Michael Campbell
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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About Michael Campbell
Michael Campbell won 1 major championship during their career.
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Career Highlights
- 1992 — Member of New Zealand team that won Eisenhower Trophy (World Amateur Team Championship)
- 1993 — Turned professional; named PGA Tour of Australasia Rookie of the Year
- 1995 — Breakout at The Open Championship: Held two-shot lead after third round before finishing T3, missing playoff by one stroke; reached World Ranking #28
- 1999-2000 — Dominated PGA Tour of Australasia: Won Order of Merit and Player of the Year honors
- 2000 — Finished 4th on European Tour Order of Merit
- 2005 — Historic year: Won U.S. Open at Pinehurst after entering via sectional qualifying, defeating Tiger Woods by two strokes; won HSBC World Match Play Championship for £1,000,000 (richest prize in golf); named European Tour Golfer of the Year
- 2001 — Appointed Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM)
- 2006 — Promoted to Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM)
Did You Know?
- Māori Heritage: Born in Hāwera, Taranaki, Campbell is predominantly Māori from the Ngāti Ruanui and Ngā Rauru iwi; also a great-great-great-grandson of John Logan Campbell, a Scottish emigrant to New Zealand
- All Blacks Dream: As a young boy, dreamed of playing rugby for the All Blacks, but his mother vetoed his participation, leading him to golf instead
- Sheep-Fenced Greens: Started playing golf at age 7 on the Patea golf course, where greens had to be fenced to keep sheep off them; left school without any qualifications
- Qualifying Miracle: Nearly didn't make it to the 2005 U.S. Open—had to sink an 8-foot birdie putt on the last hole of European sectional qualifying to secure his spot, then went on to win the championship
- Elite Company: Became the fourth golfer to win both the U.S. Open and World Match Play Championship in the same year, joining Gary Player, Hale Irwin, and Ernie Els
- Only Second Kiwi: Second New Zealander to win a major championship (after Bob Charles); first U.S. Open winner since Steve Jones (1996) to qualify through sectional
- From Boom to Bust: Fell from World Ranking #28 in 1995 to #465 within three years before rebuilding his career
- Environmental Champion: Co-founder of the Project Litefoot Trust, helping New Zealand community sports clubs reduce their environmental impact while saving money