Todd Hamilton
Personal information
Full name	William Todd Hamilton
Born	(1965-10-18) October 18, 1965 (age 46) Galesburg, Illinois
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Westlake, Texas
Children	Tyler, Kaylee, Drake
Career
College	University of Oklahoma
Turned professional	1987
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour (joined 2004)
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	17
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Japan Golf Tour	11
Other	4
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T15: 2009
U.S. Open	T36: 2008, 2009
The Open Championship	Won: 2004
PGA Championship	T29: 2003
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year	2004

William Todd Hamilton (born October 18, 1965) is an American professional golfer.

Hamilton was born in the small west-central Illinois city of Galesburg. He grew up in an even smaller Henderson County town on the Mississippi called Oquawka. He attended Union High School in Biggsville, Illinois and played golf regularly on the local 9-hole golf course (now an 18 holes), Hend-Co Hills. He went to the University of Oklahoma for college where he continued to play.

Hamilton turned professional in 1987 but was unable to gain entrance to the PGA Tour. Instead he played internationally for many years, primarily on the Japan Golf Tour. When he left the Japan Golf Tour, he was the all-time leading non-Japanese money winner on it, with earnings of over 630 million yen and had won 11 times.

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.

Hamilton won his first PGA Tour event at the 2004 Honda Classic. He birdied the final two holes to beat Davis Love III by one stroke at 12 under par. Later that year, Hamilton defeated Ernie Els in a four-hole playoff to win The Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club.

These two victories in his first season on the PGA Tour led to Hamilton's being named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for 2004.

In 2006, Hamilton captained the American team in ITV's celebrity golf tournament, the All*Star Cup.

Hamilton lives in Westlake, Texas.

Professional wins (17)[link]

PGA Tour wins (2)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 14, 2004	Honda Classic	–12 (68-66-6874=276)	1 stroke	Davis Love III
2	Jul 18, 2004	The Open Championship	–10 (71-67-67-69=274)	Playoff	Ernie Els

Japan Golf Tour wins (11)[link]

• 1992 (1) Maruman Open
• 1993 (1) Acom International
• 1994 (2) PGA Philanthropy Tournament, Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup
• 1995 (1) Token Corporation Cup
• 1996 (1) PGA Philanthropy Tournament
• 1998 (1) Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
• 2003 (4) Fujisankei Classic, Diamond Cup Tournament, Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open, Japan PGA Match-Play Championship

Other wins (4)[link]

• 1992 (2) Singapore Rolex Masters, Maekyung Open
• 1994 (1) Thailand Open
• 1999 (1) Oklahoma Open

Major championships[link]

Wins (1)[link]

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
2004	The Open Championship	1 shot lead	−10 (71-67-67-69=274)	Playoff 1	Ernie Els

¹ Defeated Ernie Els in 4-hole playoff: Hamilton (4-4-3-4=15), Els (4-4-4-4=16)

Results timeline[link]

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins.

Quotes[link]

• "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.

See also[link]

• 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links[link]

• Todd Hamilton at the PGA Tour official site
• Todd Hamilton at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• Article about "outsider" Open Winners

Peter Hanson
Personal information
Full name	Peter Hanson
Born	(1977-10-04) 4 October 1977 (age 34) Svedala, Sweden
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Nationality	Sweden
Residence	Trelleborg, Sweden
Career
Turned professional	1998
Current tour(s)	European Tour PGA Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	4
Challenge Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T3: 2012
U.S. Open	T7: 2011
The Open Championship	T24: 2009
PGA Championship	T23: 2007

Peter Hanson (born 4 October 1977) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour and PGA Tour.

Hanson was born in Svedala, Sweden. He turned professional in 1998 and has played on the Challenge Tour and the European Tour. His professional wins include the 1998 Gunther Hamburg Classics on the Challenge Tour and the 2005 Open de España on the European Tour. He has since won three more titles on the European Tour. He was a member of the Continental Europe team at the 2005 and 2007 Seve Trophy. He has featured in the top 25 of the Official World Golf Ranking and has consistently finished in the top twenty of the European Tour Order of Merit since 2007. His best position on the Order of Merit occurred in 2011 when he placed 13th.

On 27 March 2012, Hanson accepted an invitation to join the PGA Tour for the remainder of 2012 with Special Temporary Membership status.^[1]

Hanson recorded his best finish at a major championship in April 2012, when he finished tied for third at the Masters. After shooting a seven under round of 65 in the third round, Hanson was the sole 54 hole leader at 9 under par with a one stroke advantage heading into the final round. However his final round started badly with two bogeys in the opening three holes and he never recovered shooting a one over par round of 73 to finish in a tie for third.

Amateur wins (2)[link]

• 1998 Brabazon Trophy, Emirates Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (10)[link]

European Tour wins (4)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 Apr 2005	Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía	-8 (70-68-71-71=280)	Playoff	Peter Gustafsson
2	17 Aug 2008	SAS Masters	-8 (66-66-68-71=271)	1 stroke	Nick Dougherty, Pelle Edberg
3	16 May 2010	Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca	-6 (72-69-67-66=274)	Playoff	Alejandro Cañizares
4	22 Aug 2010	Czech Open	-10 (67-70-67-74=278)	Playoff	Gary Boyd, Peter Lawrie

Challenge Tour wins (1)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	22 Jul 2001	Günther Hamburg Classics	-23 (66-69-64-66=265)	3 strokes	Robert-Jan Derksen

Other wins (5)[link]

• 1997 (1) Västerås Open (Telia Tour, Sweden; as an amateur)
• 1998 (2) Västerås Open, Husqvarna Open (Telia Tour, Sweden; as an amateur)
• 1999 (1) Telia Grand Open (Telia Tour, Sweden)
• 2000 (1) Russian Cup (Nordic League)

Results in major championships[link]

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary[link]

• Tournaments played: 19
• Wins: 0
• Top 10s: 2
• Top 25s: 6
• Missed cuts: 4
• Most consecutive cuts made: 9

Results in World Golf Championship events[link]

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances[link]

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1998
• St Andrews Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 1998 (winners)

Professional

• Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
• World Cup (representing Sweden): 2007
• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners)
• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2010 (winners)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Peter Hanson at the European Tour official site
• Peter Hanson at golfdata.se (Swedish)
• Peter Hanson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

v t e European Ryder Cup team – 2010 Luke Donald · Ross Fisher · Peter Hanson · Pádraig Harrington · Miguel Ángel Jiménez · Martin Kaymer · Graeme McDowell · Rory McIlroy · Edoardo Molinari · Francesco Molinari · Ian Poulter · Lee Westwood Colin Montgomerie (non-playing captain) Won: 14.5 – 13.5