Michael Campbell

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Michael Campbell
— Golfer —

Personal information
Full name	Michael Shane Campbell
Born	(1969-02-23) 23 February 1969 Hawera, New Zealand
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	New Zealand
Residence	Wellington, New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	1993
Retired	2015
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour (1994–2013)
Professional wins	15
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
European Tour	8
PGA Tour of Australasia	7
Challenge Tour	3
Best results in major championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1996, 2001-04, 2006-10
U.S. Open	Won: 2005
The Open Championship	T3: 1995
PGA Championship	T6: 2005
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit	1999/2000
European Tour Player of the Year	2005

Michael Shane Campbell, CNZM (born 23 February 1969) is a retired New Zealand professional golfer who is best known for having won the 2005 U.S. Open and the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship, in the same year. He played on the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Ethnically, he is predominantly Māori, from the Ngati Ruanui (father's side) and Nga Rauru (mother's side) iwi. He also has some Scottish ancestry, being a great-great-great-grandson of Logan Campbell, a Scottish emigrant to New Zealand.

Profile

Campbell was born in Hawera, Taranaki. As a young child, he lived near his mother's Wai-o-Turi marae at Whenuakura, just south of Patea, and also spent much of his time with whanau at his father's Taiporohenui marae, near Hawera.

Like many young New Zealand boys, Campbell dreamed of playing for the All Blacks, and began playing rugby union, but his mother vetoed his participation. While he was talented at several other sports, such as softball, squash and table tennis, his passion turned out to be golf.

At age seven, he began playing golf on the Patea golf course which had the greens fenced to keep sheep off them. He was introduced to the game by an uncle, Roger Rei, but was also undoubtedly influenced by his father, Tom Campbell, who was a single-figure handicapper. The family moved south to Titahi Bay and Campbell developed his skills in junior ranks at Paraparaumu. He attended school at Mana College but left without any qualifications.

From 1988, Campbell represented New Zealand in various international amateur competitions, including the team victory at the 1992 Eisenhower Trophy, before turning professional in 1993. Two years later, in his first full season on the European Tour, he held a two-shot lead after the third round of The Open Championship, but faded after a final-round 76. He nonetheless remained in contention until the final hole, missing a playoff with Costantino Rocca and John Daly (eventually won by Daly) by one stroke. Not long after that Open, he developed wrist problems, resulting in a dramatic drop in form, and did not fully recover until 1998.

Campbell eventually established himself as a solid tour performer, finishing fourth on the European Tour Order of Merit (money list) in 2000, and again finishing in the top ten of the Order of Merit in 2002. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit in during the 1999/2000 season.

Campbell, wife Julie and sons Thomas and Jordan primarily reside in Sydney, Australia, which is Julie's hometown.

Breakthrough year, 2005

Michael Campbell holding U.S. Open Trophy

Michael Campbell walks to the 12th tee at the 2007 KLM Open.

The year 2005 started out as if it would be a disaster year for Campbell, however in the end, it developed into the peak of his career. He never made the cut in his first five 2005 tournaments, averaging 75 strokes in the first rounds of each of those tournaments. Then suddenly, there was a turnaround and he missed only one cut in the next 16 tournaments. He finished in the top six of both the Open Championship and PGA Championship, and recorded top-five placings in three other tournaments.

And then there was the 2005 US Open. In order to make it to Pinehurst, Campbell had to go through sectional qualifying. He took advantage of the fact that the United States Golf Association, the organizers of the U.S. Open, had introduced European qualifying for the first time, which took place at Walton Heath. He had to sink a 6-foot birdie putt on the last hole of qualifying to secure his place in the U.S. Open.

In the tournament itself, Campbell ended the third round four strokes behind Retief Goosen, the event's defending champion. On the final day, Goosen ballooned to an 81. Campbell shot 69 (1 under par) for the final round and was the only golfer in the last two pairings of the day to break 80. Campbell's main competition turned out to be Tiger Woods, who at one point closed to within one shot of Campbell.

In the end, Woods was undone by bogeys on the 16th and 17th holes, and Campbell won his first major by two shots, carding an even par of 280. With his win, he became only the second New Zealander to win a major (after Bob Charles), and also the first winner of the U.S. Open since Steve Jones in 1996 who had entered the event via sectional qualifying.

Two months later, in August, Campbell consolidated his new status as one of the world's top contenders when he tied for 6th in the PGA Championship at Baltusrol, won by Phil Mickelson. It has long been said that the cream rises to the top in majors, and this was no exception, with eight of the top 10 finishers having previously won a major.

On 29 October 2005, Campbell was awarded with the Honorary Life Membership of The European Tour for his U.S. Open win.

Among his many New Zealand television appearances in 2008 was a cameo role in an episode of sports skit comedy show Pulp Sport.

Match play champion

In September 2005, Campbell again displayed his consistency, plus several patches of brilliance, when he won the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth. He disposed of Australian Geoff Ogilvy 1-up before being taken to the 37th hole by another Australian, Steve Elkington, in the quarter-final.

In the semi-final he faced Retief Goosen who the previous day had recorded a 12 and 11 win over Mark Hensby. Campbell defeated Goosen 7 and 6 and the next day beat Irishman Paul McGinley 2 and 1 in the final to take the championship and win the £1,000,000 richest prize in golf.^[1] He became only the fourth golfer to win the U.S. Open and the World Match Play titles in the same year, and the win moved him to the top of the European Order of Merit, ahead of Goosen. He finished the year ranked second on the Order of Merit.

Campbell's form subsequently slumped, and he had no top 10 finishes on the European Tour between 2009 and September 2012, although his U.S. Open win meant he retained his playing rights. In a surprise turnaround, in October 2012, he finished third in the Portugal Masters, and in December he finished 8th in the Hong Kong Open (both European tour events).

Campbell retired from golf in 2015.^[2]

Amateur wins (2)

1992 Australian Amateur, New South Wales Amateur

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	19 Jun 2005	U.S. Open	E (71-69-71-69=280)	2 strokes	Tiger Woods

European Tour wins (8)

Legend
Major Championships (1)
Other European Tour (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	11 Nov 1999	Johnnie Walker Classic	−12 (66-71-69-70=276)	1 stroke	Geoff Ogilvy
2	30 Jan 2000	Heineken Classic	−20 (68-69-65-66=268)	6 strokes	Thomas Bjørn
3	1 Oct 2000	Linde German Masters	−19 (68-64-65=197)	1 stroke	José Cóceres
4	4 Feb 2001	Heineken Classic	−18 (69-70-67-64=270)	5 strokes	David Smail
5	7 Jul 2002	Smurfit European Open	−6 (68-71-70-73=282)	1 stroke	Bradley Dredge, Retief Goosen, Pádraig Harrington, Paul Lawrie
6	27 Jul 2003	Nissan Irish Open	−11 (66-69-71-71=277)	Playoff	Thomas Bjørn, Peter Hedblom
7	19 Jun 2005	U.S. Open	E (71-69-71-69=280)	2 strokes	Tiger Woods
8	18 Sep 2005	HSBC World Match Play Championship	2&1		Paul McGinley

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (7)

1993 (1) Canon Challenge
1995 (1) Alfred Dunhill Masters
1999 (1) Johnnie Walker Classic (co-sanctioned with European Tour)
2000 (3) New Zealand Open, Ericsson Masters, Heineken Classic (co-sanctioned with European Tour)
2001 (1) Heineken Classic (co-sanctioned with European Tour)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

1994 (3) Memorial Olivier Barras, Bank Austria Open, Audi Quattro Trophy

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2005	U.S. Open	4 shot deficit	E (71-69-71-69=280)	2 strokes	Tiger Woods

Results timeline

Tournament	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	T32	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T3	DQ	DNP	T66	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	T17	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	T12	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	1	CUT	T58	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	T23	CUT	T53	T20	T5	T35	T57	T51	WD
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	T23	T69	T49	T6	CUT	CUT	T42	CUT

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
DQ = Disqualified
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
U.S. Open	1	0	1	1	2	15	4
The Open Championship	0	1	2	2	4	15	9
PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	3	12	6
Totals	1	1	3	4	9	52	19

Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2004 Open Championship – 2005 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2005 U.S. Open – 2005 PGA)

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Accenture Match Play Championship	R64	R16	R64	R64	R64	DNP	R64	R64
CA Championship	9	NT¹	T9	T68	66	T46	T22	71
Bridgestone Invitational	T15	T31	T11	T71	DNP	68	17	T46

¹Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1992 (winners)

Professional

Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing New Zealand): 1995, 1999, 2000
World Cup (representing New Zealand): 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003
Presidents Cup (International Team): 2000, 2005

References

↑ "Campbell takes Wentworth victory". BBC Sport. 18 September 2005. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
↑ "Campbell announces retirement from golf". PGA European Tour. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

External links

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Official website
Michael Campbell at the European Tour official site
Michael Campbell at the PGA Tour official site
Michael Campbell at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

European Tour Golfer of the Year

1985 Bernhard Langer
1986 Seve Ballesteros
1987 Ian Woosnam
1988 Seve Ballesteros
1989 Nick Faldo
1990 Nick Faldo
1991 Seve Ballesteros
1992 Nick Faldo
1993 Bernhard Langer
1994 Ernie Els
1995 Colin Montgomerie
1996 Colin Montgomerie
1997 Colin Montgomerie
1998 Lee Westwood
1999 Colin Montgomerie
2000 Lee Westwood
2001 Retief Goosen
2002 Ernie Els
2003 Ernie Els
2004 Vijay Singh
2005 Michael Campbell
2006 Paul Casey
2007 Pádraig Harrington
2008 Pádraig Harrington
2009 Lee Westwood
2010 Martin Kaymer & Graeme McDowell (shared)
2011 Luke Donald
2012 Rory McIlroy
2013 Henrik Stenson
2014 Rory McIlroy
2015 Rory McIlroy

International Presidents Cup team – 2000

Robert Allenby Stuart Appleby Michael Campbell Steve Elkington Ernie Els Carlos Franco Retief Goosen Shigeki Maruyama Greg Norman Nick Price Vijay Singh Mike Weir Peter Thomson (non-playing captain)

Lost: 10.5 – 21.5

International Presidents Cup team – 2005

Stuart Appleby Ángel Cabrera Michael Campbell Tim Clark Retief Goosen Mark Hensby Trevor Immelman Peter Lonard Nick O'Hern Adam Scott Vijay Singh Mike Weir Gary Player (non-playing captain)

Lost: 15.5 – 18.5

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 41366495 LCCN: nb2007011773

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