Bobby Clampett
| Bobby Clampett | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert Daniel Clampett, Jr. |
| Born | April 22, 1960 Monterey, California |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 171 lb (78 kg; 12.2 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Brigham Young University |
| Turned professional | 1980 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T23: 1979 |
| U.S. Open | T3: 1982 |
| The Open Championship | T10: 1982 |
| PGA Championship | T27: 1981 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Haskins Award | 1979, 1980 |
Robert Daniel Clampett, Jr. (born April 22, 1960) is a television golf analyst, golf course architect, writer, and professional golfer, who played on the PGA Tour from 1980 to 1995. Clampett began playing on the Champions Tour in April 2010.
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[edit] College and amateur standout
Clampett was born in Monterey, California. He attended Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California. He based his early golf training on the groundbreaking and controversial book "The Golfing Machine", by Homer Kelley, who he worked with closely. From 1978 – 1980, he was a three-time All-American and two-time Collegiate Golfer of the Year at Brigham Young University. His important amateur titles included the Porter Cup, the Sunnehanna Amateur, and the Western Amateur. He also won the 1978 World Amateur medal, in team competition for the Eisenhower Trophy. He was the low amateur at the 1978 U.S. Open and 1979 Masters.
[edit] Professional highlights
Clampett turned professional in 1980. From 1980 – 1995, he played on the PGA Tour. Although he won only one tournament, the 1982 Southern Open, he had a moderately successful career. He had almost three dozen top-10 finishes in his career, including nine 2nd or 3rd place finishes, and had over $1 million in career earnings. His best finish in a major was a T-3 at the 1982 U.S. Open. He was a member of the 1982 World Cup team.
At the 1982 Open Championship played at Royal Troon, Clampett opened with rounds of 67 and 66 and held a five shot lead going into Saturday's play. His lead had increased two shots by the fifth hole. Then Clampett drove the ball into a pot bunker at the sixth hole.[1] It took him three shots to get out. This sparked the beginning of a precipitous collapse by Clampett that saw him finish with rounds of 78 and 77 and finish in a tie for 10th.
Clampett became eligible for the Champions Tour in April 2010. On May 14, 2010, he tied for the first round lead in his second tournament on that tour.
[edit] Broadcaster, author, designer
Clampett joined CBS Sports as an on-course reporter for the 1991 PGA Championship, and joined CBS Sports full-time in 1995. He competes periodically on the Nationwide Tour, and qualified into a PGA Tour event in November 2008. Clampett and Andy Brumer co-authored the book "The Impact Zone: How to Hit Like the Pros", published in late 2007. Clampett has become involved in golf course design in recent years.
Clampett lives in Cary, North Carolina with his second wife, Marianna, and her two children, Nicholas and Anna Suciu. His daughter from his first marriage is singer Katelyn Clampett.
[edit] Controversy
On April 11, 2008, Clampett apologized for referring to golfer Liang Wen-Chong as "the Chinaman" during the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Clampett, working the Internet broadcast of Amen Corner, made the comment after Liang missed the cut. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Clampett was taken off the broadcast after the comment.[2]
[edit] Amateur wins (6)
- 1978 California State Amateur, Western Amateur, Porter Cup, Western Junior
- 1980 California State Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur
[edit] Professional wins (3)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 26, 1982 | Southern Open | -14 (65-69-68-64=266) | 2 strokes | Hale Irwin |
PGA Tour playoff record (0-2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | John Cook, Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin, Barney Thompson |
Cook won with par on third extra hole Clampett, Crenshaw, and Thompson eliminated with birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 1981 | Buick Open | Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen Gil Morgan |
Irwin won with birdie on second extra hole |
[edit] Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
- 1981 ABC Cup Japan vs USA
[edit] Other wins (1)
this list may be incomplete
- 1980 Spalding Invitational (as an amateur)
[edit] U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy: 1978 (team winners and individual winner)
[edit] References
- ^ Breaking 90
- ^ "Clampett apologizes for description of China's Liang". ESPN.com. 2008-04-14. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/masters08/news/story?id=3346698. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Bobby Clampett at the PGA Tour official site
- Bobby Clampett at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Bobby's Book - "The Impact Zone: How to Hit Like the Pros"
