Cameron Champ
| Cameron Champ | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 15, 1995 Sacramento, California |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Texas A&M University |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Highest ranking | 66 (July 25, 2021)[1] (as of July 7, 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T32: 2017 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Cameron Mackray Champ (born June 15, 1995) is an American professional golfer from Sacramento, California.[2]
College career
For the Texas A&M Aggies he won the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational and finished in the top 10 of six other tournaments.[3]
2017 U.S. Open
At the 2017 U.S. Open, after two rounds, Champ made the cut and was tied for eighth place.[4] He was also the driving leader over the first two days of the tournament.[5] He earned entry in the tournament though sectional qualifying, where he had to compete in a playoff.[6] The 2017 U.S. Open was his first major appearance.[7] He, along with Scottie Scheffler, was one of two amateurs to make the cut.[8] Scheffler finished as the low amateur at 1-under-par, while Champ finished at even-par.
Professional wins (1)
Web.com Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 15, 2018 | Utah Championship | 61-64-67-68=260 | −24 | 1 stroke |  Steven Ihm
|
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | T32 |
| The Open Championship | |
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Ryder Cup: 2012 (winners)
- Walker Cup: 2017 (winners)
See also
References
- ^ "Week 30 2021 Ending 25 Jul 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Herrington, Ryan (June 16, 2017). "Meet the amateur bomber who's powered his way on to the U.S. Open leader board". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Sobel, Jason (June 16, 2017). "Cameron Champ dazzles with long drives, low scores at U.S. Open". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Townsend, Brad (June 16, 2017). "No Aggie joke: Texas A&M's Cameron Champ tied for eighth in U.S. Open while Johnson, McIlroy, Day watch from grandstand". SportsDay. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Ritter, Jeff (June 16, 2017). "At halftime of the U.S. Open, long-hitting amateur Cameron Champ is living up to his name". Golf.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Greenstein, Teddy (June 16, 2017). "Meet amateur Cameron Champ, who averaged 350-yard drives Thursday at U.S. Open". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Romine, Brentley (June 14, 2017). "Cameron Champ's journey to U.S. Open is one of redemption". Golfweek. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ "Cameron Champ shoots 69, finds top 10 at U.S. Open". Amateurgolf.com. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
External links
- Cameron Champ at the PGA Tour official site
- Cameron Champ at the Official World Golf Ranking official site