He turned pro in 1979 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983.

Hammond has won two PGA Tour events in his career: The 1986 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and the 1989 Texas Open.

On turning fifty years of age in 2007, Hammond began playing on the Champions Tour.

Hammond is a charter member of the Jacksonville University Sports Hall of Fame.

[4] Hammond has four children, one son Matthew, three daughters Brittany, Brooke, and Halle.