Donnie Hammond

Donnie Hammond
Personal information
Full name	Donald William Hammond
Born	April 1, 1957 (1957-04-01) (age 54) Frederick, Maryland
Height	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.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-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

1. ^ Hammond wins Texas Open golf by seven strokes
2. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=540. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Biography on Jacksonville University Dolphins Hall of Fame". http://www.judolphins.com/halloffame/bio/95/2079. 

External links

• Donnie Hammond at the PGA Tour official site
• Bio on Jacksonville University Dolphins Hall of Fame site

Persondata
Name	Hammond, Donnie
Alternative names	Hammond, Donald William
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	April 1, 1957
Place of birth	Frederick, Maryland
Date of death
Place of death