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Despite jeers, Casey will succeed in U.S.

By Jason Sobel
ESPN.com

Wednesday, December 29, 2004

When the PGA Tour announced Todd Hamilton as the 2004 recipient of its Rookie of the Year award, no one was surprised. After all, the 39-year-old backed up a dozen successful years on worldwide tours with a win at the Honda Classic, followed by a career-making, life-changing victory at the British Open. Over Ernie Els, no less. Then again, MLB and NHL experts will denounce similar awards given in their respective sports to Ichiro Suzuki and Sergei Makarov, players in their prime who predictabl ...

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