Cameron Tringale
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Cameron Tringale is an American
United States
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 professional golfer
Professional golfer
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. Born in Mission Viejo, California
Mission Viejo, California
Mission Viejo is a city located in southern Orange County, California, U.S. in the Saddleback Valley. Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest master-planned communities ever built under a single project in the United States, and is rivaled only by Highlands Ranch, Colorado, in its size...

, Tringale was a three-time NCAA
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 All-America
All-America
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n at Georgia Tech
Georgia Institute of Technology
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. He earned PGA Tour
PGA Tour
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 cards for 2010 and 2011 through qualifying school
Qualifying school
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.

Amateur career

After graduating from Mission Viejo High School in 2005, Tringale attended Georgia Tech and won the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
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 championship as a freshman.
He played in the 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship, where he lost his first round match.
He qualified again in 2009 and reached the third round.
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.
He qualified for the 2009 U.S. Open
2009 U.S. Open Golf Championship
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 but missed the cut, and he represented the U.S. that year as a member of the Palmer Cup
Palmer Cup
The Palmer Cup is an annual eight man team golf competition between American college golfers and European college/university golfers. It is named after Arnold Palmer. The teams are selected on the basis of nationality, not according to the location of the players' universities...

 and Walker Cup
2009 Walker Cup
The 42nd Walker Cup Match was held September 12-13, 2009 at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Team United States won 16½ to 9½ for its third consecutive win.-Format:...

 teams.

Professional career

In December 2009, Tringale successfully gained a 2010 PGA Tour
PGA Tour
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 card through qualifying school
Qualifying school
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, finishing T19.
He made his debut as a member of the PGA Tour at the 2010 Sony Open in Hawaii
Sony Open in Hawaii
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 in January.
In 21 starts that season, Tringale made just more than $300,000, leaving him 176th on the money list.
His best finishes were ties for 11th at the Viking Classic and the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. In December, Tringale regained his PGA Tour card for 2011 by finishing fourth at Q-School.

Results in major championships

Tournament 2009 20102011
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U.S. Open
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The Open Championship
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PGA Championship
PGA Championship
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DNP DNP CUT

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur
  • Palmer Cup
    Palmer Cup
    The Palmer Cup is an annual eight man team golf competition between American college golfers and European college/university golfers. It is named after Arnold Palmer. The teams are selected on the basis of nationality, not according to the location of the players' universities...

    : 2009
  • Walker Cup
    Walker Cup
    The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland...

    : 2009
    2009 Walker Cup
    The 42nd Walker Cup Match was held September 12-13, 2009 at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Team United States won 16½ to 9½ for its third consecutive win.-Format:...

     (winners)

See also

  • 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
    2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
    This is a list of the 25 players who earned their 2010 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2009.-2010 Results:T = Tied Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2011 ....

  • 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
    2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
    This is a list of the 29 players who earned their 2011 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2010. Note: Michael Putnam and Justin Hicks had already qualified for the PGA Tour by placing in the Top 25 during the 2010 Nationwide Tour season; they did not count among the Top 25 Q school graduates, but...


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