Andrew Tampion is a Melbourne-born Australian professional golfer, born 20 October 1984. He turned professional in 2006 after representing Australia at the World Amateur Team Championship and later competed on the European Tour, the European Challenge Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia. Provider data identifies his current status as Inactive as at 18 August 2026.
Andrew Tampion was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and developed through the Victoria Institute of Sport golf programme, where he was coached by Denis McDade. The programme also produced several prominent Australian professionals, including Geoff Ogilvy. Tampion represented Australia at the 2006 World Amateur Team Championship in South Africa before turning professional later that year. He immediately pursued European Tour Qualifying School and became one of only six players to progress through all three stages of the 2006 school to earn a European Tour card. Tampion’s early professional career included European Tour starts in 2007, highlighted by a tied-second finish at the Indonesia Open. He then established himself on the Challenge Tour, winning the 2008 Challenge of Ireland. In 2009, he finished 15th in the Challenge Tour rankings and secured another European Tour card for the following season after a runner-up finish in the season-ending Apulia San Domenico Grand Final. His playing profile was that of a tour professional experienced in international conditions, with a competitive record across European and Australasian circuits. Publicly available sources document European Tour, Challenge Tour, Australian professional and national-team appearances, but do not provide a complete verified record of every club affiliation or later competitive start. Provider data lists him as Inactive as at 18 August 2026.
Tampion’s first major professional breakthrough came in 2006 when he progressed through all three stages of European Tour Qualifying School to earn a European Tour card. This followed his selection for Australia at the 2006 World Amateur Team Championship and his decision to turn professional.
Verified highlights include two professional wins recorded in available player profiles: the 2008 Challenge of Ireland on the European Challenge Tour and another Challenge Tour victory reported in career summaries, although the second event title is not identified by the strongest available source. He also recorded a tied-second finish at the 2007 Indonesia Open, finished 15th in the 2009 Challenge Tour rankings and qualified for The Open Championship in 2008.
Notable moments include progressing through all three stages of the 2006 European Tour Qualifying School; finishing tied second at the 2007 Indonesia Open in only his fourth European Tour start of that season; winning the 2008 Challenge of Ireland; and forcing a play-off at the 2009 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final after recovering with a closing 68. His runner-up finish there moved him from 39th to 15th in the rankings and secured a European Tour card.