Chad Campbell Quotes (52 Quotes)

You can attack now and try to make some birdies. We may have to adjust the game plan.

It was a great group. They are all really good guys and I enjoyed it. We had a good time out there.

I was able to follow in his footsteps. It was nice to see the wind calm down so we could make some birdies.

He's a guy you definitely want to get up on, and starting out on the front nine I was able to make a lot of putts. Even when you get up, you know he's going to do something.

It's where I want to be. I would have liked to have today go a little bit smoother with the weather, but that's the way it goes. Those guys do have a lot more major experience with the wins, but I'd like to start somewhere.

I'm where I want to be. Obviously, I would have liked (Saturday) to go a little bit smoother with the weather. It didn't quite cooperate, but that's the way it goes sometimes.

You know, not a bad start to the year. Hopefully, I can take something from here that is positive. I wasn't able to get anything going today, but my first three rounds were really solid. David was just too tough today. He played well all week.

Obviously, it's been the hardest course. I'm looking forward to playing it. If the wind is not blowing, you can make some birdies. In turn, if the wind is blowing, a couple under is a great score.

I thought it was an honor that fellow players looked at me that way. I don't think I really put too much more pressure on myself. I just took it as a compliment.

I expect to win. I think I have the ability to win.

I felt like I drove the ball well, which takes a lot of pressure off everything. It makes it a lot easier when you're hitting out of the fairway and you can control the spin a lot better on your irons. That made a difference for me today.

Sure, it's going to be a long day, but I think it will be more mental than physical. We don't have to run around there tomorrow. So, while it's going to be tough walking around this course, we'll handle it.

You can attack the holes a little bit easier. I might have to change my game plan a little bit.

I had told him before, if this doesn't work out as a head coaching job, plan on me coming to help him. I guess we're rivals now.

Obviously, I was disappointed and not happy with the way I played on Sunday. Looking back at it, taking second the first week of the year after taking two months off, in hindsight it wasn't that bad of a week. More than anything, I got confidence out of it.

The 6-iron I hit out of the bunker was what saved the whole day. To be able to hit that shot, make the putt and go to the next hole, hit it right down the middle and make a birdie, two birdies in a row.

I'm where I want to be. I would have liked to have had things go a little smoother with the weather cooperating.

You don't want to get ahead of yourself. I've got 36 holes left. There is a lot of golf left.

I don't know if there is a safe lead. You can have some guys playing Bermuda Dunes, I think that's the easiest course and you can shoot some good scores out there.

I just grabbed a club and that's the way I swung it. That's the way I did it. That's the way I felt I needed to swing it.

As far as hanging out, not really. But we always talk to each other on the range. Sometimes we play practice rounds. You know, (we're) decent friends.

You can definitely make some birdies. The greens are little softer, so you can attack the holes a little bit.

I think that's key in this tournament. A lot of them, you knock it on in two...and I've been able to make birdie on most of them.

I wish they'd give the trophy away today, but they don't. It's definitely an accomplishment, and I'm proud of myself for grinding it out and playing so well against the No. 1 player in the world.

We adjust pretty quick to courses. You know, without any wind out here, you can make some birdies. The guys (at the Classic Club) on Wednesday and Thursday kind of got the bad end of the deal with the wind blowing so hard. It was a totally different course that we played (Saturday).

The hardest part was figuring out that wind on the back nine because it was all over the place. It was tough out there. The winds were swirling a little bit. It's tough to hit where you want with the wind blowing.

It's such a special place. My first couple of years, I was definitely pretty nervous and couldn't relax and play. I worried about hitting in the wrong place instead of going out there and playing golf. I felt like the last couple of years I've been able to play golf and not worry so much about hitting bad shots, because everybody is going to miss it in the wrong place some time or another.

You've got to play a lot of different shots, keeping it down underneath the wind. A lot of times, the hardest part is putting in the wind, because that's a real big guessing game.

Didn't y'all I was getting ready to go to No. 1, to be honest with you.

It was a great group. They hit some good shots and we just had a good time. The fans were great. ... Everybody knows what's going on, so they are quiet whenever I'm hitting and then whenever the others are hitting or entertaining (the fans), it can get loud at times.

I hope that happens again.

It's going to be tough walking around that many times, but when you're in contention, you don't really think about that. We don't have to run. That might be a different story. But mentally, it's tough.

Maybe I feel like my game's improved and I feel like I can play this course and compete on this course. I've learned where to hit it, where not to hit it, to some extent. Just try to keep it out of those spots.

I was confident I could make it a good match.

Campbell, likewise, was in the dark but was well aware he had to answer with something tight to have a chance. I knew I had to hit a good shot, ... I didn't know how close he was. I didn't know it was an inch. That was a great shot. His shot was phenomenal.

I was getting ready to go to No. 1, to be honest with you. You know, he makes so many of those, and it's just amazing. You always see it.

It's just nice to see the wind calm down a little bit so you can make a few birdies out there. It was a little bit easier today to hit the fairways and get it closer to the hole. Obviously, it was a good day. Anytime you shoot a 62 is a great day. It was nice -- me and David just kind of fed off each other all day. He played great and I was able to kind of follow in his footsteps.

I'm glad to be only one back. I salvaged the round. It could have been a little worse.

It's been the hardest course. I am looking forward to playing it. I think if the wind is not blowing, you can make some birdies out there.

I'm definitely excited. It's where I want to be. It's special to be leading after two rounds. It's a good start. I like where I'm at. We've got a lot of golf left. Hopefully I'll have a good weekend.

It was a little chilly out there. I didn't play well, but it could have been worse. It's playing pretty long. The balls weren't going very far.

I'm pretty happy with myself to be able to get that done. Winning is first, but to get myself into the Tour Championship...that was one of my main goals this week.

We've gotten to know each other pretty well over the last few years. He's a great guy. I really enjoy playing with him.

Match play is crazy. That's definitely a big accomplishment, beating the number one player in the world. I'm proud of myself right now.

It was a disappointing day. I really played terrible. I never put any pressure on Toms to make him do anything, but he played solid...65 in the final round, that's pretty good golf.

I was always a Nicklaus fan, so being able to watch him make that charge on the back nine was pretty awesome.

It's nice to come back after the way things worked out last Sunday, to come out today and get the job done.

It's very important, especially out here at Bermuda Dunes. You have a lot of chances to make birdies, but you have to take advantage of the par-5s and I was able to do that today.

They don't want to talk much about their careers probably, and I don't want to talk a whole bunch about golf. We just kind of meet in the middle somewhere.

He's such a good putter, he can make a lot of long putts.