Donnie Hammond

Donnie Hammond
Donnie Hammond
Personal information
Full name	Donald William Hammond
Born	April 1, 1957 (age 67); Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Heathrow, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Trenny
Children	Matt, Brittany, Brooke, Halle
Career
College	Jacksonville University
Turned professional	1979
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Highest ranking	55 (September 16, 1990)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	4
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T11: 1986
PGA Championship	T11: 1986
U.S. Open	T23: 1992
The Open Championship	T5: 1992

Last updated August 02, 2024

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 tour card by being medalist at the 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School at TPC-Sawgrass by a record 14 strokes.

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.^[2] His best finish in a major is a T-5 at the 1992 British Open.^[3] During his PGA Tour career, he amassed 40 top-10 finishes.

Hammond played on the Tour from 1983 until 1998.^[4] After his PGA Tour career declined, he competed on what was then the Buy.com 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.^[4]

Hammond has four children, one son Matthew, three daughters Brittany, Brooke, and Halle. He lives in Heathrow, Florida, north of Orlando.

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

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	Result
1	1986	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	John Cook	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Feb 13, 2000	Buy.com Lakeland Classic	−16 (67-68-70-67=272)	1 stroke	Jeff Gallagher, Tom Kalinowski

Other wins (4)

1982 Florida Open
1989 Jerry Ford Invitational (tie with Ted Schulz)
1990 Jerry Ford Invitational (tie with Jim Gallagher Jr. and Andy North)
1993 Jerry Ford Invitational (tie with Jay Delsing, and Jim Thorpe)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament						T11	T27
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	T60			CUT	T71
The Open Championship						T65
PGA Championship				T16	T32	T11	T47	T31	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1997
Masters Tournament	T24	T42
U.S. Open	CUT		T23			T77
The Open Championship	T8	T44	T5	CUT
PGA Championship	T63			T61	T74

Tournament	2001	2002
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT	T37
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	2	4	4
U.S. Open	0	0	1	10	5
The Open Championship	1	2	2	5	4
PGA Championship	0	0	2	9	8
Totals	1	2	7	28	21

Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1990 Open Championship – 1992 Open Championship)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

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References

↑ "Week 37 1990 Ending 16 Sep 1990" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
↑ Hammond wins Texas Open golf by seven strokes
↑ "Golf Major Championships".
1 2 "Biography on Jacksonville University Dolphins Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

External links

Donnie Hammond at the PGA Tour official site
Donnie Hammond at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Bio on Jacksonville University Dolphins Hall of Fame site

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[w199037-1] "Week 37 1990 Ending 16 Sep 1990" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 22, 2019.

[2] Hammond wins Texas Open golf by seven strokes

[3] "Golf Major Championships".

[juhof-4] 1 2 "Biography on Jacksonville University Dolphins Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

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