Mike Hill (golfer)
Appearance
Mike Hill | |||||
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![]() Hill in 2010 | |||||
Personal information | |||||
Full name | Michael Joseph Hill | ||||
Born | Jackson, Michigan | January 27, 1939||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) | ||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||
Residence | Brooklyn, Michigan | ||||
Career | |||||
College | Arizona State University | ||||
Turned professional | 1967 | ||||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 27 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
PGA Tour | 3 | ||||
PGA Tour Champions | 18 | ||||
Best results in major championships | |||||
Masters Tournament | T37: 1978 | ||||
PGA Championship | T11: 1974 | ||||
U.S. Open | T55: 1972 | ||||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Michael Joseph Hill (born January 27, 1939) is an American professional golfer.
Born in Jackson, Michigan, Hill attended Arizona State University in Tempe and turned professional in 1967. Hill had three PGA Tour wins and his best finish in a major was a tie for eleventh at the PGA Championship in 1974.
Hill won 18 times on the Senior PGA Tour (now PGA Tour Champions) and topped the money list in 1991. He is the brother of PGA Tour player Dave Hill.
Professional wins (27)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (3)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Mar 1, 1970 | Doral-Eastern Open Invitational | −9 (70-69-69-71=279) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
2 | Nov 5, 1972 | San Antonio Texas Open | −15 (67-68-69-69=273) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
3 | Sep 25, 1977 | Ohio Kings Island Open | −11 (68-65-72-64=269) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Senior PGA Tour wins (18)
[edit]Legend |
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Tour Championships (2) |
Other Senior PGA Tour (16) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Feb 11, 1990 | GTE Suncoast Classic | −9 (68-69-70=207) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | Sep 2, 1990 | GTE North Classic | −15 (66-67-68=201) | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | Sep 30, 1990 | Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic | −16 (66-70-64=200) | Playoff | ![]() |
4 | Nov 4, 1990 | Security Pacific Senior Classic | −15 (70-68-63=201) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
5 | Dec 16, 1990 | New York Life Champions | −15 (69-64-68=201) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
6 | Apr 28, 1991 | Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic | −13 (66-66-71=203) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
7 | Jul 21, 1991 | Ameritech Senior Open | −16 (67-66-67=200) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
8 | Aug 18, 1991 | GTE Northwest Classic | −18 (68-66-64=198) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
9 | Sep 22, 1991 | Nationwide Championship | −4 (70-71-71=212) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
10 | Dec 15, 1991 | New York Life Champions (2) | −14 (70-65-67=202) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
11 | Mar 22, 1992 | Vintage ARCO Invitational | −13 (67-66-70=203) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
12 | May 17, 1992 | Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic (2) | −10 (70-64=134)* | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
13 | Aug 9 1992 | Digital Seniors Classic | −8 (69-67=136)* | Playoff | ![]() |
14 | Feb 14, 1993 | Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Challenge | −14 (67-65-70=202) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
15 | May 16, 1993 | PaineWebber Invitational | −12 (69-67-68=204) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
16 | Feb 20, 1994 | IntelliNet Challenge (2) | −15 (69-69-63=201) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
17 | Jul 9, 1995 | Kroger Senior Classic | −17 (64-66-66=196) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
18 | Sep 15, 1996 | Bank One Classic | −9 (70-69-68=207) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (5–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1990 | GTE North Classic | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1990 | Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
3 | 1990 | New York Life Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 1992 | Vintage ARCO Invitational | ![]() ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
5 | 1992 | Digital Seniors Classic | ![]() |
Won with par on second extra hole |
6 | 1996 | Emerald Coast Classic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Trevino won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other senior wins (6)
[edit]- 1989 Mazda Champions (with Patti Rizzo)
- 1991 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Lee Trevino)
- 1992 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Lee Trevino)
- 1995 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Lee Trevino)
- 1996 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Lee Trevino)
- 2000 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Lee Trevino)
Results in major championships
[edit]Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T37 | |||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T55 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | T16 | T46 | T40 | T24 | T11 | T17 | T15 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Hill never played in The Open Championship.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
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