Brandel Chamblee
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Early life and amateur career
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.
Professional career
Chamblee turned professional in 1985 and has one PGA Tour victory. He shared a first round lead at the 1999 Masters Tournament and for seven consecutive years (1995–2001) was among the top-100 for money earnings on the Tour.[3]
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.[4]
In 2018, Chamblee returned to professional golf on the PGA Tour Champions. In 2023, after the news broke that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund would become a minority investor in The PGA Tour, Chamblee has promoted his view that the Department Of Justice will block the deal.[5]
Personal life
Chamblee lives in Phoenix, Arizona. He has four children with his ex-wife Karen: sons Brandel Jr., Brennen, Braeden, 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.
He is now married to Bailey (Mosier) Chamblee, who is also a television personality.[6]
Awards and honors
Chamblee was inducted into the Irving Independent School District Hall of Fame Class of 2014. Chamblee was inducted into the University of Texas Hall of Fame (Hall of Honor) in 2008
Amateur wins
- 1983 Rice Planters Amateur
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30, 1998 | Greater Vancouver Open | −19 (67-64-68-66=265) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Payne Stewart |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | BellSouth Classic | Template:Flagicon Paul Stankowski | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2001 | Nissan Open | Template:Flagicon Robert Allenby, Template:Flagicon Toshimitsu Izawa, Template:Flagicon Dennis Paulson, Template:Flagicon Jeff Sluman, Template:Flagicon Bob Tway |
Allenby won with birdie on first extra hole |
Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 5, 1990 | Ben Hogan New England Classic | −1 (68-78-69=215) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T18 | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T46 | T61 | T44 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | T66 | CUT | T62 | ||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
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See also
- 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1991 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
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