The Puerto Rican became a father and a first-time Tour winner in the same week.
Last Monday, Rafael Campos's wife gave birth to their first child. He was able to hold his daughter for the first time and then caught a flight to Bermuda to try and save his lackluster PGA Tour season—barely.
The 36-year-old Puerto Rican arrived at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship 90 minutes before his first-round tee time. However, it didn't matter. Campos went on to earn his first Tour title in the season's penultimate event, finishing at 19 under, three strokes ahead of Andrew Novak.“It's been an unbelievable week, best week of my life,” he told Golf Channel on the 18th green.
Campos came into the week ranked No. 147 in the FedExCup standings, with the top 125 earning their Tour cards for 2025 following this week's RSM Classic. Now, following the win, he has a two-year exemption and secured a spot in It has been a rough year for Campos on the course. He was the last player from the Korn Ferry Tour to earn his card for 2024, finishing at No. 30 in the standings. But he missed 16 cuts in 23 starts this year—including four straight entering Bermuda—and was in jeopardy of losing his card again.“Ironically, started as soon as my wife told me we're pregnant after the Puerto Rico Open,” Campos said. “ said, 'What do you think changed?' I said ...
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