Cameron Joseph Tringale (born August 24, 1987) is an American professional golfer. Born in Mission Viejo, California, Tringale was a three-time NCAA All-American at Georgia Tech. He was a member of the PGA Tour from 2010 until 2022, when he resigned his membership and joined LIV Golf.
| Cameron Tringale | |
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 Tringale at the 2010 KLM Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Cameron Joseph Tringale |
| Born | August 24, 1987 Mission Viejo, California |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Laguna Niguel, California |
| Career | |
| College | Georgia Tech |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) | LIV Golf |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Highest ranking | 44 (February 27, 2022)[1] (as of November 3, 2024) |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T38: 2015 |
| PGA Championship | T41: 2022 |
| U.S. Open | T14: 2022 |
| The Open Championship | T26: 2021 |
Amateur career
editAfter graduating from Mission Viejo High School in 2005, Tringale attended Georgia Tech and won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship as a freshman.[2] He played in the 2007 U.S. Amateur, where he lost his first round match.[2] He qualified again in 2009 and reached the third round.[3] Tringale was a three-time NCAA All-American, earning second-team honors in 2006 and 2007, and making the first team in 2009 as a senior.[4] He qualified for the 2009 U.S. Open but missed the cut, and he represented the U.S. that year as a member of the Palmer Cup and Walker Cup teams.[5]
Professional career
editIn December 2009, Tringale successfully gained a 2010 PGA Tour card through qualifying school, finishing T19.[6] He made his debut as a member of the PGA Tour at the 2010 Sony Open in Hawaii in January.[7] In 21 starts that season, Tringale made just more than $300,000, leaving him 176th on the money list.[8] His best finishes were ties for 11th at the Viking Classic and the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.[8]
In December, Tringale regained his PGA Tour card for 2011 by finishing fourth at Q-School.[8] That season he collected fourth-place finishes at the Greenbrier Classic and CIMB Classic and a fifth at the Texas Open.
He finished fourth at the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open, seventh at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and eighth at the Shell Houston Open. His best result in 2013 was third at the Tampa Bay Championship.
In the 2014 PGA Tour season, Tringale finished fourth at the Houston Open and Greenbrier Classic. Six days after the 2014 PGA Championship, Tringale disqualified himself after he realized he signed an incorrect scorecard. He originally finished T33.[9] During the playoffs, he tied for second at The Barclays.
Tringale was runner-up at the 2015 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
In August 2022, Tringale announced that he had resigned from the PGA Tour and joined LIV Golf; he held the record for the highest career earnings on the tour without a tournament victory.[10]
Personal life
editTringale is married to Tasha Tringale.[11] Tringale is a Christian. Tringale sponsors a child through Compassion International. He has also made other donations to the charity from his golf winnings.[12]
Professional wins (1)
editOther wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 13, 2014 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (with  Jason Day) |
−32 (55-64-65=184) | 1 stroke |  Harris English and Matt Kuchar
|
Results in major championships
editResults not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T38 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T54 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T58 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | 72 | DQ | CUT | 84 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| PGA Championship | DQ | CUT | T41 | |
| U.S. Open | T14 | |||
| The Open Championship | NT | T26 | T62 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2021 Open Championship – 2022 Open Championship, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
edit| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | 72 | CUT | CUT | T56 | T16 | T35 | C | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T38 | |||||||
| Match Play | NT1 | T35 | ||||||
| Invitational | ||||||||
| Champions | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.
U.S. national team appearances
editAmateur
- Palmer Cup: 2009
- Walker Cup: 2009 (winners)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Week 9 2022 Ending 27 Feb 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Golfers Swing into Action at Carpet Capital Collegiate". CBS College Sports Network. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ Balicki, Ron (August 29, 2009). "Final Four set at U.S. Amateur". Golfweek. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ "GT Golf - Tringale Named First-Team All-American". WCTV (Gray Television). June 1, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ "Uihlein, Tringale Join Walker Cup Team". ESPN. Associated Press. August 31, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ "Merritt Wins Q-School, Off to PGA Tour". ESPN. Associated Press. December 7, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ Awtrey, Stan (January 13, 2010). "Tringale Set to Make PGA Debut". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ a b c Awtrey, Stan (December 6, 2010). "Former Ga. Tech star Tringale regains PGA card". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- ^ Harig, Bob (August 16, 2014). "Cameron Tringale asks to be DQ'd". ESPN.
- ^ Cradock, Matt (August 28, 2022). "Cameron Tringale Gives Up PGA Tour Membership And Joins LIV Golf". Golf Monthly. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "tashfit_". Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Mercer, Kevin (April 4, 2019). "PGA Tour golfer Cameron Tringale donates earnings to aid children with Compassion International". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
External links
edit- Cameron Tringale at the PGA Tour official site
- Cameron Tringale at the Official World Golf Ranking official site