Brandel Chamblee

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Brandel Chamblee
Personal information
Full nameBrandel Eugene Chamblee
Born (1962-07-02) July 2, 1962 (age 62)
St. Louis, Missouri
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona
Career
College University of Texas
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 58 (May 16, 1999) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T18: 1999
PGA Championship CUT: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999
U.S. Open T44: 2001
The Open Championship T62: 2001

Brandel Eugene Chamblee (born July 2, 1962) is an American former professional golfer, commentator and writer. [2] [3]

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Early life and amateur career

Chamblee was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Speech Communication and was a first-team All-American in his junior year and twice a second-team All-American.

Professional career

Chamblee turned professional in 1985 and has one PGA Tour victory. He shared a first round lead at the 1999 Masters Tournament and for seven consecutive years (1995–2001) was among the top-100 for money earnings on the Tour. [4]

Chamblee lost his PGA Tour card in 2003, and since then has worked as the lead studio analyst for the Golf Channel, Golf Central and for its "Live From" coverage of major championships. [5]

In 2018, Chamblee returned to professional golf on the PGA Tour Champions. In 2023, after the news broke that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund would become a minority investor in The PGA Tour, Chamblee has promoted his view that the Department Of Justice will block the deal. [6]

Personal life

Chamblee lives in Phoenix, Arizona. He has four children with his ex-wife Karen: sons Brandel Jr., Brennen, Braeden, and a daughter, Bergen. A memorial playground was set up at the Phoenix Children's Hospital for a son, Braeden, who died as an infant.

He is now married to Bailey (Mosier) Chamblee, who is also a television personality. [7]

Awards and honors

Chamblee was inducted into the Irving Independent School District Hall of Fame Class of 2014. Chamblee was inducted into the University of Texas Hall of Fame (Hall of Honor) in 2008

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 30, 1998 Greater Vancouver Open −19 (67-64-68-66=265)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1996 BellSouth Classic Flag of the United States.svg Paul Stankowski Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2001 Nissan Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby, Flag of Japan.svg Toshimitsu Izawa,
Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Paulson, Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman,
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway 		Allenby won with birdie on first extra hole

Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jul 5, 1990 Ben Hogan New England Classic −1 (68-78-69=215)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001
Masters Tournament T18
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTT46T61T44
The Open Championship T66CUTT62
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUTCUT
  Did not play

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 20 1999 Ending 16 May 1999" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ Kaufmann, Martin (November 24, 2009). "Top 10: Picking golf's top TV talkers". Golfweek.
  3. ↑ Crouse, Karen (January 18, 2012). "Analyst Who Is Able to Back Up Opinions". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "Brandel Chamblee – Performance". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ Chamblee, Brandel; Van Sickle, Gary (December 1, 2003). "So Long, PGA Tour: Disturbed by the toll his travels have taken on his family life, the author decided to hang up his sticks after 18 years as a pro". Sports Illustrated.
  6. ↑ Schrotenboer, Brent (June 9, 2023). "PGA Tour says deal with LIV Golf is not a merger. So what is it? Here's what we know". USA Today. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Chamblee: Family's Grief Gives Way to Braeden's Playground". Phoenix Children's Hospital. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
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