Career
Hamilton is a World Bridge Federation (WBF) World Grand Master and American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master and inventor of the popular Hamilton convention used to compete over the opponent"s 1NT opening bid. Born and raised in East Lansing, Michigan, he is more recently from Encino, California. Hamilton was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2003.
Honors Wins Runners-up Bermuda Bowl (1) 1977 World Senior Teams Championship (1) 1994 World Olympiad Teams Championship (1) 1980 North American Bridge Championships (16) Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs (1) 1992 Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 2000 Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1986 Grand National Teams (1) 1974 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1988 Truscott Senior Swiss Teams (2) 2004, 2005 Vanderbilt (3) 1972, 1981, 1983 Senior Knockout Teams (2) 2006, 2009 Keohane North American Swiss Teams (2) 1991, 1992 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1980 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1967.
