Brandel Chamblee

Brandel Chamblee
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Brandel Eugene Chamblee
Born	(1962-07-02) July 2, 1962 St. Louis, Missouri
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona
Career
College	University of Texas
Turned professional	1985
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Web.com Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T18: 1999
U.S. Open	T44: 2001
The Open Championship	T62: 2001
PGA Championship	CUT: 1995, 1996, 1997

Brandel Eugene Chamblee (born July 2, 1962) is an American professional golfer, commentator and writer.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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=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
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
Masters Tournament	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

References

↑ Kaufmann, Martin (November 24, 2009). "Top 10: Picking golf's top TV talkers". Golfweek.
↑ Crouse, Karen (January 18, 2012). "Analyst Who Is Able to Back Up Opinions". The New York Times.
↑ "Chamblee: Family's Grief Gives Way to Braeden's Playground". Phoenix Children's Hospital. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
↑ Chamblee, Brandel; Van Sickle, Gary (December 1, 2003). "So Long, PGA Tour: Disturbed by the toll his travels have taken on his family life, the author decided to hang up his sticks after 18 years as a pro". Sports Illustrated.

External links

Brandel Chamblee at the PGA Tour official site
Profile on the Golf Channel site

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