Cameron Champ

Cameron Champ
Personal information
Born (1995-06-15) June 15, 1995
Sacramento, California
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
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T32: 2017
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

Cameron Mackray Champ (born June 15, 1995) is an American professional golfer from Sacramento, California.[1]

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.[2]

2017 U.S. Open

At the 2017 U.S. Open, after two rounds, Champ made the cut and was tied for eighth place.[3] He was also the driving leader over the first two days of the tournament.[4] He earned entry in the tournament though sectional qualifying, where he had to compete in a playoff.[5] The 2017 U.S. Open was his first major appearance.[6] He, along with Scottie Scheffler, was one of two amateurs to make the cut.[7] 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Jul 15, 2018 Utah Championship 61-64-67-68=260 −24 1 stroke United States Steven Ihm

Results in major championships

Tournament 2017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T32
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Sobel, Jason (June 16, 2017). "Cameron Champ dazzles with long drives, low scores at U.S. Open". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Romine, Brentley (June 14, 2017). "Cameron Champ's journey to U.S. Open is one of redemption". Golfweek. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cameron Champ shoots 69, finds top 10 at U.S. Open". Amateurgolf.com. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
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