Golf career

Pampling was born in Redcliffe, Queensland. He turned professional in 1994. He began his tournament golf career on the PGA Tour of Australasia, where he won the 1999 Canon Challenge, and also spent time on the NGA Hooters Tour, a developmental tour in the United States. In 2000 and 2001 he played on the PGA Tour's official developmental tour, the Buy.com Tour, now called the Web.com Tour, and did well enough in his second season to gain promotion to the full PGA Tour.

In 1999, Pampling shot a 71 at Carnoustie during the opening round of the Open Championship, leading the field. However, he shot an 86 in the second round to miss the cut.

He achieved his first PGA Tour win at The International in 2004 and his second at the 2006 Bay Hill Invitational, which took him into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He continues to play a few events in his home country each year during the northern hemisphere winter. He won the Sportsbet Australian Masters at Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne in November 2008, beating Marcus Fraser in a 3-hole playoff after the two players tied at a 12-under par 276. As a European Tour co-sanctioned event, that win also earned him a two-year exemption on that tour.

After a rough 2010, Pampling played the 2011 season with limited status as a past champion and through sponsor invites. He received a limetime invitation to the AT&T National from tournament director Greg McLaughlin after personally trying to thank each tournament director that gave him a sponsor exemption during the 2011 season. Pampling clawed his way to 124th on the PGA Tour, regaining his Tour card by just over $2,000. Pampling finished the 2012 season 127th on the money list, just missing a PGA Tour card by two spots and $26,617. From 2013 to 2015, Pampling alternated between the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	8 Aug 2004	The International	31 points (15-7-7-2=31)	2 points	Alex Čejka
2	19 Mar 2006	Bay Hill Invitational	−14 (70-65-67-72=274)	1 stroke	Greg Owen

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

• 1999 Canon Challenge
• 2008 Sportsbet Australian Masters (co-sanctioned with European Tour - 2009 season)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	17 May 2015	BMW Charity Pro-Am	−25 (63-63-69-66=261)	2 strokes	Kelly Kraft

Other wins (1)

• 2006 Merrill Lynch Shootout (with Jerry Kelly)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T5	T16	T37	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	T32	CUT	T14	CUT	DNP	DNP	70	DNP	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T27	T78	T35	T27	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T14	T55	CUT	CUT	T42	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	3
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	3
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	3
Totals	0	0	0	1	1	4	26	13

• Most consecutive cuts made - 4 (2003 PGA - 2005 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s - 1

[ Source: Wikipedia ]