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Brian Campbell is a contender at the 2025 John Deere Classic and has a chance to win going into the final round at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. After success on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2024, Campbell could notch another huge PGA Tour win.

You may also know Brian Campbell as a graduate of the Korn Ferry Tour. The University of Illinois product is back on the PGA Tour after a short stint early in his pro career. He won the Mexico Open this year for his first PGA Tour win.

Campbell is 31 years old, and he is in the field at the John Deere Classic as a PGA Tour winner, upgrading his eligibility category with the win in February.

For Campbell, his journey to the PGA Tour is a remarkable story.

Campbell was born in Newport Beach, California. He played his collegiate golf at the University of Illinois. He now calls Hilton Head Island, S.C., home.

Campbell is hitting his prime

Brian Campbell has been successful at every level, including as an amateur and after he turned pro in 2015, getting to the PGA Tour in one full season on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2016.

Campbell earned his promotion to the PGA Tour on multiple occasions, including in 2024 for the second time. He was seventh in the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour points list.

Entering this week, Campbell was ranked 59th in FedEx Cup points and ranked 115th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

In his personal life, Campbell is single.

What a win at the John Deere Classic means

With a win today, Campbell would earn the benefits of being a PGA Tour winner, including another year on top of his first two-year PGA Tour exemption. He would also earn a Masters invitation and an exemption into to the PGA Championship. And, according to the 2025 John Deere Classic payout, he would win $1.512 million to top it all off.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Two swimmers were bitten by sharks in separate incidents on Hilton Head Island beaches this month, alarming visitors to the popular summer vacation spot — including many from Ohio.

The first bite occurred around noon on June 17, when a woman was injured while swimming off Sea Pines Beach Club, according to local news. Lifeguards provided initial treatment for non-life-threatening leg wounds before she was airlifted to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia.

Less than a week later, on June 23, a second person was bitten at Coligny Beach Park, one of the island’s busiest public beaches. The swimmer was treated at the scene and transported to the hospital. Their injuries also were not considered life-threatening.

Hilton Head Island is a common vacation choice for Ohio families, particularly during summer break. The back-to-back shark bites — a rare occurrence — have led officials and marine experts to urge caution in the water.

Here’s what to know about sharks in the area:

Beachgoers are advised to stay near lifeguards, avoid swimming at dawn or dusk, and exit the water if wildlife activity is visible.

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND — Two shark bites less than a week apart have beachgoers on edge in one of South Carolina's most popular vacation spots.

The latest bite occurred around noon June 22 at Coligny Beach.

"The incident involved a patient with a leg injury consistent with lacerations typically associated with a shark bite," Hilton Head Fire Rescue said in a release.

It was the same statement made following a June 17 incident that took place on a beach in the Sea Pines neighborhood. That incident also occurred around noon and resulted in a serious but non-life threatening injury.

Despite the hubbub around them, shark bites aren't especially common in South Carolina. An average of four or five bites occur annually, said Bryan Frazier, a marine biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.

"A cluster of bites in a short window isn't necessarily uncommon," Frazier said. "Ultimately, shark bites are an extremely rare event. We haven't had a fatality in South Carolina since the 1840s."

When they do occur, shark bites are often a case of mistaken identity. A feeding shark could see a flailing human limb while feeding on a school of bait fish and mistake the sudden movement for another fish. They typically release the limb immediately, which is why catastrophic and fatal bites are rare, Frazier said.

There's a number of things swimmers can do to deter a shark interaction. Avoid schools of bait fish, don't wear shiny jewelry and try to stick close to other groups of swimmers while in the water. Also, adhere to warnings from lifeguards and public safety officials. On Hilton Head, that means listening when Beach Patrol calls for visitors to get out of the water.

Beach Patrol is made up of more than 60 lifeguards who patrol Hilton Head's beaches during the summer season. Lifeguards on duty routinely monitor for sharks and other wildlife, said Mike Wagner, Beach Patrol director.

In recent decades, a majority of shark attack victims were "surface recreationists," meaning they were using a board or flotation device and actively surfing, rafting or simply floating at the time of the attack, according to the International Shark Attack File, a data set maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Florida as the only global scientifically verified database on shark attacks.

In the U.S., Florida by far sees the most unprovoked shark attacks per year, with 942 reported since 1837. South Carolina has seen the fourth most, with 142. Worldwide, 47 confirmed unprovoked shark bites were confirmed in 2024. Of those, seven were fatal.

"We certainly don't think people need to be worried to get in the water," Frazier said, "but there are things that people who are concerned can do to minimize risks."

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Two people have been bitten by a shark in less than a week at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.

According to Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue, the latest shark attack happened Sunday when a person was bitten in the leg at Coligny Beach Park.

Their injuries were not life-threatening, and they were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

As temperatures this summer rise, more people will be going to the beach and increasing their chances of seeing sharks. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell spoke with shark researcher Catherine MacDonald about shark safety tips for beachgoers.

Just five days earlier, another person was bitten in the leg by a shark in nearby Sea Pines.

Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue said the person's injuries were also not life-threatening.

The person was taken by ambulance to Hilton Head Island Airport and was airlifted to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia.

As seasons change, water temperatures in the Atlantic do, too. These changes, along with other drastic weather shifts, can impact shark migrations. Jon Dodd, executive director for the Atlantic Shark Institute, joins FOX Weather to talk more about this.

Florida shark bite

On June 11, a 9-year-old girl was also attacked by a shark in Boca Grande, Florida.

According to updates shared by her family, the girl sustained significant injuries to her hand and faces a long road to recovery.

Though attacks are rare, the Sunshine State annually leads the nation in the number of unprovoked shark bites.

Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly described the injury as “life-threatening.” The story has been updated to reflect the correct statement from officials.

A swimmer near Coligny Beach Park was hospitalized for a likely shark bite Sunday afternoon, marking the second potential shark encounter on Hilton Head Island in less than a week.

After the bite to their leg around 12:10 p.m. Sunday, the beachgoer was treated on scene by Shore Beach Service Lifeguards before being taken to the Hilton Head Medical Center, according to a press release from Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue. The injury was “determined to be non-life-threatening,” the statement read.

It came five days after a 12-year-old girl received reported a leg wound “consistent with a shark bite” at a Sea Pines beach Tuesday afternoon. She was flown by helicopter to Savannah for further treatment, officials said.

Lifeguards cleared the waters stretching about a half-mile in each direction for about 2 hours following the incident, according to beach patrol director Mike Wagner.

The week’s incidents signaled an eventful start to the summer season on Hilton Head. Last year, Hilton Head lifeguards reported three likely encounters between swimmers and sharks, all within the month of July. The island averages two to three shark bites per year, occasionally seeing spikes of up to a half-dozen.

The vast majority of shark encounters are non-fatal, both in South Carolina and nationwide. Experts say the most likely culprits are blacktip sharks, a relatively small species known to hang out near shorelines as they feed on schools of fish. Swimmers sometimes get caught in the crossfire.

“As those (schools of fish) get close to the beach, you get these blacktips that are zipping through the schools and competing with their buddies,” Michalove told The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette in August of last year. “And our water is not real crystal clear; occasionally they’ll grab an arm or a leg and do a bit of damage.”

Hilton Head lifeguards are trained to monitor local waters for signs that sharks are nearby, such as fish jumping out of the surf and birds diving in the area. During peak season, Shore Beach Service’s daily patrols consist of more than 60 lifeguards stationed across 13.5 miles of the island’s beaches.

This report will be updated.