And after his latest accomplishment, the 53-year-old revealed that he has earned a hilarious – and appropriate – new nickname from his colleagues. It just has nothing to do with his play on the course.
New Zealand’s Steven Alker was the last man standing at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the finale of the 2023 season on the PGA Tour Champions, where he held off Stephen Ames and Ernie Els by a shot.
Pampling was able to edge out Kiwi Steven Alker by two shots, finishing at 15-under in North Carolina to claim his second title on the over-50s circuit.
The two-time New Zealand Open champion returns to the Millbrook Resort in Queenstown this week having waited 1,096 days to defend the title he won in 2020.
With a cheque for $US305,000, the Kiwi has earned $US896,207 – more than he made in his PGA Tour career – in just nine tournaments since he qualified for the Boeing Classic outside Seattle in late August for his PGA Tour Champions debut.
To play the US PGA Tour these days, you have little choice but to go through the Web .com Tour. For three Aussies and three Kiwis, that road starts on Thursday at the Final Qualifying Stage in Arizona.