Bob Hamilton

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Bob Hamilton
Personal information
Full name	Robert T. Hamilton
Born	January 10, 1916(1916-01-10) Evansville, Indiana
Died	December 6, 1990(1990-12-06) (aged 74) Evansville, Indiana
Nationality	United States
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	3rd: 1946
U.S. Open	T29: 1947
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	Won: 1944

Robert T. Hamilton (January 10, 1916 – December 6, 1990) was an American professional golfer. He was born and died in Evansville, Indiana.

Hamilton won the 1944 PGA Championship at Manito Golf and Country Club in Spokane, Washington defeating Byron Nelson 1 up in match play. He was a three-time winner of the Indiana Open, winning in 1938, 1942 and 1966. He won five times on the PGA Tour, including won the 1948 New Orleans Open, beating Roberto DeVicenzo by one stroke. Hamilton was also a member of the 1949 Ryder Cup team.

Hamilton also served as the golf pro at Ft. Lewis, Washington during the latter stages of World War II; he was also a member o f the Warriors, Ft. Lewis' 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.

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, Ind., in 1975.

Hamilton was inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame in 1965, as a member of the 2nd class so honored.

Amateur wins (1)

This list may be incomplete

• 1936 Indiana Amateur

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (5)

• 1944 (2) North and South Open, PGA Championship
• 1946 (1) Charlotte Open
• 1948 (1) New Orleans Open
• 1949 (1) Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Chick Harbert)

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins (5)

This list may be incomplete

• 1938 Indiana Open
• 1942 Indiana Open
• 1943 Indiana PGA Professional Championship
• 1944 Indiana PGA Professional Championship
• 1966 Indiana Open

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Runner-up
1944	PGA Championship	1 up	Byron Nelson

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline

Tournament	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	3	44	T18	T23
U.S. Open	T45	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	T29	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	NT	1	R32	R32	R64	R64	R32

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	T32	DNP	T40	4	DNP	DNP	DNP	WD	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	T42	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R64	R32	SF	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	WD	DNP	T59

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
• Chronological list of men's major golf champions
• Golfers with most wins in men's major championships

External links

• Indiana Golf Hall of Fame
• Funeral home card from Browning Genealogy database