Michael Campbell (golfer)

Michael Campbell
Personnel
Nation:	New Zealand
Nickname:	Cambo
Career data
Professional since:	1993
Tournament wins:	15th
Major wins :	1 (2005)
Awards:	Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2001), ; European Tour Player of the Year (2005)

Michael Campbell CNZM (born February 23, 1969 in Hawera , New Zealand ) aka "Cambo", is a former New Zealand professional golfer .

Private

Michael's parents are Thomas (Tom) and Marie Campbell. He is of Māori descent, namely from the Ngāti-Ruanui tribe (on the father's side) and Ngā Rauru (on the mother's side). He has been married to Julie Campbell since January 1996 and has two sons: Thomas Christopher (* 1998) and Jordan Joseph (* 2000).

Career

In January 1993 he switched to the professional camp. His first tournament win was when he took part in a professional tournament for the fifth time: he won the Canon Challenge in Sydney with a lead of three strokes. He first stepped into the limelight in 1995 when he led the Open Championship after three rounds and finally came third. This was followed by several years of injuries and poor form before he was among the top hundred in the world again at the end of 1999. In 2005 he achieved the great coup by winning the US Open . He is the second New Zealander and the first Māori to win a major tournament after Bob Charles . In 2010 Campbell fell into a crisis that made him seriously consider ending his career that had culminated five years earlier with the victory over Tiger Woods.

In May 2015 he announced his retirement from the professional tournament scene.

Tournament victories

amateur

1992 Australian Amateur Championship, New South Wales Amateur Championship

Challenge Tour

1994 Olivier Barrass Memorial, Bank Austria Open , Audi Quattro Trophy

PGA Tour of Australasia

1993 Canon Challenge
1995 Alfred Dunhill Masters
2000 New Zealand Open , Ericsson Masters

European Tour

1999 Johnnie Walker Classic (together with PGA Tour of Australasia )
2000 Heineken Classic (together with PGA Tour of Australasia), Linde German Masters
2001 Heineken Classic (together with PGA Tour of Australasia)
2002 Smurfit European Open
2003 Nissan Irish Open
2005 US Open , HSBC World Match Play Championship

Major Championship in bold.

Participation in team competitions

amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (for New Zealand): 1992 (winner)

professional

Alfred Dunhill Cup (for New Zealand): 1995, 2000
World Cup (for New Zealand): 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003
Presidents Cup (International Team): 2000, 2005

Results at major championships

competition	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Masters	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT
US Open	DNP	DNP	T32	DNP	DNP	DNP	T12	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	1	CUT	T58	CUT
Open Championship	CUT	T3	DQ	DNP	T66	CUT	CUT	T23	CUT	T53	T20	T5	T35	T57	T51
PGA Championship	DNP	T17	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	T23	T69	T49	T6	CUT	CUT	T42

competition	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Masters	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
US Open	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP
Open Championship	WD	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = not participated
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10

Individual evidence

↑ Dailymail: Former US Open champion Michael Campbell: I get so low want to give it all up
^ Campbell announces retirement from golf . PGA European Tour. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

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personal data
SURNAME	Campbell, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Combo (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	New Zealand golfer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 23, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hawera , New Zealand

[1] Dailymail: Former US Open champion Michael Campbell: I get so low want to give it all up

[2] Campbell announces retirement from golf . PGA European Tour. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.