Background
Crampton, Bruce Sidney was born on September 28, 1935 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Hector Arnold and Beatrice Any (Foster) Crampton.
Crampton, Bruce Sidney was born on September 28, 1935 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Hector Arnold and Beatrice Any (Foster) Crampton.
Certificate, Canterbury (New South Wales) Boy's High School, 1952.
He turned professional in 1953. He had 14 career wins on the Professional Golf Association Tour between 1961 and 1975 and was runner up in four major championships – one Masters, one United States. Open, and two Professional Golf Association Championships – all to Jack Nicklaus. He was ranked among the top five golfers in the world in both 1972 and 1973, according to Mark McCormack"s world golf rankings.
His other regular career victories included the Australian Open, New Zealand Professional Golf Association Championship, Far East Open and the Philippine Open.
Crampton was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2001. Professional Golf Association Tour wins (14) Other wins (7) Champions Tour wins (20) Other senior wins (2) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10 Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 33 (1961 United States Open – 1973 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice) World Cup (representing Australia): 1957, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1972.
Member professional golfers associations American, Australia.
Married Joan Mary Findlay, December 21, 1963. Children– Jay Arnold, Roger Bruce.