[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 31, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E499-E500]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CHAD CAMPBELL WINS BAY HILL INVITATIONAL

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 31, 2004

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Chad Campbell for 
his outstanding performance at the Bay Hill Invitational Golf 
Tournament. Campbell finished at 18-under-par 270, to win the 
invitational.
  Campbell has been a rising star in the golf world since he graduated 
from the Buy.Com Tour in 2001 to the U.S. PGA Tour. He won three events 
in his first season in 2001 on the Buy.Com Tour and quickly progressed 
to the U.S. PGA Tour in less than a month. In 2002 alone, he secured 
two top-10s and safely kept his card for 2003, where he would win four 
top-10s by the end of March. Chad Campbell would finish the season with 
one win, three second places, and total winnings of $4 million.
  A challenging invitational, Chad Campbell competed neck-in-neck with 
fellow golfer Stuart Appleby. On the ninth hole, Appleby lost the lead 
when he got another bogey and fell behind for the first time in 27 
holes. Appleby later three-putted the par-3 14th hole, leaving a 
potential opening for Campbell.
  Next, Campbell holed his birdie putt. Now Campbell held Appleby by a 
two-shot lead with three holes to play. By the last round, though, 
Campbell trailed four behind Appleby. The strong, determined player 
that he is, Campbell answered the challenge by producing a rock-solid, 
bogey-free round of 66, leaving him within one shot at the turn and 
tied after the 12th hole. He finished the day with a birdie on every 
putt. Chad Campbell's victory at the invitational allows him to return 
to next year's Mercedes Championships.
  Once again, I articulate my sincere congratulations to Mr. Campbell 
for his hard work and rally at the Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando, 
Florida; and I look forward to watching his outstanding career in the 
years ahead.
    

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