Chad Campbell

David Chad Campbell (born May 31, 1974) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, where he has won four times. He also notably finished as a runner-up at the 2009 Masters, after losing in a sudden-death playoff.

This article is about the golfer. For the Arizona politician, see Chad Campbell (politician).

Chad Campbell
Personal information
Full name	David Chad Campbell
Born	(1974-05-31) May 31, 1974 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
Highest ranking	9 (May 23, 2004)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Korn Ferry Tour	3
Other	13
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T2: 2009
PGA Championship	2nd: 2003
U.S. Open	T18: 2008
The Open Championship	T5: 2011
Achievements and awards
Buy.com Tour leading money winner 2001 Buy.com Tour Player of the Year 2001

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.[2] 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).[3] 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. Campbell left the tour as the career leader in wins and earnings. In 2001, he played on the second-tier Buy.com Tour, now known as the Web.com Tour, where he earned a "battlefield promotion," winning three tournaments to earn 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 won his fourth PGA Tour title by one stroke at the 2007 Viking Classic.

Campbell finished as a runner-up at the 2009 Masters, after losing in a three man sudden-death playoff, involving Ángel Cabrera and Kenny Perry. The three players had finished regulation play at 12-under par. At the first extra hole, Campbell hit his second shot from the middle of the fairway but found the greenside bunker. He played out of the bunker to four feet past the hole, but missed the par putt and was eliminated, as both Cabrera and Perry made pars. Earlier in the week, Campbell had made the best start to a Masters Tournament, after making five birdies in the first five holes.

Campbell featured in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking briefly in 2004.[4]

Campbell played the 2013–14 season with conditional status, but failed to graduate from the Web.com Tour finals. He used a career money list exemption for 2014–15 and retained exempt status the following year.

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (4)

Legend

Tour Championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Nov 9, 2003	The 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

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
Unofficial loss	2005	Nissan Open	Adam Scott	Lost to par on first extra hole
1	2009	Masters Tournament	Ángel Cabrera, Kenny Perry	Cabrera won with par on second extra hole Campbell eliminated with par on first hole
2	2009	Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	Martin Laird, George McNeill	Laird won with birdie on third extra hole Campbell eliminated with par on second hole

Buy.com 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

Results in major championships

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

Tournament	2010	2011	2012
Masters Tournament	T45
U.S. Open		CUT
The Open Championship		T5	T72
PGA Championship	T62

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	1	2	2	3	7	4
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	4
The Open Championship	0	0	0	1	1	2	8	4
PGA Championship	0	1	0	1	1	3	9	7
Totals	0	2	1	4	4	9	35	19

• Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (three times)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
The Players Championship	T6	T42	CUT	T70	CUT	T10	CUT	CUT	T26	CUT	T43			T39	CUT	CUT

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Match Play		R16	R16	QF	4			R64
Championship	T59	T50	T15	T32	T35		T53
Invitational	T53	T69	T33	T50	T77	T14	T11	T46
Champions

  Top 10

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary

Season	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
2012	0	895,199	106
2013	0	510,661	135
2014	0	470,798	149
2015	0	1,015,707	100
2016	0	1,168,073	91
2017	0	1,329,941	80
2018	0	801,960	127
2019	0	42,130	237
Career*	4	26,620,487	49

* Complete through the 2019 season.

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

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

See also

• 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates

References

1. "Week 21 2004 Ending 23 May 2004" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
2. Midland College Athletics: All-American Athletes Archived January 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
3. Chad Campbell at Midland College Archived April 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
4. 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