After eight tries, at the age of 38, Hamilton went back to Qualifying School in 2003, where he finally earned his first PGA Tour card.

He birdied the final two holes to beat Davis Love III by one stroke at 12 under par.

After shooting an opening round 71, Hamilton fired a second round 67 to move to -4 and a fifth-place tie with future World Golf Hall of Famers Els, Vijay Singh and Colin Montgomerie as well as Michael Campbell.

[6] In 2006, Hamilton captained the American team in ITV's celebrity golf tournament, the All*Star Cup.

[7] Hamilton became eligible to play on the Champions Tour after turning fifty years of age in October 2015.

NT = no tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied Results not in chronological order before 2017.