"Won": 1944 PGA Championship/1944

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"Robert T. Hamilton" was an American professional golfer. He was born, raised, and died in Evansville, Indiana. He attended and graduated from FJ Reitz High School/Evansville Reitz High School in 1934.

Hamilton won ten professional titles, including one Men's major golf championship/major, the PGA Championship in 1944 PGA Championship/1944 at Manito Golf and Country Club in Spokane, Washington. Then a match play event, he defeated heavily favored Byron Nelson in the finals, 1 up. Hamilton 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, one stroke ahead of runner-up Roberto DeVicenzo. Hamilton was also a member of the 1949 Ryder Cup team.

Hamilton also served as the golf pro at Fort Lewis, south of Seattle, during the latter stages of World War II; he was also a member of the Warriors, the 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.

More Bob Hamilton on Wikipedia.

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