Blair Hamilton Named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar
7/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON â€" University of Houston Men's Golfer Blair Hamilton recently was honored as a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar.
Hamilton, who completed his eligibility with the Cougars in the spring, posted a 3.25 grade-point average in communications during his career. He was one of 212 NCAA Division I student-athletes from across the nation to earn this award.
This was the second academic accolade that Hamilton received in 2015-16. In April, he was named the American Athletic Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
As a senior, Hamilton posted a 72.55 scoring average with 17 rounds of par or better. The Burlington, Ontario, Canada, native enjoyed a career-low 66 in the Second Round at the OGIO Utah Invitational to help lead the Cougars to the team championship and recorded eight top-20 finishes in 2015-16.
In 2014-15, Hamilton became the first player in Houston history to shoot three straight rounds in the 60s in NCAA Regional play to claim a share of the NCAA Lubbock Regional individual title and lead the Cougars to the NCAA Championships. It was his second individual championship of the season after winning the Border Olympics earlier in the spring.
To be eligible, an individual must be a junior or senior academically, complete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50 percent of his team's competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0 and maintain a minimum cumulative career GPA of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good academic standing.
UP NEXT
This week, Hamilton is competing as an amateur on the PGA TOUR's RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
He will compete at the U.S. Amateur Championship for the third time in four years at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield, Hills, Mich., on Aug. 15-21. Hamilton earned his way into the prestigious amateur event after tying for first in a qualifier with a score of 5-under-par 139 at Seven Oaks Golf Club in Hamilton, N.Y., earlier this spring.
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