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.Indiana Hoosiers profile 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.Jorge Campillo signs on with Cleveland Golf/Srixon tour staff 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.
In March 2020, Campillo won the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha, Qatar, after winning a five-hole sudden death playoff.
In March 2023, Campillo won the Magical Kenya Open. He shot a final-round 66 to win by two shots ahead of Masahiro Kawamura.
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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up128 Apr 2019Trophée Hassan II−9 (72-71-69-71=283)2 strokes Sean Crocker, Julian Suri, Erik van Rooyen28 Mar 2020Commercial Bank Qatar Masters−13 (66-66-67-72=271)Playoff David Drysdale312 Mar 2023Magical Kenya Open−18 (69-68-63-66=266)2 strokes Masahiro Kawamura
European Tour playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12020Commercial Bank Qatar Masters David DrysdaleWon with birdie on fifth extra hole22023Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Sami VälimäkiLost to birdie on first extra hole32024Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Julien GuerrierLost to par on ninth extra hole
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020. Tournament2018 201920202021202220232024Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTNTCUTCUTT43
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Most consecutive cuts made – 1 (2024 Open Championship, current) Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2018 2019 2020ChampionshipT2767Match PlayNT1InvitationalChampionsT54T34NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play NT = no tournament "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2003, 2004 Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2004 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2005, 2007, 2008 European Youths' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2006 (winners) Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2007, 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 2008 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2008
Professional World Cup (representing Spain): 2018 Source:
See also 2011 Challenge Tour graduates 2023 Race to Dubai dual card winners
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