Michael Campbell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michael Campbell

professional golfer

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1969

Place of Birth: Hawera, Taranaki Region, New Zealand

Profession: golfer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Michael Shane Campbell (born 23 February 1969) is a New Zealand professional golfer who is best known for having won the 2005 U.S.
Open and the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship, in the same year.
He played on the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia. Ethnically, he is predominantly Maori, from the Ngati Ruanui (father's side) and Nga Rauru (mother's side) iwi.
He also has some Scottish ancestry, being a great-great-great-grandson of John Logan Campbell, a Scottish emigrant to New Zealand. He is also co-founder of the Project Litefoot Trust, which is helping New Zealand community sports clubs reduce their environmental impact, while saving money for sport.