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Mike Hill (golfer)
Professional golfer

Mike Hill (golfer)

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Professional golfer
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Gender
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Place of birth
Jackson
Age
85 years
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Biography

Michael Joseph Hill (born January 27, 1939) is an American professional golfer.
Hill was born in Jackson, Michigan. He attended Arizona State University and turned professional in 1967. He had a moderately successful career on the PGA Tour, with three wins. He found greater success in his fifties, when he won 18 times on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour) and topped the money list in 1991. He is the brother of the late golfer Dave Hill.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1Mar 1, 1970Doral-Eastern Open Invitational−9 (70-69-69-71=279)4 strokesUnited States Jim Colbert
2Nov 5, 1972San Antonio Texas Open−15 (67-68-69-69=273)2 strokesUnited States Lee Trevino
3Sep 25, 1977Ohio Kings Island Open−11 (68-65-72-64=269)1 strokeUnited States Tom Kite

Senior PGA Tour wins (18)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Feb 11, 1990GTE Suncoast Classic−9 (68-69-70=207)2 strokesUnited States Lee Trevino
2Sep 2, 1990GTE North Classic−15 (66-67-68=201)PlayoffAustralia Bruce Crampton
3Sep 30, 1990Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic−16 (66-70-64=200)PlayoffUnited States Dale Douglass
4Nov 4, 1990Security Pacific Senior Classic−15 (70-68-63=201)1 strokeSouth Africa Gary Player
5Dec 16, 1990New York Life Champions−15 (69-64-68=201)PlayoffUnited States Dale Douglass, United States Lee Trevino
6Apr 28, 1991Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic−13 (66-66-71=203)1 strokeUnited States George Archer
7Jul 21, 1991Ameritech Senior Open−16 (67-66-67=200)2 strokesNew Zealand Bob Charles
8Aug 18, 1991GTE Northwest Classic−18 (68-66-64=198)2 strokesUnited States Chi-Chi Rodríguez
9Sep 22, 1991Nationwide Championship−4 (70-71-71=212)1 strokeUnited States Tom Shaw
10Dec 15, 1991New York Life Champions−14 (70-65-67=202)2 strokesUnited States Jim Colbert
11Mar 22, 1992Vintage ARCO Invitational−13 (67-66-70=203)PlayoffUnited States Tommy Aaron, United States Jim Colbert
12May 17, 1992Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic−10 (70-64=134)2 strokesUnited States Gibby Gilbert, United States Larry Mowry
13Aug 9 1992Digital Seniors Classic−8 (69-67=136)PlayoffUnited States Walt Zembriski
14Feb 14, 1993Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Challenge−14 (67-65-70=202)2 strokesUnited States Dave Stockton
15May 16, 1993PaineWebber Invitational−12 (69-67-68=204)2 strokesUnited States Tom Weiskopf
16Feb 20, 1994The IntelliNet Challenge−15 (69-69-63=201)3 strokesUnited States Tom Wargo
17Jul 9, 1995Kroger Senior Classic−17 (64-66-66=196)3 strokesJapan Isao Aoki
18Sep 15, 1996Bank One Classic−9 (70-69-68=207)1 strokeJapan Isao Aoki, United States Gibby Gilbert

Champions Tour playoff record (5–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11990GTE North ClassicAustralia Bruce CramptonWon with birdie on first extra hole
21990Fairfield Barnett Space Coast ClassicUnited States Dale DouglassWon with par on first extra hole
31990New York Life ChampionsUnited States Dale Douglass, United States Lee TrevinoWon with birdie on first extra hole
41992Vintage ARCO InvitationalUnited States Tommy Aaron, United States Jim ColbertWon with birdie on first extra hole
51992Digital Seniors ClassicUnited States Walt ZembriskiWon with par on second extra hole
61996Emerald Coast ClassicUnited States Bob Eastwood, Australia David Graham,
United States Dave Stockton, United States Lee Trevino
Trevino won with birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (6)

  • 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

Tournament19701971197219731974197519761977197819791980
Masters TournamentDNPDNPDNPCUTDNPDNPDNPDNPT37DNPDNP
U.S. OpenDNPDNPT55DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipT16T46T40T24T11T17T15DNPCUTDNPCUT

Note: Hill never played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

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