Michael Campbell's descent may not have been quite as spectacular as that of the supersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner but, in golfing terms, it was certainly quite a fall.
Michael Campbell's descent may not have been quite as spectacular as that of the supersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner but, in golfing terms, it was certainly quite a fall.
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Nick Rodger
Seven years ago, the New Zealander was on top of the world as a major champion but, like Baumgartner, he came hurtling back down to earth at a furious pace.
Campbell's US Open victory in 2005, when he staved off the advances of Tiger Woods at Pinehurst, earned him a triumphant ticker-tape parade through the streets of his home city of Wellington but his career would eventually hit a dead end during an incredible slump.
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