Cameron Tringale

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Cameron Tringale
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Tringale at the 2010 KLM Open
Personal information
Full nameCameron Joseph Tringale
Born (1987-08-24) August 24, 1987 (age 36)
Mission Viejo, California
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Laguna Niguel, California
Career
College Georgia Tech
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s) LIV Golf
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins1
Highest ranking 44 (February 27, 2022) [1]
(as of July 21, 2024)
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T38: 2015
PGA Championship T41: 2022
U.S. Open T14: 2022
The Open Championship T26: 2021

Cameron Joseph Tringale (born August 24, 1987) is an American professional golfer. Born in Mission Viejo, California, Tringale was a three-time NCAA All-American at Georgia Tech. He was a member of the PGA Tour from 2010 until 2022, when he resigned his membership and joined LIV Golf.

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Amateur career

After graduating from Mission Viejo High School in 2005, Tringale attended Georgia Tech and won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship as a freshman. [2] He played in the 2007 U.S. Amateur, where he lost his first round match. [2] He qualified again in 2009 and reached the third round. [3] Tringale was a three-time NCAA All-American, earning second-team honors in 2006 and 2007, and making the first team in 2009 as a senior. [4] He qualified for the 2009 U.S. Open but missed the cut, and he represented the U.S. that year as a member of the Palmer Cup and Walker Cup teams. [5]

Professional career

In December 2009, Tringale successfully gained a 2010 PGA Tour card through qualifying school, finishing T19. [6] He made his debut as a member of the PGA Tour at the 2010 Sony Open in Hawaii in January. [7] In 21 starts that season, Tringale made just more than $300,000, leaving him 176th on the money list. [8] His best finishes were ties for 11th at the Viking Classic and the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. [8]

In December, Tringale regained his PGA Tour card for 2011 by finishing fourth at Q-School. [8] That season he collected fourth-place finishes at the Greenbrier Classic and CIMB Classic and a fifth at the Texas Open.

He finished fourth at the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open, seventh at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and eighth at the Shell Houston Open. His best result in 2013 was third at the Tampa Bay Championship.

In the 2014 PGA Tour season, Tringale finished fourth at the Houston Open and Greenbrier Classic. Six days after the 2014 PGA Championship, Tringale disqualified himself after he realized he signed an incorrect scorecard. He originally finished T33. [9] During the playoffs, he tied for second at The Barclays.

Tringale was runner-up at the 2015 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Tringale at the 2015 PGA Championship Cameron Tringale at 2015 PGA Championship.jpg
Tringale at the 2015 PGA Championship

In August 2022, Tringale announced that he had resigned from the PGA Tour and joined LIV Golf; he held the record for the highest career earnings on the tour without a tournament victory. [10]

Personal life

Tringale is married to Tasha Tringale. [11] Tringale is a Christian. Tringale sponsors a child through Compassion International. He has also made other donations to the charity from his golf winnings. [12]

Professional wins (1)

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Dec 13, 2014 Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day)
−32 (55-64-65=184)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Harris English and Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament T38
U.S. Open CUTT54
The Open Championship CUTT58
PGA Championship CUT72DQCUT84
Tournament2019202020212022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship DQCUTT41
U.S. Open T14
The Open Championship NTT26T62
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000011
PGA Championship 00000083
U.S. Open 00000132
The Open Championship 00000043
Totals000001169

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
The Players Championship 72CUTCUTT56T16T35CCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20152016201720182019202020212022
Championship T38
Match Play NT1T35
Invitational
Champions NT1NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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