Michael Campbell

Michael Campbell (born February 23, 1969 in Hawera, Taranaki) is a New Zealand golfer who is best-known for having won the 2005 US Open, and the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship the same year. He is a member of the European Tour.

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February 23 - 1969 - Hawera - Taranaki - New Zealand - Golf - 2005 - US Open - HSBC World Match Play Championship - European Tour

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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 who became mayor of Auckland and who was sometimes described by contemporaries as the "Father of Auckland".

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Maori - Ngati Ruanui - Nga Rauru - Iwi - Scottish - John Logan Campbell - Mayor of Auckland

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