Todd Hamilton

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Todd Hamilton
— Golfer —
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Personal information
Full name William Todd Hamilton
Born (1965-10-18) October 18, 1965 (age 58)
Galesburg, Illinois
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Westlake, Texas
Children Tyler, Kaylee, Drake
Career
College University of Oklahoma
Turned professional 1987
Current tour(s) Web.com Tour
Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour (2004–12)
Japan Golf Tour (1992–2003)
Professional wins 17
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2
Japan Golf Tour 11
Other 4
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T15: 2009
U.S. Open T36: 2008, 2009
The Open Championship Won: 2004
PGA Championship T29: 2003
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
2004

William Todd Hamilton (born October 18, 1965) is an American professional golfer.

Hamilton was born in the small west-central Illinois city of Galesburg. He grew up in an even smaller town, Oquawka, in Henderson County on the Mississippi River. He attended Union High School in Biggsville, Illinois. He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played collegiately.

Hamilton 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 tour's all-time leading non-Japanese money winner, with earnings of over 630 million yen (about $6.18 million in 2014 US dollars) with 11 tour wins.

After eight tries, at the age of 38, Hamilton went back to Qualifying School in 2003, where he finally earned his first PGA Tour card.

Hamilton won his first PGA Tour event at the 2004 Honda Classic. He birdied the final two holes to beat Davis Love III by one stroke at 12 under par. Later that year, Hamilton won a major championship in one of golf's all-time upsets when he defeated Ernie Els in a four-hole playoff to win The Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club. After shooting an opening round 71, Hamilton fired a second round 67 to move to -4 and a fifth-place tie with future World Golf Hall of Famers Els, Vijay Singh and Colin Montgomerie as well as Michael Campbell. Hamilton again shot a 67 in the third round to take a one-shot lead over Els. Entering the tournament's 72nd hole, Hamilton held a one-shot lead over Els, but Hamilton bogeyed the 18th hole, leaving Els with a 12-foot birdie putt for the win, which he missed. Els and Hamilton headed for the four-hole aggregate playoff, in which Hamilton carded four pars while Els managed three pars and a bogey, and Hamilton took the win.[1]

These two victories in his first season on the PGA Tour led to Hamilton being named the 2004 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. He continued to play well in the wake of the Open Championship win, making the cut in the five remaining tour events he played. However, in his 187 subsequent tour starts, he missed the cut 111 times and had just three top-10 finishes.[2] In 2006, Hamilton captained the American team in ITV's celebrity golf tournament, the All*Star Cup.

He lost his full exempt status on the PGA Tour in 2010. As of 2014, he was playing on the Web.com Tour[3] as a bridge to the Champions Tour once he turns 50 in October 2015. His Official World Golf Ranking as of April 13, 2014 was 976,[4] a far cry from his career high ranking of 16th in 2004.

Hamilton lives in Westlake, Texas.

Professional wins (17)

PGA Tour wins (2)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Mar 14, 2004 Honda Classic −12 (68-66-6874=276) 1 stroke United States Davis Love III
2 Jul 18, 2004 The Open Championship −10 (71-67-67-69=274) Playoff South Africa Ernie Els

Japan Golf Tour wins (11)

Other wins (4)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
2004 The Open Championship 1 shot lead −10 (71-67-67-69=274) Playoff 1 South Africa Ernie Els

1 Defeated Ernie Els in 4-hole playoff: Hamilton (4-4-3-4=15), Els (4-4-4-4=16)

Results timeline

Tournament 1988 1989
Masters Tournament 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
Masters Tournament 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 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP 40 T39 CUT CUT T36 T15
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT CUT CUT T36 T36
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP CUT 1 CUT T68 CUT T32 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP T29 T37 T47 CUT T66 CUT DNP
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters Tournament CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP T60 DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT T73 CUT CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

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.

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 4
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
The Open Championship 1 0 0 1 1 1 14 5
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4
Totals 1 0 0 1 1 2 34 16
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2007 PGA – 2008 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

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.

See also

References

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