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Joseph Campione, 14, is a survivor of a rare muscle and bone cancer - Rhabdomyosarcoma. Although the 2018 QBE Shootout Honored Fighter was discharged in 2007 with the help of chemotherapy and proton radiation - removing the cancer within his body - the long-term effects followed him as he grew up. While the cancer had been killed off, the treatments had damaged his legs and hips. "I couldn't walk in kindergarten because the radiation had affected my hips and I had to get pins placed," said Campione. The pins had helped, but just a few years later, Campione had to get additional ones placed in fifth grade to be able to walk better. The journey to walk "normally" again had in no doubt been a long one, but each day had seen progress towards another challenge Campione was getting ready to face. In sixth grade, Campione's father came across a non-profit, CureSearch, and their "Ultimate Hike" initiative to raise awareness for "cancer's youngest fighters." In addition to bringing awareness, the money raised through the initiative helps to fund research for doctors to find a cure for cancers, some that were thought to be unbeatable. Each of the participants for the annual Ultimate Hike are required to raise $2,500 to participate and, on the day of, each hiker hikes over 20 miles. The hike normally takes about 9-10 hours to complete, with assistance along the way. "Sixth grade was the first year I had completed the Ultimate Hike at Black Waterfalls in West Virginia," said Campione. "Now, I would say that a year is not complete without the hike." The hike was nonetheless a difficult one. Not only had Campione had the trouble of walking, but hiking over 20 miles would come with its own challenges. Motivation would both come in the hashtag used, #WorthIt — meaning "pain in every step, but proclaiming it is worth it during the hike" — and the friends who joined in on the hike to help encourage Campione. "During [my first] training with CureSearch, I was the newcomer. There were so many people who had been doing it for over 10 years and it was cool that they already knew my name when I came into the room," said Campione. "Last year, I brought my friends Lauren and Erick with me which made it so special." CureSearch is a charity that the PGA TOUR tournament, the QBE Shootout, supports. Each year, someone is chosen from CureSearch to be the QBE Shootout Honored Fighter and, in 2018, Campione was chosen for the honor. "It was an honor to be at the event and to have met all of the amazing golfers. I even met the CureSearch representative who was there," said Campione. On one of the nights at the QBE Shootout, guest speakers, TOUR players and the Honored Fighter all come together for a dinner. At the 2018 event, Greg Norman, host of the QBE Shootout, had been an attendee and a guest speaker for the evening. "Greg spoke on George H.W. Bush and immediately I thought about how he truly cares about the people he knows," said Campione. "One of the cooler moments was when he came up to me and talked to me [just] human to human. I thought about how incredible he was and how he had made such an impact on me." Campione then gave his own speech on stage as Honored Fighter, thanking CureSearch and the QBE Shootout for making an impact on his life. "I usually don't like when people feel sad for me and for what I've been through, so I left the speech on a lighter note," said Campione. "Then everyone stood up and it was a just a special moment for me." The evening continued on where he joined in on the concert by country music star and TOUR ambassador Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum and his visit finished off with a special spot on the course the next day. "I was on the first tee during the Pro-Am with my grandparents where we got to meet all of the golfers. My grandfather is a big golf fan and he got to tell me [about] each player and what they do, which made them more human to me," said Campione. "It was cool to have my grandparents with me because they were always there for me when I was fighting cancer." Though Campione's "ultimate journey" will still continue on, he still looks forward to advocating for CureSearch and completing the Ultimate Hike each year. "When you do it, you become part of the family, [knowing] so many people in the room had been touched by cancer," said Campione. "Through CureSearch and hearing how many kids have been touched by them, it's really inspiring. The Ultimate Hike is now the center of my life."

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MEXICO CITY – Jordan Spieth’s first round in nearly eight years with his father, Shawn, on the bag did not go as planned at the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Spieth birdied the first hole but struggled to an opening-round 75 and was well back of leader Rory McIlroy (63). This after Michael Greller, Spieth’s regular caddie, flew home Wednesday to be with family after the death of his father, John “Bearâ€� Greller. “I wish I would have done more for him,â€� Spieth said of his father, who last caddied for him at the 2011 U.S. Amateur. “But glad he’s stepping in. Our bright moment was probably No. 1. Just trying to progress each day.â€� Spieth said Bear Greller had been in hospice, and Michael had visited him early last week. He and Spieth were caught by surprise to learn of his passing in Mexico. “I thought it would be sometime in the next month or so, based on how he was doing,â€� Spieth said. “It took a lot for (Michael Greller) to ask to go see him Monday and Tuesday of L.A., which it shouldn’t. That’s where he needed to be. When he said that, I knew it wasn’t good.â€� There was at least one bright spot Thursday: Shawn toted a lightweight carry bag instead of a staff bag, as he had for his son for nine holes Wednesday. He said he was the first option as a replacement, but not the only one. Asked what it felt like to caddie for his son, he spoke with a heavy heart. “I’ve got mixed emotions,â€� he said, “It’s great, but you want him to have his best chance, you know? When you’ve got your regular caddie, you’ve got your best chance.” “I learned a lot,â€� he added. “Hopefully that’ll help us down the road. It’s cool. It’s fun to get to do it. It’s a big stage for somebody that hasn’t caddied in six years.â€�   The Greller and Spieth families were close, as one might expect considering the long partnership. “Heavy heart for Michael and his family,â€� Christine Spieth, Jordan’s mother, wrote on Twitter. “Bear was a great father, husband, and grandfather. Heaven gained another angel!â€� Asked how well did he knew Greller’s father, Shawn said, “Fairly well. They’ve been together a long time now. He hadn’t been able to get out a lot in the last few years.â€� Jordan said the first of two services would be in Portland, and he’d been in touch with Greller. “Everyone is there,â€� Spieth said, “and he’s glad he’s there.â€�

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2023 Sanderson Farms Championship, Round 1 Scoring Conditions: Overall: +0.03 strokes per round Morning wave: +0.42 Afternoon wave: -0.36 Current cutline (top 65 and ties): 67 players at -1 or better (T43) Top 3 projected cutline probabilities: 1. 2 under par: 39.0% 2. 1 under par: 35.3% 3. 3 under par: 13.0% Top 10 win probabilities: 1. Davis Riley (T1, -6, 11.5%) 2. Will Gordon (T1, -6, 7.8%) 3. Thomas Detry (T3, -5, 6.8%) 4. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (T3, -5, 5.7%) 5. Sam Burns (T25, -2, 4.7%) 6. Mark Hubbard (T3, -5, 3.6%) 7. Andrew Putnam (T3, -5, 3.4%) 8. Scott Stallings (T14, -3, 3.3%) 9. Luke List (T14, -3, 3.0%) 10. Brandon Matthews (T3, -5, 2.9%) NOTE: These reports are based off of the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut”, “Top 20”, “Top 5”, and “Win” probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of the Sanderson Farms Championship, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page.

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