More Information About Todd Hamilton

Todd Hamilton
Personal information
Full name	William Todd Hamilton
Born	October 18, 1965 (1965-10-18) (age 44) Galesburg, Illinois
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Westlake, Texas
Career
College	University of Oklahoma
Turned professional	1987
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour (joined 2004)
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	17
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Japan Golf Tour	11
Other	4
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters	T15: 2009
U.S. Open	T36: 2008, 2009
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 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 (now an 18 holes), Hend-Co Hills. He went to the University of Oklahoma for college where he continued to play.

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 all-time leading non-Japanese money winner on it, with earnings of over 630 million yen and had won 11 times.

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.

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 defeated Ernie Els in a four-hole playoff to win the British Open at the Royal Troon Golf Club.

These two victories in his first season on the PGA Tour led to Hamilton's being named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for 2004.

In 2006, Hamilton captained the American team in ITV's celebrity golf tournament, the All*Star Cup.

Hamilton lives in Westlake, Texas.

Professional wins (17)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 14, 2004	Honda Classic	-12 (68-66-6874=276)	1 stroke	Davis Love III
2	Jul 18, 2004	The Open Championship	-10 (71-67-67-69=274)	Playoff	Ernie Els

Japan Golf Tour wins (11)

• 1992 (1) Maruman Open
• 1993 (1) Acom International
• 1994 (2) PGA Philanthropy Tournament, Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup
• 1995 (1) Token Corporation Cup
• 1996 (1) PGA Philanthropy Tournament
• 1998 (1) Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
• 2003 (4) Fujisankei Classic, Diamond Cup Tournament, Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open, Japan PGA Match-Play Championship

Other wins (4)

• 1992 (2) Singapore Rolex Masters, Maekyung Open
• 1994 (1) Thailand Open
• 1999 (1) Oklahoma Open

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
2004	The Open Championship	1 shot lead	-10 (71-67-67-69=274)	Playoff 1	Ernie Els

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

Results timeline

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins.

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.

External links

• Profile on PGA Tour's official site
• Profile on Japan Golf Tour's official site
• Article about "outsider" Open Winners