{"id":26975,"date":"2025-07-27T10:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T10:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/26975\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T10:06:13","slug":"hamilton-coleman-facts-13-things-to-know-about-the-american-amateur-golfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/26975\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton Coleman Facts: 13 Things To Know About The American Amateur Golfer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite still being a teenager, Hamilton Coleman has enjoyed a successful amateur career that includes winning The Junior Players Championship. Get to know the young American better with these facts below.<\/p>\n

Hamilton Coleman Facts<\/p>\n

1. Hamilton Coleman was born in Augusta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

2. He was introduced to the game of golf by his dad, who bought him a set of plastic clubs as soon Coleman could walk. He upgraded to a real set when he turned four.<\/p>\n

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3. Coleman plays his golf at West Lake Country Club in Georgia. He is coached by Doug Spencer in Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

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Coleman during the US Junior Amateur Championship<\/p>\n

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4. In April 2022, he made his first hole-in-one at the age of 14.<\/p>\n

5. Of all the courses Coleman has played, his favorite course is Tobacco Road, although his favorite course of all time is Augusta National.<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Outside of golf, his hobbies include fishing, while Coleman is also a supporter of the Georgia Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

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7. As a junior, Coleman played in multiple Drive, Chip and Putt Championships<\/a>, qualifying for the final at Augusta National in 2022.<\/p>\n

8. His favorite golfer is Rickie Fowler, with Coleman claiming his dream fourball would be Jack Nicklaus, Fowler<\/a> and Justin Thomas.<\/p>\n

9. In 2024, Coleman won the 18th edition of The Junior Players Championship. Shooting rounds of 72, 68 and 70, the American then defeated Blades Brown<\/a> in a two-hole playoff.<\/p>\n

10. One of his best results as an amateur, was when he finished T4 at the Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship, shooting rounds of 70, 75 and 74.<\/p>\n

11. His first American Junior Golf Association win came in July 2023, when Coleman won the Auburn Opelika Junior All-Star.<\/p>\n

12. Prior to his Junior Players Championship win, Coleman committed to the University of Georgia for 2026.<\/p>\n

13. At the US Junior Amateur, Coleman managed to reach the final. Firing a one-under total in the stroke play portion; the American then defeated Isaiah Igo at the seventh playoff hole. What followed were 4&3, 2&1, 2&1 and 5&4 victories to reach the final.<\/p>\n

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