Like Phil Mickelson, Todd Hamilton will be making his very first trip to Kaua‘i for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Unlike Mickelson, though, the PGA Tour rookie was unheralded when he won the claret jug at the British Open
Like Phil Mickelson, Todd Hamilton will be making his very first trip to Kaua‘i for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Unlike Mickelson, though, the PGA Tour rookie was unheralded when he won the claret jug at the British Open this July.
Ranked 56 in the world, but with a well-stamped professional golf resume, Hamilton also won this year’s Honda Classic on the PGA Tour to go with 11 career victories on the Japan Tour.
In July, though, Hamilton surprised many golf enthusiasts by turning back South Africa’s Ernie Els by one stroke in a four-hole aggregate playoff.
Keeping his nerves underneath a huge pile of pressure, Hamilton parred all four extra holes, scoring the triumph by making a three-foot par putt on the 18th green.
He is the fifth consecutive American to win at the world-famous Royal Troon Golf Course in Scotland.
Hamilton ended regulation play with a bogey, a 2-under-par 69 and shared with Ernie Els, a 72-hole total of 10-under-par 274. Els closed with a 68, missing a winning birdie putt on the 72nd hole.
Hamilton joins Masters Champion Phil Mickelson, U.S. Open Champion Retief Goosen, and PGA Champion Vijay Singh in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Nov. 22-24 at Po‘ipu Bay Golf Course and Hyatt Regency Kaua‘i Resort and Spa.
Hamilton is 38 years old and was born in Galesburg, Ill. and resides in McKinney, Texas. He turned pro in 1997 and attended the University of Oklahoma.
You can check out Todd and the rest of the 2004 PGA Grand Slam of Golf players, as they fight for the $1,000,000 purse from November 22-24 at the Po‘ipu Bay Golf Course and Hyatt Regency Kaua‘i Resort and Spa.
