Hamilton was a member of the Belmont Bowls Club[1] and represented the combined Ireland team at international level.[2] Indoors, Hamilton skipped the Belmont four that won the 1984 national championships and subsequently represented Ireland at the 1985 British Isles Bowls Championships.[3]
Hamilton represented the Northern Irish team at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[4] where he competed in the pairs event with Rodney McCutcheon.[5]
In July 1988 he reached the final of both the singles and pairs at the City of Belfast championships[6] and in September 1988 won both the singles and pairs at the Ballymena BC Championships.[7]
He was the champion of Ireland two times at the Irish National Bowls Championships,[8] winning the triples in 1996 and the fours in 2003[9] and subsequently qualified to represent Ireland at the British Isles Bowls Championships, where they won the triples title in 1997.[10]
