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PGA: Campbell happy with long odds

/noticias.info/ Michael Campbell is considered a 100/1 shot to retain his US Open title this week - and the New Zealander could not be more pleased.

Campbell was a similar outsider when he triumphed at Pinehurst 12 months ago, holding off the challenge of Tiger Woods down the closing stretch to claim his first major title.

"That's great," replied Campbell. "Let Tiger, Vijay (Singh) and Phil (Mickelson) have all the attention and I can just do what I did last year. Fantastic, bring it on."

He added: "Look at last year, no-one gave me a chance to win and I won. Again no-one has given me a chance this year, apart from myself, which is the most important thing.

"I don't care what guys write or think but I know I have a chance. I could have said it until I was blue in the face last year but no-one would listen to me, which is great.

"The whole year is repeating itself. Yeah, let them have all the attention, let them have all the hoopla with it. I'm just going to go out there and play golf.

"I've had the same sort of results from last year, five missed cuts in a row at the start of the year and then started playing better the last month or so. My form is pretty similar to last year and confidence-wise is similar as well.

"I feel very comfortable being a major winner and being defending champion is a label I'm very comfortable with. I'm a person who rides on a wave for a very long time." notas_de_prensa_archivo