Chad Campbell
USA
David Chad Campbell (born May 31, 1974) is an American professional golfer.
Personal information
Full name David Chad Campbell
Nickname "Amarrategui 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
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament T2: 2009
U.S. Open T18: 2008
The Open Championship T15: 2003
PGA Championship 2nd: 2003
Achievements and awards
Buy.com Tour
leading money winner 2001
Buy.com Tour
Player of the Year
Campbell was born in Andrews, 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. 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). He turned professional in 1996.
[edit] Professional careerPrior 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.
Player profile is based on the information provided by www.en.wikipedia.org