The tearful new dad called his first victory in 80 starts the “best week of my life.” Unfortunately, emotions are running in the opposite direction now. With his two-year winner's exemption coming to an end, Campos is 168th in the Fall Series and in serious danger of losing his card. Which is why shooting a two-eagle 64 on Friday in the Vidanta Mexico Open was enormous relief, even if he stands T-34 going into the weekend.

“Emotionally, oh, my gosh. One, it's a little weight off my back right now,” said Campos, 38, who has misssed 16 of 23 cuts this season. “I'm in a horrible … I'm pretty far down there. … I only have four tournaments left. Unfortunate to put that much pressure on yourself but I am in that spot right now. I've been there before and things have changed. I'm not quitting, I'm not giving up at no point although it feels pretty off right now.”

As observers, we usually have no idea what truly is going through the mind of a player in Campos’ spot, so to hear him share how difficult it is feels both wrenching and elightening.

“Not having a job for next year right now is very painful. Very, very painful,” he said. “I mean, very depressing to see the way I've been playing golf these last couple years. Like I said, there's still chances. As long as there's chances at tournaments, we can change our life immediately, which I did a couple years ago and I'm hoping to do it again hopefully soon.”

Might we recommend a tee time at Winged Foot, Chicago Golf Club or Oakmont? The American Junior Golf Association’s online auction ends tonight, so this is your last chance to try your luck at major venues.

We’ve only scratched the surface of what’s being offered, and if someone out there wants to spend nearly $10k to take me to the Country Club in Brookline, I wouldn’t be upset.

"Every drive I’ve ever hit, no matter how far, ended with a putt," said Berkshire. "When I rolled a Makefield for the first time, the ball came off the face different—no skid, no hop, just rolling on my line immediately. I’ve spent my career chasing speed. This putter is how I’m going to chase scores."

The four-time World Long Drive Champion, who holds the longest fully verified drive at 588.3 yards, now plays a Makefield VS putter that features a black-gloss KBS CT-Tour Double Bend shaft and a red Garsen Quad Tour grip. Makefield built its name on roll quality, not distance, making this deal one to track going forward. The real test is whether Berkshire’s power game translates to success on the green.

Ben Griffin's first PGA Tour start in more than two months features a new looper. Veteran caddie Jon Yarbrough, who has worked for a number of pros previously including Phil Mickelson, has been brought in to replace Alex Ritthamel, and so far, so good. Griffin opened the VidantaWorld Mexico Open with a seven-under-par 64. After, he had plenty of nice things to say about both caddies.

"Yeah, so incredible run with Alex, previous caddie. Four and a half years, we changed each other's lives," said Griffin, who won all three of his PGA Tour titles during his breakout 2025 campaign with Ritthamel on the bag. "So it was a really tough decision honestly. All respect to Alex. We had a great run and we had so much fun together really. Still friendly. It's just tough out here. Four and a half years and I just felt like the time was right for me to make a switch, and yeah, it's worked out really well. Jon's really good on the greens. He's known as one of the best green readers out here, so having him today from close range was nice to help me kind of reaffirm some of my reads. And then yeah, he's one of the chillest dudes out here, super calm and it's been fun so far having him one day in."

Operative phrase: "a chance." Unfortunately, instead of one of the greatest shots ever seen at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship on Thursday, Fifa Laopakdee walked away the victim of one of the greatest robberies instead.

Brutal stuff for the 2025 winner and current Arizona State Sun Devil, but its hard to complain too much when you find yourself deep in the dunes with an iron in your hand and still wind up with a kick-in birdie. The Thai amateur is currently three clear at the top of the leaderboard following an opening-round 63.

Such will be the case on December 9 in South Africa ahead of the Icons Cup, an event featuring athletes from a variety sports captained by Ernie Els and Jose Maria Olazabal. On the Wednesday before the event starts, 40 golfers will get a crack at the par-3 17th hole at Montagu Course in the $10M Swing. A hole-in-one will trigger a $10 million prize that will be split between the player, a charity and a fan. So the best part is you can get rich by just watching. Here's more on the contest. 

Last night's World Series clinching Game 5 for the Milwuakee Brewers in Tampa, as well as the game before that and the game before that, was absolutely packed with Brewers fans. An invasion, if you will. A classic case of one club having rabid fans who travel en masse and one club having fans who can't even be bothered to come to their team's home games. Not only did the Brew Crew show up, they showed out, too. Check out this Green Bay Packers-style cheesehead from a Brewer fan, which has a very slight, golf-y adjustment:

I want to hate it, but I'm afraid I love it. Innovation that excites. On a crisp Wisconsin day, this thing could play on the golf course. On a hot and sunny one, though, not so much. Still, what an accessory. We our tipping our visors to this man in spirit.