PGA Tour prodigies having incredible swings at a young age is nothing new - Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy immediately come to mind - but that doesn’t make those swings any less fun to watch
And the latest sensation taking over the Tour, Cameron Champ, seems to be cut from the same cloth.
The 23-year-old rookie has been overpowering golf courses this fall and picked up his first victory last month at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
But Champ isn’t doing anything out of the ordinary ... for him. His swing has looked the same for quite some time. As pointed out on Twitter by Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee, he had the goods at 12 years old:
Cameron Champ had the moves at 12... he could’ve fallen victim to the damaging fads of stacking left in his backswing or the X factor philosophy, or mainting the flex in his right leg in the backswing but his teacher at the time (from 9yrs) Kip Puterbaugh let his genius originate pic.twitter.com/At2KwNkMgW
— Brandel Chamblee (@chambleebrandel) November 15, 2018
Imagine seeing a 13 yr old swing a club like this, you’d think there is no limit to what he might do in the game. Cameron Champ did things in his swing as a child that defied logic. As an adult he’s proving to be just as mind blowing.
— Brandel Chamblee (@chambleebrandel) November 16, 2018
The change of direction, like the best ever pic.twitter.com/YfRc3Svimc
Champ, who also has T-25, T-28 and T-10 finishes in addition to his win this fall, is once again in contention at this week’s RSM Classic, in large part because his swing works no matter what club is in his hands.
Here he is showing off a casual 221-yard, 7-iron on the Seaside Course’s 12th hole Friday:
Excuse me? 7-iron from 221 yards. 😳#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/QkBIy6fwaN
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 16, 2018
In conclusion: If you find yourself with a golf swing similar to 12-year-old Cameron Champ at any point in your life, don’t mess with it.