Editing Todd Hamilton (section)

==Early life==
Hamilton was born in the small west-central [[Illinois]] city of [[Galesburg, Illinois|Galesburg]]. He grew up in an even smaller town, [[Oquawka]], in [[Henderson County, Illinois|Henderson County]] on the [[Mississippi River]]. His parents were the owners of a small grocery story called "Hamilton's." He attended Union High School in [[Biggsville, Illinois]] (now West Central High School).  At the time, the high school did not have a golf team, and Hamilton competed as an individual. He won back to back Class A state titles in 1981–82 and 1982–83.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ihsa.org/Sports-Activities/Boys-Golf/Records-History?url=/data/gob/records/index.htm |title=Records & History: Boys Golf Medalists |publisher=Illinois High School Association }}</ref> Hamilton then played at the [[University of Oklahoma]], where he was a college [[All-America]]n.