Joe Campbell (golfer)

Joe Campbell (born November 5, 1935) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s.

Campbell attended Purdue University where he was a member of the golf and basketball teams. He won the 1955 NCAA Championship as well as the 1956 and 1957 Big Ten Conference Championships. During his amateur career, he also won the Indiana Amateur Championship three times, the Indiana Open twice, and the Sunnehanna Amateur in 1957.cite web | title=Joe Campbell biographical information | publisher=Golf House Tennessee | url=http://www.golfhousetennessee.com/fw/main/Joe_Campbell-1036.html?ModKey=mk$cmsc&CntID=130 | accessdate=2007-12-06] His best finish in a major championship, which came during his amateur career, was T-22 at the 1957 U.S. Open. [cite web|title=Golf Major Championships|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=301|accessdate=2008-01-24]

Campbell turned professional in 1958 and joined the PGA Tour in 1959 and competed for eight years. He received "Golf Digest"'s Rookie-of-the-Year award in 1959. His 43 top-10 finishes included three wins. He also played on the Senior PGA Tour.

Campbell made his home in Knoxville, Tennessee after college until 1974. Before and after that time, he has lived in his native Indiana. After his days as a tour professional were over, he was the golf professional at Knoxville's Whittle Springs from 1967–1974.

Amateur wins

*1954 Indiana Amateur
*1955 Indiana Amateur, NCAA Championship (individual)
*1956 Indiana Amateur, Big Ten Conference Championship (individual)
*1957 Sunnehanna Amateur, Big Ten Conference Championship (individual)

Professional wins

PGA Tour

*1961 Beaumont Open
*1962 Baton Rouge Open Invitational
*1966 Tucson Open Invitational

Other

*1955 Indiana Open (as an amateur)
*1956 Indiana Open (as an amateur)
*1958 Tennessee Open
*1965 Tennessee Open
*1973 Tennessee Open
*1977 Indiana Open
*1981 Indiana Open
* Five Tennessee State PGA Championships from 1965–1972

References

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/50/96/ Results and stats from PGA Tour's official site]