Pay when you're lucky.
On the par 5 18th, the second playoff hole of the Mexico Open, Brian Campbell hit a push slice that was doomed to trouble. His ball sailed towards the outskirts and looked like he lost the tournament. Then somehow Campbell's ball bounced back I left the strips of trees and went back to play.
From there, the former Illinois star slammed 68-68 yards from three trees from the pin, then went up and down for birdies and victory.
His playing partner, 20-year-old Aldrich Poggilator, missed out on a birdie six-footer that extended the playoffs.
Potgieter is also the longest hitter on the PGA Tour, but Campbell is the shortest and quite juxtaposed. However, the exquisite and entertaining length of Potgieter did not grab the day. Instead, his short game disappointed him at the end – something he struggled all day.
With the victory, Campbell booked a trip to the Augusta National and PGA Championship. He also wins entry into all remaining signature events, a career-changing trajectory.
Final Leaderboard & Payouts for the Mexico Open Vidantaworld:
1. Brian Campbell-20* – $1,260,000
2. AldrichPotgieter -20 – $793,000
3. Isaiah Salinda-19 – $483,000
T4. Aaron Ry-18 – $315,000
T4. Ben Griffin-18 – $315,000
T6. Joel Dermen-17 – $245,000
T6. Stephan Jaeger -17 – $245,000
8. Nicolai Højgaard-16 – $218,750
9. AkshayBhatia-15 – $204,750
T10. Alejandro Tosti -14 – $176,750
T10. Alex Smalley-14 – $176,750
T10. Ryo hissune -14 – $176,750
T13. Michael Kim-13 – $137,084
T13. Henrik Norlander -13 – $137,084
T13. Danny Walker-13 – $137,084
T13. Justin Hastings (a)-13 – $0
T17. Jang Kim-12 – $99,750
T17. Kevin Roy -12 – $99,750
T17. Greyson Sigg -12 – $99,750
T17. Steven Fisk -12 – $99,750
T17. Ryan Gerald-12 – $99,750
T17. John Pack-12 – $99,750
T17. Joe Highsmith -12 – $99,750
T17. Jose Luis Ballester(a)-12 – $0
T25. Lanto Griffin -11 – $59,350
T25. Kris Ventura -11 – $59,350
T25. Patrick Rogers-11 – $59,350
T25. Ben Kohles -11 – $59,350
T25. Jake Knapp-11 – $59,350
T25. Jeremy Paul-11 – $59,350
T25. Max McGreevy -11 – $59,350
T32. Takumi Kanaya -10 – $46,900
T32. Quade Cummins -10 – $46,900
T34. Aaron Baddelley-9 – $35,160
T34. Raphael Campos-9 – $35,160
T34. Niklasnørgaard-9 – $35,160
T34. Chad Lammy-9 – $35,160
T34. Taylor Moore-9 – $35,160
T34. Sami Valimaki -9 – $35,160
T34. Rasmus Højgaard-9 – $35,160
T34. Chandler Phillips-9 – $35,160
T34. Harry Hall-9 – $35,160
T34. Aaron Baddelley-9 – $35,160
T34. Jacob Bridgeman-9 – $35,160
T34. Blade Brown-9 – $35,160
T45. Ben Martin-8 – $24,150
T45. Kevin Yu -8 – $24,150
T45. Hayden Springer -8 – $24,150
T45. Taylor Montgomery-8 – $24,150
T49. Jonathan Bird-7 – $18,574
T49. Francesco Molinari -7 – $18,574
T49. Thorbjørn Olesen-7 – $18,574
T49. Andrew Putnam-7 – $18,574
T49. Noah Goodwin-7 – $18,574
T49. Jesper Svensson -7 – $18,574
T55. Scott Piercy-6 – $16,556
T55. Antoine Rosner-6 – $16,556
T55. Frankie Capan III -6 – $16,556
T55. Ricky Castillo-6 – $16,556
T59. Sam Rider-5 – $15,690
T59. Eric Van Louen-5 – $15,690
T59. Adam Svensson -5 – $15,690
T59. Sliston Lawrence-5 – $15,690
T63. Matt McCarty -4 – $15,540
T63. Fred Biondy-4 – $15,540
T65. Santiago de la Fuente-3 – $15,190
T65. Emiliano Grillo-3 – $15,190
T65. Mason Andersen-3 – $15,190
T68. CT PAN -2 – $14,700
T68. Matteo Manassero -2 – $14,700
T68. Peter Marnaty-2 – $14,700
T68. Thomas Rosenmueller -2 – $14,700
T72. Victor Perez E – $14,280
T72. Karl Vilips E – $14,280
74. HarryHiggs +1 – $14,070
75. VincentNorrman +2 – $13,930
T76. David Lipsky +3 – $13,720
T76. Riley Lewis +3 – $13,720
Jack Mirco is a golf staff writer who plays SB Nation. Follow him with x @jack_milko.
