Bob Hamilton
Bob Hamilton | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Robert T. Hamilton |
Born | (1916-01-10)January 10, 1916 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | December 6, 1990(1990-12-06) (aged 74) Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 10 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 5 |
Other | 5 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | 3rd: 1946 |
PGA Championship | Won: 1944 |
U.S. Open | T29: 1947 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Robert T. Hamilton (January 10, 1916 – December 6, 1990) was an American professional golfer. He was born, raised, and died in Evansville, Indiana. He attended and graduated from Evansville Reitz High School in 1934.
Hamilton won ten professional titles, including one major, the PGA Championship in 1944 at Manito Golf and Country Club in Spokane, Washington. Then a match play event, he defeated heavily favored Byron Nelson in the finals, 1 up. Hamilton was a three-time winner of the Indiana Open, winning in 1938, 1942, and 1966. He won five times on the PGA Tour, including the 1948 New Orleans Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Roberto De Vicenzo. Hamilton was also a member of the 1949 Ryder Cup team.
Hamilton also served as the golf pro at Fort Lewis, south of Seattle, during the latter stages of World War II; he was also a member of the Warriors, the inter-base (intramural) team. Individually, he placed 3rd in the Pacific Northwest Servicemen's Championship (Seattle) and 3rd in the Tacoma Open, a PGA Tour event.[1]
Hamilton finished second to Sam Snead in the 1967 Senior PGA Championship at PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Hamilton set the overall record for youngest golfer to shoot his age when he shot a 59 at Hamilton Golf Club in Evansville in 1975.[2]
Hamilton was inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame in 1965, as a member of the 2nd class so honored.
Amateur wins (2)
This list may be incomplete
- 1934 IHSAA State Champion[3]
- 1936 Indiana Amateur
Professional wins (10)
PGA Tour wins (5)
Legend |
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Major championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (4) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Mar 16, 1944 | North and South Open | −2 (73-72-70-71=286) | 7 strokes | ![]() |
2 | Aug 15, 1944 | PGA Championship | 1 up | ![]() | |
3 | Mar 31, 1946 | Charlotte Open | −15 (70-71-67-65=273) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 | Feb 22, 1948 | New Orleans Open | −4 (70-71-70-69=280) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 | Jul 24, 1949 | Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with ![]() | +19 points | 14 points | ![]() ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1949 | Miami Open | ![]() | Lost 18-hole playoff; Haas: −1 (69), Hamilton: +1 (71) |
Other wins (5)
This list may be incomplete
- 1938 Indiana Open
- 1942 Indiana Open
- 1943 Indiana PGA Championship
- 1944 Indiana PGA Championship
- 1966 Indiana Open
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
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1944 | PGA Championship | 1 up | ![]() |
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
Results timeline
Tournament | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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Masters Tournament | NT | NT | NT | 3 | T42 | T18 | T23 | ||
U.S. Open | T45 | NT | NT | NT | NT | T29 | CUT | ||
PGA Championship | NT | 1 | R32 | R32 | R64 | R64 | R32 |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Masters Tournament | T32 | T40 | 4 | WD | ||||||
U.S. Open | T42 | |||||||||
PGA Championship | R64 | R32 | SF |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||||||
U.S. Open | |||||||||
PGA Championship | WD | T59 |
Note: Hamilton never played in The Open Championship.
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 20 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1941 U.S. Open – 1949 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1952 PGA – 1953 Masters)
See also
References
- ^ "Fort Lewis Golf Course". www.historylink.org. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Kelley, Brent. ""Age-Shooter" Records in Golf". About.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ "State Finals Preview: Prairie View Hosts Boys Golf Championships" (PDF). IHSAA. June 13, 2015.
External links
- Indiana Golf Hall of Fame
- Funeral home card from Browning Genealogy database
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era
- 1916 Jim Barnes
- 1919 Jim Barnes
- 1920 Jock Hutchison
- 1921 Walter Hagen
- 1922 Gene Sarazen
- 1923 Gene Sarazen
- 1924 Walter Hagen
- 1925 Walter Hagen
- 1926 Walter Hagen
- 1927 Walter Hagen
- 1928 Leo Diegel
- 1929 Leo Diegel
- 1930 Tommy Armour
- 1931 Tom Creavy
- 1932 Olin Dutra
- 1933 Gene Sarazen
- 1934 Paul Runyan
- 1935 Johnny Revolta
- 1936 Denny Shute
- 1937 Denny Shute
- 1938 Paul Runyan
- 1939 Henry Picard
- 1940 Byron Nelson
- 1941 Vic Ghezzi
- 1942 Sam Snead
- 1944 Bob Hamilton
- 1945 Byron Nelson
- 1946 Ben Hogan
- 1947 Jim Ferrier
- 1948 Ben Hogan
- 1949 Sam Snead
- 1950 Chandler Harper
- 1951 Sam Snead
- 1952 Jim Turnesa
- 1953 Walter Burkemo
- 1954 Chick Harbert
- 1955 Doug Ford
- 1956 Jack Burke Jr.
- 1957 Lionel Hebert
era
- 1958 Dow Finsterwald
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- 1961 Jerry Barber†
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- 1964‡ Bobby Nichols
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- 1969‡ Raymond Floyd
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- 1974 Lee Trevino
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- 1976 Dave Stockton
- 1977 Lanny Wadkins†
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- 1980 Jack Nicklaus
- 1981 Larry Nelson
- 1982‡ Raymond Floyd
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- 1985 Hubert Green
- 1986 Bob Tway
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- 1997 Davis Love III
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- 1999 Tiger Woods
- 2000‡ Tiger Woods†
- 2001 David Toms
- 2002 Rich Beem
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- 2005 Phil Mickelson
- 2006 Tiger Woods
- 2007 Tiger Woods
- 2008 Pádraig Harrington
- 2009 Y. E. Yang
- 2010 Martin Kaymer†
- 2011 Keegan Bradley†
- 2012 Rory McIlroy
- 2013 Jason Dufner
- 2014 Rory McIlroy
- 2015 Jason Day
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- 2019 Brooks Koepka
- 2020 Collin Morikawa
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- 2023 Brooks Koepka
- 2024‡ Xander Schauffele