Nilly_Chipples
07-19-2004, 06:54 PM
Source:MyWay.com (http://www.myway.com)
TROON, Scotland (AP) - Todd Hamilton always had the talent. What he needed was a passport.
That's what happens when an All-American golfer fails in five straight tries at PGA Tour qualifying, then realizes his best chance for a pro career takes him to all corners of the globe.
An odyssey that began on the back roads of Asia led to an improbable destination at Royal Troon, where Hamilton outplayed Ernie Els in a four-hole playoff to win the British Open on Sunday.
By now, his travels are as well known as the creative chip he played with a utility club from 40 yards off the green to save par on the final hole of the playoff.
He spent a dozen years in faraway lands, from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, until he finally found a home away from home on the Japanese tour. He got his PGA Tour card last December on his eighth try, a rookie at 38.
http://sports.myway.com/news/07192004/v4907.html
His hometown is about 30 miles from here....right on the Mississippi River{big news for the little guys}
TROON, Scotland (AP) - Todd Hamilton always had the talent. What he needed was a passport.
That's what happens when an All-American golfer fails in five straight tries at PGA Tour qualifying, then realizes his best chance for a pro career takes him to all corners of the globe.
An odyssey that began on the back roads of Asia led to an improbable destination at Royal Troon, where Hamilton outplayed Ernie Els in a four-hole playoff to win the British Open on Sunday.
By now, his travels are as well known as the creative chip he played with a utility club from 40 yards off the green to save par on the final hole of the playoff.
He spent a dozen years in faraway lands, from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, until he finally found a home away from home on the Japanese tour. He got his PGA Tour card last December on his eighth try, a rookie at 38.
http://sports.myway.com/news/07192004/v4907.html
His hometown is about 30 miles from here....right on the Mississippi River{big news for the little guys}