Former US Open 支持する/優勝者?Michael Campbell 発表するs 退職 from ゴルフ

  • Michael Campbell held off Tiger 支持を得ようと努めるd to 勝利,勝つ the US Open in 2005
  • The 46-year-old hasn't won a major 肩書を与える since and has struggled for form
  • Campbell says he will concentrate on coaching around the world

Former US Open 支持する/優勝者 Michael Campbell has 発表するd his 退職 from 最高の,を越す-level ゴルフ to concentrate on coaching.

Campbell held off Tiger 支持を得ようと努めるd to 勝利,勝つ his first major 肩書を与える in 2005, but has not won one since and did not compete last year when the US Open returned to Pinehurst after separating from his wife.

The 46-year-old told New Zealand's 無線で通信する Sport: '明白に (winning the US Open) 10 years ago was something special for me and for the country and for ゴルフ itself. I 実行するd one of my dreams to 勝利,勝つ a major and it was fantastic.

Michael Campbell (middle) has announced his retirement from golf and will concentrate on coaching

Michael Campbell (middle) has 発表するd his 退職 from ゴルフ and will concentrate on coaching

Campbell held off Tiger 支持を得ようと努めるd to 勝利,勝つ the US Open, his first major 肩書を与える in 2005, but has not won one since

'But as everyone knows, it has been 井戸/弁護士席 文書d, my career since then hasn't been 広大な/多数の/重要な. But if I walk away from the game 権利 now I could be very proud of my 業績/成就s.'


Campbell said 傷害s had 妨害するd his form and his 最近の 離婚 had 原因(となる)d him to 再評価する his 優先s.

'It gave me time to 反映する on my career and I decided to put ゴルフ on the backburner 権利 now and just 焦点(を合わせる) on other things,' he said. 'I have had a wonderful, fabulous career over the last 20 years as a professional golfer.

'Not give away ゴルフ forever, just put it on the backburner and 焦点(を合わせる) on other thin gs and what I'm doing 権利 now is 焦点(を合わせる)ing on ゴルフ 学院s around the world.

'I want to spend more time with my boys. My boys are 16 and 14. I love spending time with them - watching them play tennis, 盗品故買者ing, ゴルフ. It's their time really.

Campbell's victory at Pinehurst made him the first New Zealander to 勝利,勝つ a major since (頭が)ひょいと動く Charles in 1963, with his country's 議会 一時停止するd ーするために watch the 演劇 広げる in the final 一連の会議、交渉/完成する.

He also (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 2014 Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley in the final of the World Match Play 選手権 at Wentworth later that year.

The 46-year-old said: 'If I walk away from the game 権利 now I could be very proud of my 業績/成就s'

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