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Jorge Campillo
Jorge Campillo
	Campillo at the 2009 KLM Open
Personal information
Born	1 June 1986 (age 38); Cáceres, Spain
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st)
Sporting nationality	Spain
Residence	Cáceres, Spain
Career
College	Indiana University
Turned professional	2009
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	59 (5 May 2019); (as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2018, 2019, 2020
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T43: 2024

Jorge Campillo (born 1 June 1986) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has three European Tour wins, the 2019 Trophée Hassan II, the 2020 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters and the 2023 Magical Kenya Open.

Amateur career

After attending the Spanish national training centre as a junior, Campillo elected to play college golf at Indiana University in the United States.^[2] Campillo would go on to become one of the most successful players in the university's history, winning nine intercollegiate titles and being named to the Golfweek First Team All-American squad.^[3] He finished second in the 2008 NCAA championship. He also played in the Palmer Cup for Europe in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Professional career

Campillo turned professional on graduating in 2009 and began playing on invites to the European and Challenge Tours. He recorded top-10 finishes on both tours and ended the season 98th on the Challenge Tour standings. He played full-time on the Challenge Tour in 2010, improving to 87th in the standings and reaching the final stage of qualifying school, but his breakthrough year was 2011. Campillo recorded two runner-up finishes on the Challenge Tour, in the Acaya Open and the Rolex Trophy, on his way to ninth place in the rankings and promotion to the European Tour.

Campillo made a good start on the European Tour, finishing tied for second place in the Avantha Masters in New Delhi, India in February 2012. He has also finished tied for second place in the Nelson Mandela Championship in December 2013 and in the Tshwane Open in March 2017 and was runner-up in the 2018 Maybank Championship.

Campillo made a good start to 2019 with two more runner-up finishes, in the Oman Open and the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. In April he won the Trophée Hassan II by 2 strokes, his first European Tour win after 229 European Tour starts.^[4]

In March 2020, Campillo won the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha, Qatar, after winning a five-hole sudden death playoff.^[5]

In March 2023, Campillo won the Magical Kenya Open. He shot a final-round 66 to win by two shots ahead of Masahiro Kawamura.^[6]

Amateur wins

2006 Boilermaker Invitational
2007 Sofitel Biarritz Cup, Gado North Texas Classic, Pinehurst Intercollegiate
2008 UMB Bank-Mizzou Tiger Classic, Boilermaker Invitational, Big Ten Championship, Wolf Run Intercollegiate, Windon Memorial Classic
2009 Adidas Hoosier Invitational

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	28 Apr 2019	Trophée Hassan II	−9 (72-71-69-71=283)	2 strokes	Sean Crocker, Julian Suri, Erik van Rooyen
2	8 Mar 2020	Commercial Bank Qatar Masters	−13 (66-66-67-72=271)	Playoff	David Drysdale
3	12 Mar 2023	Magical Kenya Open	−18 (69-68-63-66=266)	2 strokes	Masahiro Kawamura

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2020	Commercial Bank Qatar Masters	David Drysdale	Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
2	2023	Commercial Bank Qatar Masters	Sami Välimäki	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	2024	Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters	Julien Guerrier	Lost to par on ninth extra hole