Led the field in Driving Distance (337.1 yards), becoming the first player to do that in a tournament he won since Rory McIlroy at the 2019 RBC Canadian Open.
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Became the 21st player to win twice in his first 33 professional starts on TOUR and the first to win twice before turning 25 since Bryson DeChambeau in 2018. Improved to 2-for-2 in his career with the 54-hole lead/co-lead. Won in his second start of the season for the second consecutive season, also doing so at the 2018 Sanderson Farms Championship. Safeway Open: Earned his second PGA TOUR title in his 35th career start at age 24 years, 106 days, winning the Safeway Open by one stroke over Canada’s Adam Hadwin at 17-under 271.Open as one of the top three players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 10 and ties. Led the field in Driving Distance (321.1 yards) and co-led in Par-5 Scoring Average (4.13). PGA Championship: Earned his first top-10 in a major championship in his third appearance, finishing T10 at the PGA Championship.
Finished the season second in Driving Distance (322.0) and second in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (0.999), behind Bryson DeChambeau in both categories. Recorded 10 top-25s and made 15 cuts in 20 starts. Qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the second consecutive season. Led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (2.120 per round).Ĭlaimed his second PGA TOUR victory at the Safeway Open and reached the TOUR Championship for the first time in his career, finishing the season tied for No. Entered the tournament outside the top 125 in the FedExCup standings with only three weeks remaining until the start of the FedExCup Playoffs and moved to No. Win came in his second start at the event and first since missing the cut in 2019. 3M Open: Won the 3M Open by two strokes, earning his third PGA TOUR victory in his 76th start at the age of 26 years, 1 month, 10 days.Made 14 cuts in 26 starts and recorded five top-25s. Victory at the 3M Open marked his third career PGA TOUR title. Won on the PGA TOUR for the third consecutive season and qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the third time in as many seasons, advancing to the BMW Championship and finishing No. Masters Tournament: Finished T10 at the Masters Tournament, his first top-10 since winning the 2021 3M Open.Calls working on cars and trucks "his escape.".Started his own foundation, The Cameron Champ Foundation, which is focused on accessible STEM education and golf development programming that fosters an environment for academic achievement and healthy living for children/youth from under-served communities.Has a tattoo of his grandparents' favorite Bible verse, Proverbs 3:6.Has one brother, Brent, and two sisters, Melissa and Madison.His grandfather always reminded him "it's not where you come from, it's where you're going." He grew up playing a par-3 course near his house called the Foothill Golf Center where the monthly pass was $50. Was introduced to golf by his grandfather, Mack, a Vietnam veteran, at the age of 2.Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank.PGA TOUR: Tournament winner (thru 2023-24).He sank the easy par putt and had enough energy to pump his arms in celebration of his first top-10 finish since last October. His approach was a beauty that landed perfectly and rolled back toward the pin. He had plenty of it on the last hole, after his safe strategy with the tee shot to stay away from the lake landed way left in a trampled, sandy area directly behind a clump of trees.Ĭhamp managed to chip out onto the primary rough, then scoot up the fairway. He felt some dizziness along the back nine, putting his hands on his knees at one point as he hung his head to try to regain some composure. “So I just feel like the last two months I’ve been in a lot better head space.”ĭuring another 90-degree day, Champ was far from his physical best. It’s a balance you have to find, and if you don’t, it can really haunt you and it can cause a lot of issues,” Champ said. “It’s more so realizing what I want to do in the game of golf and then who I want to be at home.
His wife, Jessica, was surely happy to hear that.
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