Before they turned pro: Cameron Champ

Cameron Champ has spent his short PGA Tour career in the shadow of the class of 2019, as players like Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff get the (well-deserved) attention.

But Champ is quietly on quite the upward trajectory himself. The former Texas A&M star picked up his third PGA Tour win in as many years on Sunday, closing with a 6-under 66 at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota.

The Sacramento, Calif. native has long been known for his seemingly effortless power, a sharp contrast to other power hitters like Bryson DeChambeau who have relied on drastic body transformations to achieve distance gains.

As an amateur, Champ demonstrated his potential with wins in major events like the Trans-Mississippi Championship, Patriot All-America, and Memorial Amateur. He represented the United States throughout junior and college, starting with the Junior PGA Ryder Cup Team and Toyota Junior World Cup Team, and reaching the peak as a member of the victorious 2017 U.S. Walker Cup team.

Champ left Texas A&M early to turn pro and attempt Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament, through which he advanced easily, and less than a year later he was a PGA Tour winner.

Here are a few of the stories from our coverage of Cameron Champ the amateur:

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  Cameron Champ turns Pro, Forgoes Senior Year at TX A&M
  Nov 06, 2017 - Cameron Champ will make his professional debut this weekend at the PGA Tour’s OHL Classic at Mayakoba
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  Cameron Champ misses Safeway Open Cut
  Oct 06, 2017 - Making his professional debut Maverick McNealy is 5-under heading into the weekend
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  Cameron Champ Named Amateur of the Month for July
  Aug 31, 2017 - The 22-year-old rising senior at Texas A&M had a major win and a runner-up that propelled him to a Walker Cup berth
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  Western Amateur: Down to 4 for Saturday Showdown
  Aug 04, 2017 - Derek Bard, Doc Redman, Cameron Champ and medalist Norman Xiong advance to the semifinals
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  Pacific Coast Amateur: Cameron Champ's at it again
  Jul 19, 2017 - The U.S. Open cut-maker and recent Trans-Miss Amateur winner shot 65 Wednesday to take a 3-shot lead
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  Here’s a Champ: Cameron Outslugs Trans Miss Amateur Field
  Jul 14, 2017 - Cameron Champ was one of two ams to make the cut at Erin Hills. Now he has a major amateur win under his belt
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  Trans-Miss Amateur: Cameron Champ Takes the Halfway Lead
  Jul 12, 2017 - Cameron Champ leads the 114th annual Trans-Mississippi Championship at warm and windy Prairie Dunes
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  North & South Am: Cameron Champ medals, earns top seed
  Jun 27, 2017 - The format will switch to match play on Wednesday beginning with the Round of 32 in the morning and Round of 16 in the afternoon
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  U.S. Open Notebook: Champ, Scheffler battle for low am
  Jun 17, 2017 - The 84-year streak isn't going to come to an end in Wisconsin, but Cameron Champ and Scottie Scheffler are both under par
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  Cameron Champ shoots 69, finds top 10 at U.S. Open
  Jun 16, 2017 - Watch the video before for an interview with Cameron Champ, who posted 70-69=139 to sit T8 at the U.S. Open
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  Cameron Champ takes 36-hole lead at Memorial Amateur
  May 28, 2017 - Carrying the bag honoring a fallen soldier he carried while winning the Patriot All-America, Champ fires his second-straight 68
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  Cameron Champ named December Southern Golf Association Amateur of the Month
  Jan 10, 2017 - Champ closed out 2016 with a win on New Year's Eve at the Patriot All-America
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  In a Playoff Cameron Champ wins the Patriot All-America
  Dec 31, 2016 - Texas A&M's Champ won the playoff over Oklahoma State's Zachary Olsen
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  Cameron Champ takes Memorial Amateur
  May 26, 2014 - Final round 69 propels Champ to a two stroke victory over Matt Hansen
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  Memorial Amateur: Cameron Champ vaults himself into lead
  May 25, 2014 - Champ makes six birdies after opening with a bogey to take a one stroke lead into the final round
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  NCGA Four-Ball: Dunn, Champ race to 1st-round lead
  May 09, 2014 - Gary Dunn and Cameron Champ combined for a 6-under 66 and lead by a shot at the 2014 Northern California Four-Ball Championship
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  Cameron Champ in hunt at Nor Cal Open
  Sep 10, 2013 - Eighteen year old high school student Cameron Champ (Sacramento, CA) continued his position as the lead amateur with a two-day score of 1-under par 141
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  Top junior Cameron Champ wins Roseville City title
  Apr 22, 2013 - Champ, the No. 6-ranked junior in the country according to Golfweek and a 2013 Texas A&M commit, won by four shots over Juan Gonzalez