The culmination of an incredible redemption story came to fruition at the 2025 Mexico Open for 31-year-old Brian Campbell. He turned pro in 2015 and just two years later he had earned his PGA Tour card – but he struggled and promptly lost his card after just one season.

After another six years of grinding towards another shot at the PGA Tour, something clicked during his 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season. In 25 events, Campbell made 21 cuts and tallied seven top-10s with three of them being runner-up finishes. The campaign was good enough for a seventh place finish in the Korn Ferry Tour season standings, earning his PGA Tour status back for the 2025 season.

His second crack at the PGA Tour was off to a slow start before the Mexico Open. However, when Campbell arrived in Mexico he looked more like his 2024 self. He opened his week with back to back 65s and was firmly in contention heading into the weekend rounds. A third-round 64 vaulted him further up the leaderboard to just one shot back of 20-year-old bomber Alrich Potgieter. 

On Sunday, Campbell and Potgieter let all of the chasers back into the tournament, with both players struggling to get anything positive going. In the end, however, Potgieter’s even par round of 71 and Campbell’s 1-under 70 were just good enough to force a playoff between the two of them. Each contestant made par on the opening playoff hole and they trudged back to the 18th tee for a second playoff hole.

Potgieter’s tee shot split the fairway, giving him the early advantage. Campbell’s drive, meanwhile, looked bad from the moment it left the clubface, heading sright toward the jungle. Lady luck must have been smiling, as Campbell's ball rattled off a tree that was well out of bounds, then bounced on the cartpath and came back into play. Although the drive went just 227 yards in total, Campbell was able to lay up to a good number and stuff a wedge to just over three feet. Potgeiter was unable to make birdie, leaving the door open for Campbell to claim his first ever PGA Tour victory with a three-footer for birdie.

WITB - Brian Campbell 

PING staffer Brian Campbell claimed his first PGA Tour victory on Sunday at the Mexico Open, using a variety of PING product throughout his bag. His victory actually marks the first for a 2025 released driver this season. 

All WITB information is courtesy of GolfWRX.

Driver: PING G440 LST (10.5 degrees @10.1)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 60 TX (tipped 1 inch)

Off the tee, Campbell plays the new PING G440 LST at 10.5 degrees, with a Ventus Black 6 X shaft. While Campbell isn’t the longest off the tee, he was highly accurate, hitting 81% of the fairways for the week. Also of note, Campbell utilizes the Flat- setting on his Trajectory Tuning 2.0 hosel, allowing him to flatten the lie angle slightly and promote his consistent fade shot shape.

Fairway Woods: PING G430 LST (15 Degrees), PING G430 Max (21 Degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 TX (15 Degrees), Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 9 X (21 Degrees)

Campbell also plays two PING fairway woods, both from the PING G430 family. His 3-wood is a G430 LST at 15 degrees with a Ventus Blue 7 TX shaft, and his 7-wood – which he used frequently on par 5s and longer par 4s throughout the week, is a G430 Max at 21 degrees with a Ventus Blue 8 X. 

Irons: PING Blueprint S (4-PW)

Shafts: KBS Tour 120 S

Campbell was sharp all week with his irons, finishing fourth in the strokes gained: approach category. His impressive ball striking was thanks to his full set of PING Blueprint S irons, with KBS Tour 120 shafts. The Blueprint S irons from PING provide exceptional feel and control for a player of Campbell’s caliber, while still providing enough forgiveness for contact made off-center. 

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-10S), WedgeWorks (60-L)

Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X (52), True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 (56, 60)

Another major key to Campbell’s victory this week was his short game. Campbell finished second in strokes gained around the green, and it was three Vokey wedges that helped him do it. He carries two Titleist Vokey SM10s (52 and 56 degrees), as well as a WedgeWorks lob wedge at 60 degrees. He plays a KBS Tour 130 X shaft in his gap wedge, and a Dynamic Gold S400 in his sand and lob wedges. It was a 67-yard wedge shot on the second playoff hole to three feet that ultimately clinched the win for Campbell. 

And lastly, it’s impossible to win on the PGA Tour without putting well. Campbell finished top 10 in both putts per green in regulation and total feet of putts made for the week using a PING Redwood Anser 2, which is notably several years old. Nonetheless, it worked this week for the first-time PGA Tour winner.

Angel Yin Captures 2nd Career LPGA Title

IIt's not often you enter the final round of at tournament with a five-stroke lead, shoot a final round 7-under 65 and still need a birdie on the 72nd hole to win the tournament, but that's exactly what happened to Angel Yin, who's birdie on the 18th hole Sunday clinched the win at the Honda LPGA Thailand.

Yin opened the tournament 5-under 67, and then catapulted to the lead with back-to-back 8-under 64's in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. With a comfortable five-stroke lead, Yin didn't ease up by any means, carding a bogey-free 65. But rookie Akie Iwai made Yin earn the win with a sensational 11-under 61 in the final round, which was a shot better than her opening round score of 62.

After a shooting 3-under on her opening 9 Sunday, Yin caught fire in the middle of her back nine, with three straight birdies on 13, 14 and 15. Then on the par 5 18th, Yin was able to set herself up for a short birdie that not only clinched the tounament, but also set the tournament scoring record as well.

Yin's win at the Honda LPGA Thailand was the 2nd victory of her career, with her other win coming at the 2023 Buick LPGA Shangai.