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Todd Hamilton (born October 18, 1965, Galesburg,
Illinois) is a professional golfer.

==Overview==

Hamilton was born in the small west-central
Illinois city of Galesburg. He grew up in an even
smaller Henderson County town ten miles east of
the Mississippi called Biggsville where he
attended Union High School and played golf
regularly on the local 9 hole golf course. He went
to The University of Oklahoma for college where he
continued to play.
He lives in Mckinney, Texas.

He turned professional in 1987 but was unable to
gain entrance to the PGA TOUR. Instead he played
internationally for many years, primarily in
Japan. 

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.

==Tournament Wins==

==== 2004 Honda Classic ====
Hamilton won his first PGA event when he won the
2004 Honda Classic on March 14, 2004. He birdied
the final two holes to beat Davis Love III by one
stroke at 12 under par. The tournament was held at
The Country Club at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida.

His prize for winning the tournament was $900,000.

==== 2004 Open Championship ====
Hamilton defeated Ernie Els in a four-hole playoff
on July 18, 2004 to win the 133rd The Open
Championship|Open Championship at the Royal Troon
Golf Club. 

His prize for winning the tournament was
$1,348,272.

==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==
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/H/Todd_Hamilton/
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