Chad Campbell

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Chad Campbell
Personal Information
Birth May 31, 1974 (1974-05-31) (age 34)
Andrews, Texas, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Residence Lewisville, Texas, U.S.
College University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Career
Turned Pro 1996
Current tour PGA Tour (joined 2001)
Professional wins 20 (PGA Tour: 4, Nationwide Tour: 3, Other: 13)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters T3: 2006
U.S. Open T35: 2003
British Open T15: 2003
PGA Championship 2nd: 2003

David Chad Campbell (born May 31, 1974) is an American professional golfer.

Campbell was born in Andrews, Texas. He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and turned professional in 1996. Prior to 2000 he played on the third-tier NGA Hooters Tour, where he won thirteen tournaments and was the leading money winner three times. In 2001 he played on the second-tier buy.com Tour, now known as the Nationwide Tour, where he won three tournaments and earned promotion to the elite PGA Tour part way through the season. In 2003 he won the prestigious Tour Championship and finished seventh on the PGA Tour money list. He claimed a second PGA Tour win in 2004 and made a strong start to 2006, winning the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and topping the money list for a short time early in the season. Chad claimed his first PGA Tour victory of 2007 on September 30, 2007 with a one stroke victory at the Viking Classic.

He featured in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings briefly in 2004.[1]

Contents

[edit] PGA Tour career summary

Year PGA Tour wins Earnings ($) Rank
1996 0 2,050 N/A
1998 0 5,783 321
1999 0 12,917 281
2001 0 653,752 N/A
2002 0 825,474 81
2003 1 3,912,064 7
2004 1 2,264,985 24
2005 0 2,391,432 20
2006 1 2,811,067 14
2007* 1 1,621,602 43
Career* 4 14,101,193 45

*Complete through September 30, 2007

[edit] Professional wins (20)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (4)

[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (3)

[edit] Other wins (13)

  • 5 wins on the NGA Hooters Tour before 2000.
  • 2000 (8) Silver Springs Shores, Emerald Lake GC, Gold Creek Resort, Oak Hills GC, Saddle Creek GC, Cobblestone GC, The Cape, Lost Key GC (all NGA Hooters Tour)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT T17 T3 CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT DNP T35 CUT T42 CUT 57
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T15 CUT CUT 65 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP CUT 2 T24 T28 T24 T57

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] United States national team appearances

[edit] References

[edit] External links