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BRIAN CAMPBELL
It took some extra golf, but Brian Campbell got his second PGA Tour win of the season at the 2025 John Deere Classic.
Following 72 holes in at TPC Deere Run, Campbell and Emiliano Grillo were locked atop the leaderboard at 18 under. Through the first 13 holes of the final round, it looked like Campbell might cruise to a win, but disaster struck on No. 15 when he put a double bogey on his scorecard.
That opened the door for Grillo to pull even with Campbell, and he did just that. That forced Campbell into a playoff with Grillo, but he was unfazed. Campbell scored a par on the playoff hole while Grillo recorded a bogey, and Campbell sealed his second win of the year.
Campbell’s last win came at the Mexico Open back in February just a couple weeks after Punxsutawney Phil came out of hiding. It was a long wait, but it was a worthwhile one, says Patrick McDonald.
McDonald: “In between the two starts, Campbell collected no finish better than a T32, which he accomplished in back-to-back weeks at the Masters and RBC Heritage. No matter, with his latest entrance into the winner’s circle, he joins Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Ben Griffin, Sepp Straka and Ryan Fox as players to win multiple times this season.”
With his win, Campbell also pocketed just over $1.5 million. Not bad for 73 holes of work.
Grillo may have finished second, but he still aced the test in our tournament grades. Max Homa did the same, but Griffin scored poorly as he cooled off in a big way by missing the cut.
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