William Campbell
Name:
William Cammack "Bill" CampbellAlso known as:
William C. CampbellCountry:
USALived:
[1923-2013]. Born on May 5, 1923 in Huntington, West Virginia. Died on Aug 30, 2013 in Lewisburg, West Virginia (aged 90).Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Amateur golfer; President of the USGA; Capt of the R&A.Turned Pro:
n/aUS Amateur champion (1964). Walker Cups (8): (1951, '53, '55, '57, '65, '67, '71, '75); Walker Cup Captain (1955). US Senior Amateur Champion (1979, '80). President USGA (1982, '83). Inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.
World War II veteran, Campbell became the only golfer to have won both the US Amateur (1964) and US Senior Amateur (1979, '80) titles.
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (64th) (Sept 14-19). William Campbell (USA) beat Edgar Tutwiler Jr (USA) 1 up in the 36-hole final. [Canterbury GC, Beachwood, Ohio].
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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