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Donnie Hammond Personal information Full name Donald William Hammond Born April 1, 1957
Frederick, MarylandHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) Nationality United States
Residence Heathrow, Florida Career College Jacksonville University Turned professional 1979 Current tour(s) Champions Tour Former tour(s) PGA Tour Professional wins 4 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 2 Nationwide Tour 1 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament T11: 1986 U.S. Open T23: 1992 The Open Championship T5: 1992 PGA Championship T11: 1986 Donald William Hammond (born April 1, 1957) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour.
Hammond was born in Frederick, Maryland. He attended Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1979 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983. Hammond earned his qualifying medal by a record 14 strokes in the 1982 Qualifying Tournament at TPC-Sawgrass.
Hammond has won two PGA Tour events in his career: The 1986 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and the 1989 Texas Open. In winning his second PGA Tour title by 7 strokes (258) over Paul Azinger, he came within one stroke of the then-Tour scoring record.[1] His best finish in a major is a T-5 at the 1992 British Open.[2] During his PGA Tour career, he amassed 40 top-10 finishes.
Hammond played on the Tour from 1983 until 1998.[3] After that he competed on the Nationwide Tour where he won once in 2000. On turning fifty years of age in 2007, Hammond began playing on the Champions Tour.
Hammond is a charter member of the Jacksonville University Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Hammond has four children, one son Matthew, three daughters Brittany, Brooke, and Halle. He lives in Heathrow, Florida, north of Orlando.
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Professional wins
PGA Tour wins
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunner-up 1 Jan 19, 1986 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic -25 (69-64-68-68-66=335) Playoff John Cook
2 Oct 8, 1989 Texas Open -22 (65-64-65-64=258) 7 strokes Paul Azinger
PGA Tour playoff record (1-0)
No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 1986 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic John Cook
Won with birdie on first extra hole Nationwide Tour wins
- 2000 BUY.COM Lakeland Classic
Other wins
- 1982 Florida Open
Results in major championships
Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T11 T27 DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT CUT T60 DNP DNP CUT T71 DNP DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T65 DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP T16 T32 T11 T47 T31 CUT Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 The Masters T24 T42 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT DNP T23 DNP DNP DNP DNP T77 DNP DNP The Open Championship T8 T44 T5 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship T63 DNP DNP T61 T74 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Tournament 2000 2001 2002 The Masters DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open DNP CUT T37 The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.See also
- 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
- Donnie Hammond at the PGA Tour official site
- Bio on Jacksonville University Dolphins Hall of Fame site
Categories:- American golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- Jacksonville University alumni
- People from Frederick, Maryland
- People from Seminole County, Florida
- 1957 births
- Living people
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