Matt Hill (golfer)
| Matt Hill | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | September 12, 1988 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Canada | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | North Carolina State University | ||||
| Turned professional | 2010 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | Canadian Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||||
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Matt Hill (born September 12, 1988) is a Canadian professional golfer best known for winning the NCAA Division I Championship in 2009. He currently plays on the Canadian Tour.
Amateur career
Hill was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He grew up in the Sarnia suburb of Brights Grove, the same neighborhood that Mike Weir grew up in. Hill played college golf at North Carolina State University. He won the NCAA individual title in 2009, which along with seven other victories that season equaled Tiger Woods record for the most wins by a college golfer in a season.[1] He won ten tournaments during his time at NC State. He won the Haskins Award as the Most Outstanding Collegiate Golfer for 2009 and was named the 2009 ACC Male Athlete of the Year.
Professional career
Hill turned professional in 2010 and signed a sponsorship with Nike.[2] He played on the NGA Hooters Tour before joining the Canadian Tour in 2012. In his first event of the year in Canada, he finished in a tie for eighth and the following week he finished in second. The week after his runner-up finish, Hill won the Dakota Dunes Casino Open, defeating Will Strickler in a playoff.
Professional wins (1)
Canadian Tour wins (1)
References
- ^ Perkins, Dave (31 May 2010). "Matt Hill now the other pro golfer from Bright's Grove". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ "Nike Golf announces sponsoring Matt Hill as he turns professional". World Golf. Beaverton. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
External links
- Matt Hill at the PGA Tour official site
- Matt Hill at the Official World Golf Ranking official site