William C. Campbell
Summary
Wins
- 1964 U.S. Amateur Canterbury Golf Club · 1 up
Near misses
- 1954 The Amateur Championship Muirfield · runner-up to Doug Bachli · 2 & 1
Results by championship
Best day
1964 U.S. Amateur
Canterbury Golf Club · won 1 up
William C. Campbell edged Ed Tutwiler 1 up at Canterbury in the last match-play final before eight years of stroke play.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1964.
Career line, 1954–1964
2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Runner-up
William C. Campbell was born on May 5, 1923, in Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. Campbell won the 1964 U.S. Amateur. Campbell was runner-up at the 1954 The Amateur.
See William C. Campbell in our rooms: Every Ground, U.S. Amateur and The Amateur Championship.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1964 U.S. Amateur Canterbury Golf Club · 1 up
Near misses
- 1954 The Amateur Championship Muirfield · runner-up to Doug Bachli · 2 & 1
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- William Cammack Campbell Wikipedia
College or club
- Princeton University Wikipedia
Died in
- Lewisburg, West Virginia, U.S. Wikidata
Hall of Fame
- World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1951 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1953 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1955 Walker Cup team (winners, playing captain)
- 1957 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1965 Walker Cup team (tied, cup retained)
- 1967 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1971 Walker Cup team
- 1975 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1964 Eisenhower Trophy team
- 1952 Americas Cup team (winners)
- 1954 Americas Cup team (winners)
- 1956 Americas Cup team (winners)
- 1965 Americas Cup team
- 1967 Americas Cup team (winners)
Source: Wikipedia: William C. Campbell (golfer)
Known for
- William Cammack Campbell, often known as Bill Campbell or William C. Campbell, became one of the most distinguished amateur golfers in golf history. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
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.