campbell takes leaf out of Montgomerie book
Europe’s new Order of Merit leader is taking a leaf out of the book of seven-time number one Colin Montgomerie.
New Zealander Michael Campbell revealed on the eve of the Volvo PGA championship at Wentworth that part of his success is down to practising not more, but less.
‘‘I’m trying to copy Monty by working less on my swing,’’ he said. ‘‘The more I practise the worse I get - if I keep on hitting balls for three hours I can end up swinging like Eamonn Darcy!
‘‘I’m interested in quality, not quantity and only do a half hour here and there. But what I am doing is working on my short game a lot more.’’
Campbell took over from Swede Pierre Fulke at the top of the Order of Merit when he finished second to Tiger Woods in the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open on Sunday.
He had been 10 clear of the world number one after two rounds - and seven clear of everybody at one point - before succumbing to Woods’ charge.
But he said: ‘‘I’m taking the positives out of the week. Tiger played great golf to beat me, but I think I got him thinking twice about it. I can’t go back and ponder it’s behind me.’’
Campbell goes head-to-head with Montgomerie and Fulke in the first two rounds tomorrow and Saturday.
