Moments after making birdie on the second playoff hole at the Mexico Open to defeat South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter, the 31-year-old golfer was joined on the course at Vidanta Vallarta by girlfriend Kelsi McKee, who leaped into his arms in an emotional scene.

The light-hitting veteran defeated 20-year-old prodigy Aldrich Potgieter in sudden-death playoff at the Mexican Open.

Brian Campbell played well enough to win the Mexico Open for his first PGA Tour victory. He also needed the break of a lifetime.