Joe Campbell (golfer)
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Joe E. Campbell is an American professional golfer
who played on the PGA Tour
in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Campbell was born in Anderson, Indiana
. 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 well as the 1956 and 1957 Big Ten Conference
Championships. During his amateur
career, he also won the Indiana Amateur Championship three times, the Indiana Open
twice, and the Sunnehanna Amateur
in 1957. His best finish in a major championship
, which came during his amateur career, was T-22 at the 1957 U.S. Open
. He was also a member of the United States' 1957 Walker Cup
Team, leading the Americans to a 8½–3½ victory over Great Britain.
Campbell turned professional
in 1958 and joined the PGA Tour in 1959 and competed for eight years. He received Golf Digest
s Rookie-of-the-Year award in 1959. His 43 top-10 finishes included three wins; he also finished in Top 25 103 times. He played on the Senior PGA Tour from 1986–1989, 1995–1996.
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. In 1974, he began working as the men's golf team coach at Purdue. Campbell is a member of the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame, inducted in 1969 and the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame, inducted in 2007.
He now lives in his house with his wife, in Lake Wales, Florida
. He plays on a golf course every few days near his house teaching some people how to play golf.
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who played on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Campbell was born in Anderson, Indiana
Anderson, Indiana
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is...
. He attended Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
where he was a member of the golf
Golf
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team as well as a co-captain of the basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team. He won the 1955 NCAA Championship
NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships
The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf. It is a stroke play team competition, starting in 2009 the competition changed to a stroke play/match play competition with the top 8 teams after 54 holes of...
as well as the 1956 and 1957 Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
Championships. During his amateur
Amateur
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career, he also won the Indiana Amateur Championship three times, the Indiana Open
Indiana Open
The Indiana Open is the Indiana state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Indiana section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1915 at a variety of courses around the state...
twice, and the Sunnehanna Amateur
Sunnehanna Amateur
The Sunnehanna Amateur, officially the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions, is a men's amateur golf tournament. Founded in 1954, it is hosted annually at the Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States...
in 1957. His best finish in a major championship
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
, which came during his amateur career, was T-22 at the 1957 U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
. He was also a member of the United States' 1957 Walker Cup
Walker Cup
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland...
Team, leading the Americans to a 8½–3½ victory over Great Britain.
Campbell turned professional
Professional
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in 1958 and joined the PGA Tour in 1959 and competed for eight years. He received Golf Digest
Golf Digest
Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. Condé Nast Publications also publishes the more specialized , and Golf World Business. The...
s Rookie-of-the-Year award in 1959. His 43 top-10 finishes included three wins; he also finished in Top 25 103 times. He played on the Senior PGA Tour from 1986–1989, 1995–1996.
Campbell made his home in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
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. In 1974, he began working as the men's golf team coach at Purdue. Campbell is a member of the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame, inducted in 1969 and the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame, inducted in 2007.
He now lives in his house with his wife, in Lake Wales, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Lake Wales is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,194 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 11,802 . It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. He plays on a golf course every few days near his house teaching some people how to play golf.
Amateur wins (9)
- 1954 Indiana Amateur
- 1955 Indiana Amateur, Indiana Boys Junior, NCAA Championship (individual)NCAA Division I Men's Golf ChampionshipsThe NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf. It is a stroke play team competition, starting in 2009 the competition changed to a stroke play/match play competition with the top 8 teams after 54 holes of...
- 1956 Indiana Amateur, Indiana Boys Junior, Big Ten Conference Championship (individual)
- 1957 Sunnehanna AmateurSunnehanna AmateurThe Sunnehanna Amateur, officially the Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions, is a men's amateur golf tournament. Founded in 1954, it is hosted annually at the Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States...
, Big Ten Conference Championship (individual)
PGA Tour (3)
- 1961 Beaumont Open InvitationalBeaumont Open InvitationalThe Beaumont Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that played for two years in the early 1960s at the Terrell Park Municipal Golf Course in Beaumont, Texas, an 18-hole, par-72, 6,656 yard city-owned course....
- 1962 Baton Rouge Open InvitationalBaton Rouge Open InvitationalThe Baton Rouge Open Invitational, first played as The Baton Rouge Open, was a PGA Tour event that was played in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the 1950s and early 1960s. It was played at the Baton Rouge Country Club every year except 1961; that year course renovations were taking place and the event...
- 1966 Tucson Open Invitational
Other (12)
- 1955 Indiana Open (as amateur)
- 1956 Indiana Open (as amateur)
- 1958 Tennessee OpenTennessee OpenThe Tennessee Open is the Tennessee state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Tennessee Golf Association...
- 1965 Tennessee OpenTennessee OpenThe Tennessee Open is the Tennessee state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Tennessee Golf Association...
- 1973 Tennessee OpenTennessee OpenThe Tennessee Open is the Tennessee state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Tennessee Golf Association...
- 1977 Indiana OpenIndiana OpenThe Indiana Open is the Indiana state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Indiana section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1915 at a variety of courses around the state...
- 1981 Indiana OpenIndiana OpenThe Indiana Open is the Indiana state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Indiana section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1915 at a variety of courses around the state...
- Five Tennessee State PGA Championships from 1965–1972