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Michael Campbell

New Zealand · born , Hāwera, Taranaki, New Zealand

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 2005 U.S. Open

Wins

  1. 2005 U.S. Open Pinehurst No. 2 · 280 (E) · by 2 strokes from Tiger Woods

Near misses

  1. 1995 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T3 · 283 (-5)
  2. 2005 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 281 (-7)

Results by championship

    Best day

    2005 U.S. Open

    Pinehurst No. 2, Village of Pinehurst, NC · 280 (E) · by 2 strokes from Tiger Woods

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 2005.

    Career line, 1995–2005

    3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Top 10

    Michael Campbell was born on February 23, 1969, in Hāwera, Taranaki, New Zealand. Campbell won one major championship: the 2005 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 2005 U.S. Open Pinehurst No. 2, Village of Pinehurst, NC · 280 (E) · by 2 strokes from Tiger Woods

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1995 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T3 · 283 (-5)
    2. 2005 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 281 (-7)

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 1 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    2. R&A 1995
    3. R&A 2005