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Joe Campbell
Joe Campbell
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Edward Campbell
Born	November 5, 1935; Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
Died	November 27, 2024 (aged 89); Lake Wales, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Purdue University
Turned professional	1958
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	15
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Other	12
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T29: 1958
PGA Championship	T27: 1962
U.S. Open	T22: 1957
The Open Championship	DNP

Joseph Edward Campbell (November 5, 1935 – November 27, 2024) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s.

Life and career

Campbell was born in Anderson, Indiana, where he attended Anderson High School – leading the Indians to IHSAA state titles in 1952 and 1953; winning the individual championships in both years.^[1] He attended Purdue University, where he was a member of the golf team as well as a co-captain of the basketball team. He won the 1955 NCAA Championship as Purdue finished 2nd in the team standings, he was also the 1956 and 1957 Big Ten Conference Champion and led Purdue to the 1955 and 1956 Big Ten Team Championships. During his amateur career, he won the Indiana Amateur three times,^[2] the Indiana Open twice, and the Sunnehanna Amateur in 1957.^[3] His best finish in a major championship, which came during his amateur career, was T-22 at the 1957 U.S. Open.^[4] He was also a member of the United States' 1956 Americas Cup and 1957 Walker Cup team, leading the Americans to an 8½–3½ victory over Great Britain.

Campbell turned professional in 1958 and joined the PGA Tour in 1959 and competed for fourteen years. He received Golf Digest's Rookie-of-the-Year award in 1959. His 43 top-10 finishes^[3] included three wins, seven runner-up and six third-place finishes; he finished in top-25 103 times. He played on the Senior PGA Tour from 1986–89 and 1995–96, his best finish was a T-24th at the 1987 Bank One Senior Golf Classic.

Campbell made his home in Knoxville, Tennessee after graduating from college in 1957 until 1974. After his days as a tour professional were over, he was the golf professional at Knoxville's Whittle Springs from 1967–1974.^[3] In 1974, he became the men's golf team coach at Purdue, leading them to the 1981 Big Ten Championship and 24 Invitational titles, he retired following the 1993 season. Campbell is a member of the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame, inducted in 1969; the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001^[5] and the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame, inducted in 2007.^[6]

Campbell lived in Lake Wales, Florida.^[7] He died there on November 27, 2024, at the age of 89.^[8]

Amateur wins

1952 IHSAA Boys State Champion
1953 IHSAA Boys State Champion^[9]
1954 Indiana Amateur
1955 Indiana Amateur, Indiana Boys Junior, NCAA Championship (individual)
1956 Indiana Amateur, Indiana Boys Junior, Big Ten Conference Championship (individual)
1957 Sunnehanna Amateur, Big Ten Conference Championship (individual)

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Nov 12, 1961	Beaumont Open Invitational	−7 (72-71-68-66=277)	1 stroke	Bert Weaver
2	Mar 4, 1962	Baton Rouge Open Invitational	−14 (68-70-67-69=274)	2 strokes	Bob Rosburg
3	Feb 20, 1966	Tucson Open Invitational	−10 (69-70-69-70=278)	Playoff	Gene Littler

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1962	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	Doug Ford	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1966	Tucson Open Invitational	Gene Littler	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1967	Azalea Open Invitational	Randy Glover	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (12)

1955 Indiana Open (as amateur)
1956 Indiana Open (as amateur)
1958 Tennessee Open
1965 Tennessee Open, Tennessee PGA Championship
1966 Tennessee PGA Championship
1967 Tennessee PGA Championship
1970 Tennessee PGA Championship
1972 Tennessee PGA Championship
1973 Tennessee Open
1977 Indiana Open
1981 Indiana Open

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1957 (winners)
Americas Cup: 1956 (winners)

References

^ "IHSAA Boys Golf State Champions". Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
^ "Indiana Amateur Championship". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Joe Campbell biographical information". Golf House Tennessee. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
^ "Golf Major Championships". Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
^ "2001 Hall of Fame: Joe Campbell". May 20, 2010. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
^ "Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame – Charter Members". Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
^ "Joe e. Campbell, PGA in Lake Wales, FL | PGA Professional | PGA.com". Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
^ "Joseph Edward Campbell – obituary". Marion Nelson Funeral Home.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)