Chad Campbell

Chad Campbell
Personal information
Full name	David Chad Campbell
Born	May 31, 1974 (1974-05-31) (age 37) Andrews, Texas
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Colleyville, Texas
Career
College	Midland College University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Turned professional	1996
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour (joined 2001)
Professional wins	20
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Nationwide Tour	3
Other	13
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T2: 2009
U.S. Open	T18: 2008
The Open Championship	T5: 2011
PGA Championship	2nd: 2003
Achievements and awards
Buy.com Tour leading money winner	2001
Buy.com Tour Player of the Year	2001

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

Early years and amateur career

Campbell was born in Andrews, Texas and grew up in west Texas. He was a member of a strong junior college men's golf squad during the years (1992–94) he played at Midland College. He was the conference medalist in 1993, the year that the MC team dominated the Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) and won the regional title. In 1994, the Chaps repeated as WJCAC champions and finished second in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship. That year, Campbell was WJCAC medalist, Region V Tournament medalist and the NJCAA Tournament medalist runner-up. In 1994, he was named an NJCAA All-American.^[1] He was listed as the number one player in the final NJCAA national poll. After two years at MC, he won a scholarship and transferred to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV).^[2] He turned professional in 1996.

Professional career

Prior to 2000, Campbell played on the third-tier NGA Hooters Tour, where he won 13 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 Campbell won The Tour Championship, was runner-up to surprise winner Shaun Micheel at the PGA 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. He claimed his fourth PGA Tour victory by one stroke at the 2007 Viking Classic.

In the 2009 Masters Tournament, he went to a playoff against Ángel Cabrera and Kenny Perry, but was eliminated on the first playoff hole, the 18th, after he missed a 4 foot par putt. Also from this tournament he holds the best start to a Masters Tournament after getting 5 birdies in the first 5 holes.

Campbell featured in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings briefly in 2004.^[3]

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Nov 9, 2003	Tour Championship	-16 (70-69-61-68=268)	3 strokes	Charles Howell III
2	Mar 21, 2004	Bay Hill Invitational	-18 (66-68-70-66=270)	6 strokes	Stuart Appleby
3	Jan 22, 2006	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	-25 (63-66-68-67-71=335)	3 strokes	Jesper Parnevik, Scott Verplank
4	Sep 30, 2007	Viking Classic	-13 (70-72-64-69=275)	1 stroke	Johnson Wagner

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	May 20, 2001	BUY.COM Richmond Open	-21 (67-67-64-65=263)	3 strokes	Kelly Gibson
2	Sep 19, 2001	BUY.COM Permian Basin Open	-24 (64-68-63-69=264)	4 strokes	Todd Fischer
3	Oct 7, 2001	BUY.COM Monterey Peninsula Classic	-8 (69-72-70-69=280)	1 stroke	Deane Pappas

NGA Hooters Tour wins (13)

• 5 wins 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

PGA Tour career summary

Year	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	1,701,242	49
2008	0	2,404,770	24
2009	0	1,725,237	48
2010	0	971,154	96
2011	0	1,104,024	83
Career*	4	20,386,018	32

*Complete through the 2011 season.

Results in major championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	T17	T3	CUT	DNP	T2
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	T35	CUT	T42	CUT	57	T18	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T15	CUT	CUT	65	CUT	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	2	T24	T28	T24	T57	CUT	T43

Tournament	2010	2011
The Masters	T45	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	T5
PGA Championship	T62	DNP

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

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Accenture Match Play Championship	DNP	R16	R16	QF	4	DNP
CA Championship	T59	T50	T15	T32	T35	DNP
Bridgestone Invitational	T53	T69	T33	T50	T77	T14

Tournament	2009	2010
Accenture Match Play Championship	DNP	R64
CA Championship	T53	DNP
Bridgestone Invitational	T11	T46
HSBC Champions	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

U.S. national team appearances

• Ryder Cup: 2004, 2006, 2008 (winners)

See also

• 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates

References

1. ^ Midland College Athletics: All-American Athletes
2. ^ Chad Campbell at Midland College
3. ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking

External links

• Chad Campbell at the PGA Tour official site
• Chad Campbell at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Campbell, Chad
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	May 31, 1974
Place of birth	Andrews, Texas
Date of death
Place of death