18 Facts About Kevin Chappell

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Kevin Alan Chappell was born on July 8,1986 and is an American professional golfer who is currently playing on the PGA Tour.

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2.

Kevin Chappell attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the collegiate player of the year in 2008.

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3.

Kevin Chappell won the Arnold Palmer Award for claiming the NCAA championship.

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Kevin Chappell was a PING first-team All-American and Pac-10 golfer of the year in 2008 after winning three collegiate titles and held the UCLA single season scoring record.

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5.

Kevin Chappell was ranked the third best amateur in world golf at the end of the 2008 season.

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6.

Kevin Chappell was a member of the 2008 USPalmer Cup team.

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7.

Kevin Chappell turned professional the day after the 2008 Palmer Cup and began playing mainly on the Nationwide Tour.

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8.

Kevin Chappell won his first professional event at the 2010 Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae on the Nationwide Tour, winning by one stroke over David Hearn after a final round of 65.

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9.

Kevin Chappell finished the year 9th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card.

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10.

Kevin Chappell finished in a tied for the third place in his final event of the season, the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic.

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11.

Kevin Chappell finished tied for tenth at his second consecutive US Open in 2012; it was his only top-10 finish of 2012 and he finished the season 125th on the money list, earning the last available Tour card based on season earnings.

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12.

Kevin Chappell had his best year on the PGA Tour to date in 2013, making 16 cuts, with three top 10s, which included a second runner-up finish of his career at the Memorial Tournament.

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13.

Kevin Chappell lost in a three-man playoff with Rory McIlroy and Ryan Moore at the Tour Championship to McIlroy.

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14.

Kevin Chappell birdied the 72nd hole for a one-stroke win over Brooks Koepka.

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15.

Kevin Chappell earned the tenth and final automatic position for the 2017 Presidents Cup.

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16.

In November 2018, Kevin Chappell announced that he had been playing through injury for most of the 2018 season, and now needed microdiscectomy surgery.

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17.

Kevin Chappell was given 23 starts to fulfill a medical exemption for the next season.

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18.

Kevin Chappell made his return to the PGA Tour in September 2019 at the Military Tribute at The Greenbrier.

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