European stars can only take heart

THE lesson of Pinehurst is self evident for Europe’s top golfers - if Michael Campbell can win the US Open, so can we.

There is no intention to take anything away from Campbell’s achievement at Pinehurst. He was nothing short of magnificent, but there’s the rub for the people he plays alongside week in, week out, on the European Tour. Sergio Garcia more or less backed into third place and that was a fine performance, too.

But Sergio plays almost all of his golf in the US and has become more or less “Americanised.”