Mike Hill (golfer)

Mike Hill
Personal information
Full name	Michael Joseph Hill
Born	January 27, 1939 (1939-01-27) (age 72) Jackson, Michigan
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Arizona State University
Turned professional	1967
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	27
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Champions Tour	18
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T37: 1978
U.S. Open	T55: 1972
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T11: 1974

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 golfer Dave Hill.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 1, 1970	Doral-Eastern Open Invitational	-9 (70-69-69-71=279)	4 strokes	Jim Colbert
2	Nov 5, 1972	San Antonio Texas Open	-15 (67-68-69-69=273)	2 strokes	Lee Trevino
3	Sep 25, 1977	Ohio Kings Island Open	-11 (68-65-72-64=269)	1 stroke	Tom Kite

Senior PGA Tour wins (18)

• 1990 (5) GTE Suncoast Classic, GTE North Classic, Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic, Security Pacific Senior Classic, New York Life Champions
• 1991 (5) Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic, Ameritech Senior Open, GTE Northwest Classic, Nationwide Championship, New York Life Champions
• 1992 (3) Vintage ARCO Invitational, Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic, Digital Seniors Classic
• 1993 (2) Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Challenge, PaineWebber Invitational
• 1994 (1) The IntelliNet Challenge
• 1995 (1) Kroger Senior Classic
• 1996 (1) Bank One Classic

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

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T37	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	T55	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T16	T46	T40	T24	T11	T17	T15	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT

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

See also

• Golfers with most Champions Tour wins

External links

• Mike Hill at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Hill, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	January 27, 1939
Place of birth	Jackson, Michigan
Date of death
Place of death