Michael Campbell

Michael Campbell
Personal information
Full nameMichael Shane Campbell
NicknameCambo
Born (1969-02-23) 23 February 1969 (age 55)
Hāwera, New Zealand
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality New Zealand
ResidenceWellington, New Zealand
Sydney, Australia
Children2
Career
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
Professional wins15
Highest ranking12 (27 May 2001)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
European Tour8
Asian Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia7
Challenge Tour3
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentCUT: 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
PGA ChampionshipT6: 2005
U.S. OpenWon: 2005
The Open ChampionshipT3: 1995
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Rookie of the Year
1993
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit
1999–2000
PGA Tour of Australasia
Player of the Year
1999–2000
European Tour
Golfer of the Year
2005

Michael Shane Campbell CNZM (born 23 February 1969) is a New Zealand professional golfer who is best known for having won the 2005 U.S. Open and, at the time, the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship, in the same year.[2] He played on the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.

  1. ^ "Week 21 2001 Ending 27 May 2001" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference golf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).