David Chad Campbell (born May 31, 1974) is an American

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who plays on the

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, 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.

Early years and amateur career

Campbell was born in

Andrews, Texas Andrews is the county seat of Andrews County in the Permian Basin of West Texas. Andrews sits to the far southwest within the Texas Panhandle's plains, about 30 miles east of New Mexico. Andrews was incorporated on February 2, 1937. Both th ...

and grew up in

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. He was a member of a strong junior college men's golf squad during the years (1992–94) he played at

Midland College Midland College (MC) is a public community college in Midland, Texas. It was established as an independent junior college in 1972 and held its first classes on campus in 1975. Since that time, the campus has expanded to a main campus on in Mi ...

. He was the conference medalist in 1993, the year that the MC team dominated the

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(WJCAC) and won the regional title. In 1994, the Chaps repeated as WJCAC champions and finished second in the

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(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. 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

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(UNLV). He turned professional in 1996.

Professional career

Prior to 2000, Campbell played on the third-tier

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, 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

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, where he earned a "battlefield promotion," winning three tournaments to earn promotion to the elite

part way through the season. In 2003, Campbell won

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, was runner-up to surprise winner

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at the

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, 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

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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

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. Campbell finished as a runner-up at the 2009 Masters, after losing in a three man sudden-death playoff, involving

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and

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. 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

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briefly in 2004.69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking
/ref> 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)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

Buy.com Tour wins (3)

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

Playoff record

Other playoff record (0–2)

Results in major championships

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

Summary

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

Results in The Players Championship

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

Results in World Golf Championships

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

''* Complete through the 2020 season.''

U.S. national team appearances

Professional *

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(winners)

References

External links

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