Despite being still a teenager, Hamilton Coleman enjoys a successful amateur career, including winning the junior player championship. Get a better understanding of young Americans through these facts.
Hamilton Coleman facts
1. Hamilton Coleman was born in Augusta, Georgia.
2. His father introduced him to golf and his father could walk and bought him a plastic club set. When he was four, he upgraded to a real suit.
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3. Coleman plays golf at West Lake Country Club in Georgia. He is coached by Doug Spencer of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Coleman during the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
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4. In April 2022, he got his first hole at the age of 14.
5. Of all the courses Coleman took, his favorite course was Tobacco Road, although his favorite course was Augusta National.
6. Outside golf, his hobbies include fishing, and Coleman is also a supporter of the Georgia Bulldogs.
7. As a junior, Coleman competed in several driving, chip and putter titles, qualifying in the 2022 finals at Augusta National.
8. His favorite golfers are Rickie Fowler, who Coleman claims his dream four will be Jack Nicklaus, Fowler and Justin Thomas.
9. In 2024, Coleman won the 18th Junior Player Championship. The shots were 72, 68 and 70, and then beat Blade Brown in two holes of playoffs.
10. One of his best results as an amateur was when he finished T4 at the Dustin Johnson World Youth Championship, shooting 70, 75 and 74.
11. His first American Youth Golf Association title was in July 2023, when Coleman won the Auburn Opelika Junior All-Star.
12. Coleman worked at the University of Georgia in 2026 before winning the junior player championship.
13. At the American junior amateur, Coleman managed to make it to the finals. The total number of shots was low in the match section of the stroke; the Americans then defeated Isaiah Igo on the post-season seven hole. Next is the victory of 4&3, 2 and 1, 2 and 1 and 5&4 and 4 and 4.
Hamilton Coleman wins amateur
- 2023 Auburn Opelika Junior All-Stars
- 2024 Junior Player Championship