Brandel Chamblee
Age: 62
Brandel Eugene Chamblee (born July 2, 1962) is an American professional golfer, commentator and writer.
Chamblee was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Speech Communication and was a first-team All-American in his junior year and twice a second-team All-American. He has a home in Phoenix, Arizona and has three children: sons Brandel Jr., Brennen, and a daughter, Bergen. A memorial playground was set up at the Phoenix Children's Hospital for a son, Braeden, who died as an infant.
Chamblee turned professional in 1985 and has one PGA Tour victory. He shared a first round lead at the Masters Tournament in 1999 and for six straight years was among the top-100 for money earnings on the Tour.
Chamblee lost his PGA Tour card in 2003, and since then has worked as the lead studio analyst for the Golf Channel, Golf Central and for its "Live From" coverage of major championships.
Amateur wins
- 1983 Rice Planters Amateur
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Aug 30, 1998 | Greater Vancouver Open | −19 (67-64-68-66=275) | 3 strokes | Payne Stewart |
PGA Tour playoff record (0-2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1996 | BellSouth Classic | Paul Stankowski | Lost to Stankowski with par on first hole |
2 | 2001 | Nissan Open | Robert Allenby, Toshi Izawa, Dennis Paulson, Jeff Sluman, Bob Tway |
Lost to Allenby with birdie on first extra hole |
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jul 5, 1990 | Ben Hogan New England Classic | -1 (68-78-69=215) | 1 stroke | Jeff Maggert |
Other wins (2)
- 1986 TPA Tucson Open
- 1994 Abierto International Open (Chile)
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T46 | T61 | T44 |
The Open Championship | T66 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T62 |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.