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Golfer Hamilton Wins State Championship by Chris Clark on May 8, 2009
Dillon Christian School state champion golfer TOWNSEND HAMILTON with his medalist trophy. (Article by Chris Clark/The Dillon Herald)

The similarities are there.

Tiger Woods took months off from playing golf following knee surgery in 2008, but returned to win his third tournament back playing in 2009.

Dillon Christian School's Townsend Hamilton took 6 months off from playing golf to play junior varsity football for DCS and regroup for golf in 2009.

This past week, a refocused Hamilton won the 2009 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 2A state title at Quail Creek Golf Club at Coastal Carolina University in Conway.

“Tiger takes his time and does his best on every shot; I need to be more like that,” Hamilton said. “I think that sometimes I take shots for granted.

“Now, after winning this (title), I look forward to the summer (junior golf) events, hitting longer and getting better mentally.”

Hamilton, a 15-year-old freshman at DCS and son of Steve and Nancy Hamilton, had carded a score of 70 at Quail Creek during a practice round before the state tournament. He then shot back-to-back rounds of 74 to tie Carolina Academy freshman golfer John Pate for medalist honors.

Back 2 strokes from Pate's pace after round one, Hamilton was hitting the ball well in round two, but had six 3-putts.

“My putting wasn't that bad, but it was just all in my head,” Hamilton said. “I was just constantly thinking..trying to make it too hard.”

On the par-5 No. 16, Hamilton hit his 2-iron to the green and was putting for an eagle. He made birdie, as did Pate.

Even so, Hamilton was just 3 strokes off the lead with 2 holes to go. Then, on No. 17, Hamilton made par and Pate made double-bogey — giving both players two-day totals of 148.

On No. 18, Hamilton knew the pressure was on. But then he thought back to his practice and preparation.

“I've been watching Tiger dvds, almost every night, and he talks about how he has to hit a club less coming down the stretch in tournaments,” Hamilton said. “He does that because the adrenaline is pumping so hard.”

That concept came into play for Hamilton on his approach shot on No. 18. Standing nearly 140 yards out, Hamilton would normally use his 9-iron or even his 8-iron. But, instead, he pulled his pitching wedge out of his bag.

“I didn't want to hit a knock-down shot or just run it up there; I wanted to hit it hard and put it close,” Hamilton said.

He did, Pate didn't, and Pate missed his long birdie putt.

So then, with a share of the SCISA state title on the line, Hamilton knocked down a 2-foot birdie putt — one he calls “the longest 2-footer I've ever seen.”

Hamilton said he just had to step up to the ball and hit it, and not give his mind time for negative thoughts to creep in.

“I think this event got me hungry to win again,” Hamilton said. “It's never good to take a long break from playing.

“But, now that I'm a little older, I think my game mentally is better. I've always been confident with my game physically. Now I'm putting it all together.”