Todd Hamilton
Todd Hamilton (born October 18, 1965 in Galesburg, Illinois) is an American professional golfer.
Hamilton was born in the small west-central Illinois city of Galesburg. He grew up in an even smaller Henderson County town on the Mississippi called Oquawka. He attended Union High School in Biggsville, IL and played golf regularly on the local 9 hole golf course, Hend-Co Hills. He went to the University of Oklahoma for college where he continued to play.
He turned professional in 1987 but was unable to gain entrance to the PGA TOUR. Instead he played internationally for many years, primarily on the Japan Golf Tour. When he left the Japan Golf Tour he was the all-time leading non-Japanese money winner on it, with earnings of over 630 million yen.
After eight tries, at the age of thirty eight, Hamilton went back to Qualifying School in 2003 where he finally earned his first PGA Card. He lives in Mckinney, Texas.
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[edit] Tournament wins
[edit] 2004 Honda Classic
Hamilton won his first PGA event when he won the 2004 Honda Classic on March 14, 2004. He birdied the final two holes to beat Davis Love III by one stroke at 12 under par. The tournament was held at The Country Club at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
His prize for winning the tournament was $900,000.
[edit] 2004 Open Championship
Hamilton defeated Ernie Els in a four-hole playoff on July 18, 2004 to win the 133rd Open Championship at the Royal Troon Golf Club.
His prize for winning the tournament was £720,000 ($1,348,272).
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 40 | T39 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | 1 | CUT | T68 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 | T37 | T47 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
[edit] Quotes
- "There are probably a lot of other golfers who deserve it talent-wise to win this, but I can guarantee you that there is no one that'll appreciate it more than me." -On winning his first PGA tour event the 2004 Honda Classic.
- "I was trying to look around as much as I could to soak it all in, I've won tournaments around the world before, but nothing on a stage like this, so to be Open champion is very special." - On winning the 133rd Open Championship.
[edit] External links
- PGA Tour profile
- Golf Stars Online - links to features and profiles
