Jorge Campillo (golfer)
Encyclopedia
Jorge Campillo is a Spanish
professional golf
er who plays on the European Tour.
in the United States. Campillo would go on to become one of the most successful players in the university's history, winning nine intercollegiate titles and being named to the Golfweek First Team All-American squad. He also played in the Palmer Cup
for Europe
in 2007. Campillo turned professional on graduating in 2009 and began playing on invites to the European and Challenge Tour
s. He recorded top-10 finishes on both tours and ended the season 98th on the Challenge Tour
standings. He played full time on the Challenge Tour in 2010, improving to 87th in the standings and reaching the final stage of qualifying school
, but his breakthrough year was 2011: Campillo recorded two runner-up finishes on the Challenge Tour on his way to ninth place in the rankings and promotion to the European Tour
Spain
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professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er who plays on the European Tour.
Career
After attending the Spanish national training centre as a junior, Campillo elected to play college golf at Indiana UniversityIndiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
in the United States. Campillo would go on to become one of the most successful players in the university's history, winning nine intercollegiate titles and being named to the Golfweek First Team All-American squad. He also played in the Palmer Cup
Palmer Cup
The Palmer Cup is an annual eight man team golf competition between American college golfers and European college/university golfers. It is named after Arnold Palmer. The teams are selected on the basis of nationality, not according to the location of the players' universities...
for Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 2007. Campillo turned professional on graduating in 2009 and began playing on invites to the European and Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
s. He recorded top-10 finishes on both tours and ended the season 98th on the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
standings. He played full time on the Challenge Tour in 2010, improving to 87th in the standings and reaching the final stage of qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
, but his breakthrough year was 2011: Campillo recorded two runner-up finishes on the Challenge Tour on his way to ninth place in the rankings and promotion to the European Tour
Amateur wins
- 2006 Boilermaker Invitational
- 2007 Sofitel Biarritz Cup, Gado North Texas Classic, Pinehurst Intercollegiate
- 2008 UMB Bank-Mizzou Tiger Classic, Boilermaker Invitational, Big Ten Championship, Wolf Run Intercollegiate, Windon Memorial Classic
- 2009 Adidas Hoosier Invitational
Team appearances
- European U-21 Team Championships (representing Spain) (winners): 2006
- Palmer CupPalmer CupThe Palmer Cup is an annual eight man team golf competition between American college golfers and European college/university golfers. It is named after Arnold Palmer. The teams are selected on the basis of nationality, not according to the location of the players' universities...
(representing Europe): 2007