Brandel Chamblee

Brandel Eugene Chamblee (born July 2, 1962) is an American former professional golfer, commentator and writer.^[2][3]

Brandel Chamblee
Personal information
Full name	Brandel Eugene Chamblee
Born	(1962-07-02) July 2, 1962 (age 63) St. Louis, Missouri
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona
Career
College	University of Texas
Turned professional	1985
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	4
Highest ranking	58 (May 16, 1999)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T18: 1999
PGA Championship	CUT: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999
U.S. Open	T44: 2001
The Open Championship	T62: 2001

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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	Payne Stewart

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1996	BellSouth Classic	Paul Stankowski	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	2001	Nissan Open	Robert Allenby, Toshimitsu Izawa, Dennis Paulson, Jeff Sluman, 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	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

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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