Silver replica of U.S. Open trophy

Open exemption next 10 years*

Invitations to the next five: Masters, British Opens, Players Championships and PGA Championships

Exempt status on PGA Tour for five years

*Automatically qualifies for the Open

N.Z. government puts day on hold

New Zealand's government postponed business Monday so Prime Minister Helen Clark and her colleagues could watch Michael Campbell win his first major title at the U.S. Open.

With the final holes taking place mid-morning local time, Clark and her cabinet delayed a meeting in Wellington as Campbell became the second New Zealander to win one of golf's four majors -- and the first in 42 years.

"It is one of New Zealand's greatest sporting achievements, and his place as one of New Zealand's sporting greats is cemented," Clark said in a statement.

Campbell, 36, had considered quitting golf in the late 1990s to return to his old job as a telephone technician after a wrist injury and slump in form.

"New Zealanders have watched Michael's career since his emergence as an amateur in the Eisenhower Cup winning team," Clark said in the statement. "We have watched his highs, and we have watched him in more troubled times. Nobody deserves such an immense victory more than Michael."

New Zealand sporting legends

U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell takes his place among the greatest athletes New Zealand has produced:

* Edmund Hillary, first man to climb Mt. Everest

* Peter Blake, two-time America's Cup winner

* Bob Charles, 1963 British Open champion

* Frank Nobilo, former PGA Tour golfer

* Jonah Lomu, rugby legend