Cameron Champ

Cameron Mackray Champ (born June 15, 1995) is an American professional golfer from Sacramento, California.[2]

Cameron Champ
Personal information
Born (1995-06-15) June 15, 1995
Sacramento, California
Nationality United States
ResidenceHouston, Texas
Career
CollegeTexas A&M University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking68 (August 9, 2020)[1]
(as of August 9, 2020)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT10: 2020
U.S. OpenT32: 2017
The Open ChampionshipDNP

College career

For the Texas A&M Aggies he won the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational and finished in the top 10 of six other tournaments. He finished second to Adam Wise in the Pac-12 Robert Brandi Invitational.[3]

2017 U.S. Open

Champ qualified for the 2017 U.S. Open through sectional qualifying, where he had to compete in a playoff.[4] It was his first major appearance.[5] After two rounds, he was tied for eighth place,[6] and was also leading the driving distance statistics.[7] Along with Scottie Scheffler, he was one of only two amateurs to make the cut.[8] Scheffler finished as the low amateur at 1-under-par, while Champ finished at even-par.

Professional career

In December 2017, Champ tied for 16th in the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament.[9] This earned him a place on the Web.com Tour for the start of 2018.

During the 2018 Web.com Tour season, Champ won the 2018 Utah Championship in July 2018.[10] He earned his tour card for the 2018–19 PGA Tour season by earning $253,731 and finishing 6th in the 2018 Web.com Tour regular season.[10]

On October 28, 2018, Champ won his first PGA Tour title by winning the Sanderson Farms Championship with a score of −21.[11] Over and above his win, Champ had an excellent 2018 Fall Series, finishing T25 at the Safeway Open, T28 at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, T10 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic and 6th at the RSM Classic. This brought his world ranking up to 97 as of November 19, 2018 and left him 6th on the FedEx Cup standings heading into the 2019 calendar year.

Champ is known for being one of the longest hitters on the PGA Tour. In 2017, Champ registered a 129.79 mph average clubhead speed in his debut at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba.[12]

Champ has worked with instructor Sean Foley since age 14 and although he hits a lower ball flight than the average long hitter on the PGA Tour, Champ was the longest driver on tour for the 2018–19 season with a 317.1 yard average. For the 2018 Web.com tour season, Champ averaged 343.1 yards off the tee and led the 2017 U.S. Open in driving distance at 337 yards.

On September 29, 2019, Champ won the Safeway Open with a birdie at the 72nd hole. It was his first win in a full−strength PGA Tour tournament.

On June 23, 2020, prior to the Travelers Championship, Champ became the second PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19 after Nick Watney did the week before.[13]

Personal life

Champ is of mixed black and white descent. His father is biracial (black and white), while Cameron's mother is white.[14][15] Cameron's father Jeff played two seasons of professional baseball in the Baltimore Orioles organization.[16][17]

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Oct 28, 2018 Sanderson Farms Championship 65-70-64-68=267 −21 4 strokes Corey Conners
2 Sep 29, 2019 Safeway Open 67-68-67-69=271 −17 1 stroke Adam Hadwin

Web.com Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Jul 15, 2018 Utah Championship 61-64-67-68=260 −24 1 stroke Steven Ihm

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T32
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 20192020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T54 T10
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2019
The Players Championship WD

WD = withdrew

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2020
Championship
Match Play NT1
Invitational T25
Champions

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Week 32 2020 Ending 9 Aug 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. Herrington, Ryan (June 16, 2017). "Meet the amateur bomber who's powered his way on to the U.S. Open leader board". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  3. Sobel, Jason (June 16, 2017). "Cameron Champ dazzles with long drives, low scores at U.S. Open". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  4. Greenstein, Teddy (June 16, 2017). "Meet amateur Cameron Champ, who averaged 350-yard drives Thursday at U.S. Open". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  5. Romine, Brentley (June 14, 2017). "Cameron Champ's journey to U.S. Open is one of redemption". Golfweek. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  6. Townsend, Brad (June 16, 2017). "No Aggie joke: Texas A&M's Cameron Champ tied for eighth in U.S. Open while Johnson, McIlroy, Day watch from grandstand". SportsDay. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  7. Ritter, Jeff (June 16, 2017). "At halftime of the U.S. Open, long-hitting amateur Cameron Champ is living up to his name". Golf.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  8. "Cameron Champ shoots 69, finds top 10 at U.S. Open". Amateurgolf.com. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  9. Prise, Kevin (December 10, 2017). "Meet the 45 (and ties): Who advanced through Final Stage?". PGA Tour.
  10. "Cameron Champ – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  11. Berhow, Josh (October 28, 2018). "The 30-second guide to the Sanderson Farms Championship: Who won, best shot and more". Golf.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  12. Myers, Alex (November 15, 2017). "How fast are PGA Tour clubhead speeds? The answer has changed a LOT in the past decade". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  13. Harig, Bob (June 23, 2020). "Cameron Champ out of Travelers after testing positive for COVID-19". ESPN.
  14. "The backstory for Texas A&M's Cameron Champ even better than his U.S. Open score". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 17, 2017.
  15. Ritter, Jeff (June 16, 2017). "At halftime of the U.S. Open, long-hitting amateur Cameron Champ is living up to his name". Golf.com.
  16. Minor league statistics for Jeff Champ
  17. "Rosaforte: Champ's family struggle with racism". Golf Channel. October 30, 2018.
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