2021 April Golf Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/12/2021
Solid Gold PING B-60 Putter Head Gifted To Todd Hamilton for 2004 OPEN Championship Victory - Wow!
PING founder Karsten Solheim instituted the gold putter program in the 1970's in search of a way to commemorate every victory with a PING putter, presenting a custom gold-plated putter that was built to the exact specs of the winner's model. Of the two, one putter is built for the champion while the other is placed inside the PING vault in Phoenix, AZ. With additional importance and exposure, wins that were major championships were composed of solid gold as apposed to the traditional gold plating. Here we have Todd Hamilton's SOLID GOLD PING champions putter head from his win at the 2004 OPEN Championship. With additional weight, this mallet putter is the first of a very limited quantity of major championship PING putters that have ever surfaced on the collectables marketplace. The face of the gold B-60 putter reads "Todd Hamilton Open Championship 2004". Hamilton won the Claret Jug by defeating 2002 champion Ernie Els in a four hole playoff. He was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2004, and his Open Championship is looked upon as his career defining moment. This stunning solid gold, eye catcher is a must add to any advanced golf collection. An opportunity you may never have again, unless you plan on winning a major championship on Tour. Putter Head weighs 627 Grams and is 18K.
A signed letter of provenance from Todd Hamilton will come with this lot.
TODD HAMILTON GOLF CAREER
Todd Hamilton gave a hint to his future professional success as a three time All-American college golfer at the University of Oklahoma. Following his amateur success he continued to hone his game learning every element of professional golf all over the world. He became one of the most successful international players ever on the Japan Golf Tour, after capturing the 1992 Asian Tour Merit of Order. In a stretch from 1992 - 2003, Hamilton captured 14 International victories primarily in Japan. On the heels of that success in his 8th try, he made it through Q-school earning his first PGA TOUR card for the 2004 season. He entered the season with only 12 previous career starts on the PGA TOUR. He got off to a fast start in his sixth appearance of the '04 season posting a win at the Honda Classic by one stroke over Davis Love III. Hamilton's career defining moment would come later that summer at the British Open held at Royal Troon. Carrying a lead into the 72nd hole of the Championship, he bogeyed to fall into a tie with Ernie Els. Not to be denied his Major Championship Hamilton defeated Els in the four-hole aggregate playoff. Todd parred all four holes, while Els made bogey on the third. For his play that season, Hamilton at 38 years old was named the PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Over his career Hamilton would appear in the Masters, U.S. Open and P.G.A. Championship in addition to his numerous British Open appearances. He made 235 career starts on the PGA TOUR splitting time between the PGA and Korn Ferry Tours in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, Hamilton turned his professional pursuits to the Champions Tour playing that circuit from 2016-19.
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