Bob Hamilton
Name:
Robert Tennyson "Bob" HamiltonCountry:
USALived:
[1916-1990]. Born on Jan 10, 1916 in Evansville, Indiana. Died on Dec 6, 1990 in Evansville (aged 74).Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
c.1934MAJORS (1): US PGA Championship (1944). Ryder Cup (1949).
Former PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour player.
America
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Played as the New Orleans Open (Feb 19-22; played for the last time until 1958). Second-placed Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg), Fred Haas (USA) and Lawson Little (USA) finished 1 shot behind Bob Hamilton (USA). [Bayou Oaks at City Park, New Orleans, LA. Played on what was known as City Park's No.1 (East) course; now part of the South course).
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Played as the Charlotte Open (March 28-31). Second-placed Sam Snead (USA), Jimmy Demaret (USA) and Pete Cooper (USA) finished 3 shots behind Bob Hamilton (USA), who recorded his third PGA Tour win with a final round 7-under-par 65. [Myers Park CC, Charlotte, NC].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (26th) (Aug 14-20). Hamilton (USA) beat the heavily favoured Byron Nelson (USA) 1-up in the 36-hole final. This was Hamilton's first and only major championship win. [Manito G&CC, Spokane, WA].
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Played as the North & South Open (March 14-16). Second-placed and defending champion Bobby Cruickshank (Scot) finished 7 shots behind 28-year-old Bob Hamilton (USA), who recorded the first of his five PGA Tour wins. [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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