Rod Pampling

Rodney Pampling (born 23 September 1969) is an Australian professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions, and was a three-time winner on the PGA Tour.

Rod Pampling
Personal information
Full name	Rodney Pampling
Born	(1969-09-23) 23 September 1969 (age 55) Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Double Oak, Texas, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	1994
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Web.com Tour
Professional wins	9
Highest ranking	22 (4 June 2006)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
European Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	2
Korn Ferry Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T5: 2005
PGA Championship	T14: 2003
U.S. Open	T14: 2008
The Open Championship	T27: 2004, 2007

Golf career

Pampling was born in Redcliffe, Queensland.^[2] He turned professional in 1994.^[2] He began his tournament golf career on the PGA Tour of Australasia, where he won the 1999 Canon Challenge,^[3] and also spent time on the NGA Hooters Tour, a developmental tour in the United States. In 2000 and 2001 he played on the PGA Tour's official developmental tour, the Buy.com Tour, now called the Web.com Tour, and did well enough in his second season to gain promotion to the full PGA Tour.

In 1999, Pampling shot a 71 at Carnoustie during the opening round of the Open Championship, leading the field. However, he shot an 86 in the second round to miss the cut.^[4]

He achieved his first PGA Tour win at The International in 2004^[5] and his second at the 2006 Bay Hill Invitational,^[6] which took him into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.^[7] He continues to play a few events in his home country each year during the northern hemisphere winter. He won the Sportsbet Australian Masters at Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne in November 2008, beating Marcus Fraser in a 3-hole playoff after the two players tied at a 12-under par 276.^[8] As a European Tour co-sanctioned event, that win also earned him a two-year exemption on that tour. Pampling then became an endorser for AdvoCare, which produces weight management, nutritional supplement, and personal care products.^[9]

After a rough 2010, Pampling played the 2011 season with limited status as a past champion and through sponsor invites. He received a lifetime invitation to the AT&T National from tournament director Greg McLaughlin after personally trying to thank each tournament director that gave him a sponsor exemption during the 2011 season. Pampling clawed his way to 124th on the PGA Tour, regaining his Tour card by just over $2,000.^[10] Pampling finished the 2012 season 127th on the money list, just missing a PGA Tour card by two spots and $26,617. From 2013 to 2015, Pampling alternated between the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour.

Pampling won the Web.com Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am in 2015 and regained his PGA Tour card through the Web.com Tour Finals in 2015 and 2016. He earned his first PGA Tour win in ten years at the 2016 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.^[11] A clerical error allowed Pampling and eleven other golfers entry into the field, increasing the field from 132 to 144.^[12]

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	8 Aug 2004	The International	31 pts (15-7-7-2=31)	2 points	Alex Čejka
2	19 Mar 2006	Bay Hill Invitational	−14 (70-65-67-72=274)	1 stroke	Greg Owen
3	6 Nov 2016	Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	−20 (60-68-71-65=264)	2 strokes	Brooks Koepka

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	30 Nov 2008 (2009 season)	Sportsbet Australian Masters1	−12 (71-68-70-67=276)	Playoff	Marcus Fraser

¹Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2008	Sportsbet Australian Masters	Marcus Fraser	Won with par on third extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	21 Feb 1999	Canon Challenge	−18 (67-66-68-69=270)	3 strokes	Geoff Ogilvy
2	30 Nov 2008	Sportsbet Australian Masters1	−12 (71-68-70-67=276)	Playoff	Marcus Fraser

¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2008	Sportsbet Australian Masters	Marcus Fraser	Won with par on third extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	17 May 2015	BMW Charity Pro-Am	−25 (63-63-69-66=261)	2 strokes	Kelly Kraft

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2001	Buy.com Hershey Open	John Rollins	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2001	Buy.com Inland Empire Open	D. A. Points, Mark Wurtz	Points won with birdie on third extra hole Wurtz eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	12 Nov 2006	Merrill Lynch Shootout (with Jerry Kelly)	−31 (64-62-59=185)	Playoff	Justin Leonard and Scott Verplank

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2006	Merrill Lynch Shootout (with Jerry Kelly)	Justin Leonard and Scott Verplank	Won with bogey on first extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	22 Aug 2021	Boeing Classic	−12 (68-70-66=204)	1 stroke	Jim Furyk, Tim Herron, Billy Mayfair
2	15 Oct 2023	SAS Championship	−15 (66-68-67=201)	2 strokes	Steven Alker

Results in major championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament							T5	T16	T37
U.S. Open					CUT		CUT	T32	CUT	T14	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT					T27	T78	T35	T27	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship					T14	T55	CUT	CUT	T42	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Masters Tournament								CUT
U.S. Open			70		CUT
The Open Championship						CUT	CUT
PGA Championship								CUT

  Top 10

  Did not play

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

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	3
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	3
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	4
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	3
Totals	0	0	0	1	1	4	29	13

• Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2003 PGA – 2005 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Players Championship	CUT	T58	T27	CUT	T44	CUT	T79

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
The Players Championship	CUT		T56					T48	CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Championship	T37		NT1				T41	T38	T28		T9
Match Play							R64	R64	R32	R16	R64
Invitational						T14	T13	T45	T14	T56									T74
Champions											T40

¹Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Results in senior major championships

Tournament	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
The Tradition	NT	14	T3	T40	T37
Senior PGA Championship	NT	T20	T39	T49	CUT
U.S. Senior Open	NT	4	T13	T27	CUT
Senior Players Championship	T5	T7	T11	T16	T67
Senior British Open Championship	NT			T48	T52

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

• 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates
• 2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
• 2016 Web.com Tour Finals graduates