Donald William Hammond (born April 1, 1957) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour.
Career In 1957, Hammond was born in Frederick, Maryland. He attended Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida and was a member of the golf team.
In 1979, Hammond turned pro 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 seven strokes (258) over Paul Azinger, he came within one stroke of the then-Tour scoring record.Hammond wins Texas Open golf by seven strokes His best finish in a major is a T-5 at the 1992 British Open. During his PGA Tour career, he amassed 40 top-10 finishes.
Hammond played on the Tour from 1983 until 1998. 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.
Personal life Hammond has four children, one son Matthew, three daughters Brittany, Brooke, and Halle. He lives in Heathrow, Florida, north of Orlando.
Awards and honors Hammond is a charter member of the Jacksonville University Sports Hall of Fame.
Professional wins (7) PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jan 19, 1986 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic−25 (69-64-68-68-66=335)Playoff John Cook2Oct 8, 1989 Texas Open−22 (65-64-65-64=258)7 strokes Paul Azinger
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11986Bob Hope Chrysler Classic John CookWon with birdie on first extra hole
Buy.com Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Feb 13, 2000Buy.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 Tournament198119821983198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentT11T27U.S. OpenCUTCUTT60CUTT71The Open ChampionshipT65PGA ChampionshipT16T32T11T47T31CUT
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentT24T42U.S. OpenCUTT23T77The Open ChampionshipT8T44T5CUTPGA ChampionshipT63T61T74
Tournament200020012002Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTT37The Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 5The Open Championship 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 4PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 8Totals 0 0 0 1 2 7 28 21 Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1990 Open Championship – 1992 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
See also 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1991 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
Bio on Jacksonville University Dolphins Hall of Fame site