By:
Josh Berhow
January 12, 2023
Cameron Champ ranks twelfth in driving distance this season.
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Few gamers swing it as laborious as Will Gordon, the 26-year-old PGA Tour professional. However one who completely can, sufficient to make Gordon blush, is Cameron Champ.
Champ and Gordon grew up taking part in junior golf collectively and in addition performed towards one another in faculty. Gordon was the visitor on this week’s GOLF Subpar Podcast and rapidly introduced up Champ’s title when he was requested whose clubhead pace he’s impressed with.
Champ’s 125.82 mph clubhead pace ranks second this season, and his 124.89 mph quantity led the Tour final yr. Gordon ranks fourth in clubhead pace this season (124.20 mph), and each golfers are among the many longest off the tee on Tour.
“I keep in mind we had been taking part in the Junior PGA in D.C. at Trump’s course, and it was like a 285[-yard] gap, 275 carry, and we’re like 16 [years old],” Gordon mentioned. “And I keep in mind I used to be within the group behind him, and he pulls out like an iron. And he’s aimed over the water. And I’m like, ‘Huh?’ And he simply ships it proper on the inexperienced. I’m like, ‘Holy moly.’ In order that was completely different.”
In addition they confronted off in SEC match play.
“I keep in mind simply ripping my driver round Sea Island, and him simply poking his 3-wood proper up subsequent to me,” Gordon mentioned. “I used to be like, ‘OK, this doesn’t occur fairly often.’”
Subpar co-host Colt Knost additionally recalled the primary time he received an up-close take a look at Champ. They had been each taking part in the Safeway Open — now the Fortinet Championship — in Napa, Calif., a number of years in the past.
“I’m strolling across the nook, and you’ll’t see anybody on the tee, and also you simply heard this ‘Whaaap!’” Knost mentioned. “And I’m like, ‘That was completely different. That was so loud.’ And I turned and it was him.”
You’ll be able to try Gordon’s full Subpar interview beneath.
Josh Berhow
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Josh Berhow is the managing editor at GOLF.com. The Minnesota native graduated with a journalism diploma from Minnesota State College in Mankato. You’ll be able to attain him at [email protected].