Golf Channel · Mar 22, 2023
Inspired by Rory McIlroy, Rafael Campos drops nearly 45 pounds
Rafael Campos is working to flip the switch after a tough few years.
The 34-year-old Puerto Rican has been ravaged by injuries for several years and lost his PGA Tour card. He had full Tour status for the 2020-21 season and posted top-3 finishes at the Puerto Rico Open and in Puntacana, both of which are opposite-field events. But aside from those two events, he made only five cuts in 23 starts with a single top-20. Then, last year, he had 20 Korn Ferry Tour starts with 14 missed cuts.
After that, "the water just filled over the edge," he said. So going into 2023, Campos knew he needed to make a change — and in less than six months, he looks and feels like a new person.