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Bob Hamilton

United States · born , Evansville, Indiana · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1944 PGA Championship
  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 0-2-0 · 0 points (0.0%)

Wins

  1. 1944 PGA Championship Manito Golf and Country Club · won the final 1 up against Byron Nelson

Ryder Cup

1 Cups, 2 matches: 0 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 0 points. Foursomes 0-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-1-0.

  1. 1949 Ganton Golf Club USA · USA won 7–5 · 0-2-0, 0 points

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Byron Nelson's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1944 PGA Championship Hamilton, a serviceman who was pro at the Fort Lewis course, beat George Schneiter 1 up in the semifinal.
  2. 1944 PGA Championship Hamilton then beat the heavily favoured Nelson 1 up in the 36-hole final, Nelson's third runner-up finish.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1944 PGA Championship

    Manito Golf and Country Club, Spokane, Washington · won the final 1 up against Byron Nelson

    Hamilton, a serviceman who was pro at the Fort Lewis course, beat George Schneiter 1 up in the semifinal.

    Hamilton then beat the heavily favoured Nelson 1 up in the 36-hole final, Nelson's third runner-up finish.

    Chosen by rule: his most recent major win. Year page: 1944.

    Career line, 1944–1949

    PGA Championship
    1944 PGA Championship: won
    Ryder Cup
    1949 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-2-0
    1944194619481950

    2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Bob Hamilton was born on January 10, 1916, in Evansville, Indiana. Hamilton won one major championship: the 1944 PGA Championship. Hamilton played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1949), winning 0, losing 2 and halving 0 of 2 matches for 0 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1944 PGA Championship Manito Golf and Country Club, Spokane, Washington · won the final 1 up against Byron Nelson

    Ryder Cup

    Hamilton played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 2 matches, 0 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 0 points (0.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1949 Ganton Golf Club USA · USA won 7–5 · 0-2-0, 0 points

    Partners, with matches played together: Skip Alexander (1).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 12 won, 8 lost, including 1 of 1 finals.

    1. 1944 Round of 32 beat Gene Kunes 6 & 5
    2. 1944 Round of 16 beat Harry Bassler 6 & 5
    3. 1944 Quarterfinal beat Jug McSpaden 2 & 1
    4. 1944 Semifinal beat George Schneiter 1 up
    5. 1944 Final beat Byron Nelson 1 up
    6. 1945 Round of 32 lost to Jack Grout 5 & 4
    7. 1946 Round of 64 beat Andrew Gibson 4 & 3
    8. 1946 Round of 32 lost to Harold McSpaden 4 & 3
    9. 1947 Round of 64 lost to Jack Smith 2 & 1
    10. 1948 Round of 64 lost to Zell Eaton won on 20th hole
    11. 1949 Round of 64 beat Chandler Harper 2 & 1
    12. 1949 Round of 32 lost to Lloyd Mangrum 3 & 2
    13. 1950 Round of 64 lost to Henry Picard won on 20th hole
    14. 1951 Round of 64 beat Max Evans 1 up
    15. 1951 Round of 32 lost to Johnny Bulla 5 & 3
    16. 1952 Round of 64 beat Jackson Bradley 4 & 3
    17. 1952 Round of 32 beat Sam Bernardi 3 & 1
    18. 1952 Round of 16 beat Vic Ghezzi 9 & 8
    19. 1952 Quarterfinal beat Frank Champ 2 & 1
    20. 1952 Semifinal lost to Chick Harbert 1 up

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. where2golf
    2. Golf Compendium bio
    3. Golf Compendium PGA Tour career wins
    4. Golf Compendium winners list
    5. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    6. Golf Compendium 1944
    7. The Golf News Net history table (2026)
    8. Today's Golfer purse history
    9. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 88
    10. Golf Compendium 1952
    11. GC: 1949 ryder cup
    12. Wikipedia: 1949 Ryder Cup