University of Houston Athletics
Busy Month for Men's Golf's Blair Hamilton
1/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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HOUSTON - University of Houston junior Blair Hamilton will enjoy an early start to his 2015 spring season with a pair of tournaments in January.
Hamilton opens play at the South American Amateur Championship at Lima Country Club in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday. That 72-hole tournament will be played over four days and wraps up Sunday on the 6,933-yard, par-72 layout. Fans can follow live scoring at the South American Amateur Championship by clicking here.
After returning to Houston for a day, he leaves again to compete at the Jones Cup Invitational at Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga., starting Jan. 30 and running through Feb. 1. Fans can follow Hamilton's progress at the Jones Cup Invitational by clicking here.
In November, Hamilton was selected to represent his country in 2015 as a member of Team Canada's National Amateur Squad. Hamilton, who hails from Burlington, Ontario, Canada, is a year removed from the National Program and was a member of Canadian Development Squad in 2013.
Hamilton and his Houston teammates recently completed their fall seasons. He posted three top-20 showings in four events, including a tie for 11th at the season-opening Northern Intercollegiate on Sept. 5-7.
Now in his third year with the Cougars under director of golf Jonathan Dismuke, Hamilton has played in 14 collegiate events during his career with four top-10 showings and nine top-20 finishes. He enjoyed a career-best second-place finish at the 2013 Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic after posting three straight sub-par rounds for a total of 4-under-par 209.
In the summer of 2013, he became the first Cougar since 2007 to qualify for the U.S. Amateur Championship. He advanced to the Round of 32 in match play before bowing out, becoming the first Houston Men's Golfer to win in match play at the nation's premier amateur event since 1999
UP NEXT
Hamilton and his Houston teammates open the spring season when they compete play host to their own Bayou City Collegiate Championship on Feb. 20-22 at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas.
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