Campillo, 39, a native of Cáceres, was added to the list of recipients of the RFEG’s highest award at the annual Spanish Golf Gala at a Madrid hotel. He came from South Africa after participating in a DP World Tour tournament, the European circuit.
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“It’s an honor for me. It’s been many years of hard work, and it’s great to get this recognition. I’m very happy to have received it,” the Extremaduran golfer told EFE after receiving the award.
He admitted that despite his experience and achievements, he did not expect to receive the award this year, for which he was unanimously chosen: “I did not expect it this year. I hoped it would be later, but better late than never.”
Campillo, ranked 157th in the world, has three wins on the European Tour – the 2019 Hassan II Trophy, the 2020 Qatar Masters and the 2023 Kenya Open – in 408 tournaments played.
He also has 32 PGA Tour tournaments to his name and represented Spain at the Tokyo Olympics.
The player from Cáceres stated that despite his long career, which saw him reach number two in the world amateur rankings in 2008 before turning professional in 2010, he is not yet thinking about retirement.
“I have been playing for many years but I still feel motivated and still have a few years left. I am standing on the 10th tee and I hope I have the last nine to play. I would like to play a few more majors and win a tournament,” he said.
The gold medal was also awarded to the members of the Spanish team that won the European Women’s Team Championship in France last July.
The team consisted of Paula Martín, Andrea Revuelta, Rocío Tejedo and Paula de Francisco, with Covadonga Basagoiti as captain.
The Gold Medal for Merit in Golf was posthumously awarded to Ernesto Fernández de Gamboa, a driving force behind amateur men’s golf within the federation, who died in mid-September.
The ceremony was presided over by the President of the RFEG (Royal Spanish Golf Federation), Juan Guerrero-Burgos, together with the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, an avid golf enthusiast, who received a plaque in gratitude for the support given to the sport by the municipal council.
Guerrero-Burgos, who led the RFEG for a year, described the recently concluded season as “extraordinary” and emphasized that credit for the titles won goes to the golfers.
“The most important thing in sport is the players. They are the ones who work, suffer and fight, and success comes from their perseverance, dedication and competitive spirit,” the federation president emphasized at the event, which followed the RFEG Annual General Meeting.
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