Donnie Hammond

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Donnie Hammond
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Personal information
Full nameDonald William Hammond
Born (1957-04-01) April 1, 1957 (age 64)
Frederick, Maryland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Heathrow, Florida
SpouseTrenny
ChildrenMatt, Brittany, Brooke, Halle
Career
College Jacksonville University
Turned professional1979
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking 55 (September 16, 1990) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T11: 1986
PGA Championship T11: 1986
U.S. Open T23: 1992
The Open Championship T5: 1992

Donald William Hammond (born April 1, 1957) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour.

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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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jan 19, 1986 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic −25 (69-64-68-68-66=335)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg John Cook
2Oct 8, 1989 Texas Open −22 (65-64-65-64=258)7 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1986 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Flag of the United States.svg John Cook Won with birdie on first extra hole

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Feb 13, 2000 Buy.com Lakeland Classic −16 (67-68-70-67=272)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gallagher, Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kalinowski

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament T11T27
U.S. Open CUTCUTT60CUTT71
The Open Championship T65
PGA Championship T16T32T11T47T31CUT
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament T24T42
U.S. Open CUTT23T77
The Open Championship T8T44T5CUT
PGA Championship T63T61T74
Tournament200020012002
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT37
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000244
U.S. Open 000001105
The Open Championship 00012254
PGA Championship 00000298
Totals0001272821

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References

  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".
  4. 1 2 "Biography on Jacksonville University Dolphins Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2015-02-27.