Joe Campbell (golfer)

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Joe Campbell
Personal information
Full nameJoe E. Campbell
Born (1935-11-05) November 5, 1935 (age 88)
Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
Height5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Purdue University
Turned professional1958
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins15
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Other12
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T29: 1958
PGA Championship T27: 1962
U.S. Open T22: 1957
The Open Championship DNP

Joe E. Campbell (born November 5, 1935) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s.

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Campbell was born in Anderson, Indiana, where he attended Anderson High School – leading the Indians to IHSAA state titles in 1952 and 1953; winning the individual championships in both years. [1] He attended Purdue University, where he was a member of the golf team as well as a co-captain of the basketball team. He won the 1955 NCAA Championship as Purdue finished 2nd in the team standings, he was also the 1956 and 1957 Big Ten Conference Champion and led Purdue to the 1955 and 1956 Big Ten Team Championships. During his amateur career, he won the Indiana Amateur three times, [2] the Indiana Open twice, and the Sunnehanna Amateur in 1957. [3] His best finish in a major championship, which came during his amateur career, was T-22 at the 1957 U.S. Open. [4] He was also a member of the United States' 1956 Americas Cup and 1957 Walker Cup team, leading the Americans to an 8½–3½ victory over Great Britain.

Campbell turned professional in 1958 and joined the PGA Tour in 1959 and competed for fourteen years. He received Golf Digest's Rookie-of-the-Year award in 1959. His 43 top-10 finishes [3] included three wins, seven runner-up and six third-place finishes; he finished in top-25 103 times. He played on the Senior PGA Tour from 1986–89 and 1995–96, his best finish was a T-24th at the 1987 Bank One Senior Golf Classic.

Campbell made his home in Knoxville, Tennessee after graduating from college in 1957 until 1974. After his days as a tour professional were over, he was the golf professional at Knoxville's Whittle Springs from 1967–1974. [3] In 1974, he became the men's golf team coach at Purdue, leading them to the 1981 Big Ten Championship and 24 Invitational titles, he retired following the 1993 season. Campbell is a member of the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame, inducted in 1969; the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001 [5] and the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame, inducted in 2007. [6]

He now lives with his wife, in Lake Wales, Florida. [7]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Nov 12, 1961 Beaumont Open Invitational −7 (72-71-68-66=277)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bert Weaver
2Mar 4, 1962 Baton Rouge Open Invitational −14 (68-70-67-69=274)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Rosburg
3Feb 20, 1966 Tucson Open Invitational −10 (69-70-69-70=278)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1962 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ford Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1966 Tucson Open Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1967 Azalea Open Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Randy Glover Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (12)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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  2. ↑ "Indiana Amateur Championship". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Joe Campbell biographical information". Golf House Tennessee. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Golf Major Championships". Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
  5. ↑ "2001 Hall of Fame: Joe Campbell". May 20, 2010. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame – Charter Members". Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Joe e. Campbell, PGA in Lake Wales, FL | PGA Professional | PGA.com". Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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