Mike Hill

Mike Hill

Born: January 27, 1939
Age: 85
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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.

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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)

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

Champions Tour playoff record (5-1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1990 GTE North Classic Bruce Crampton Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1990 Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic Dale Douglass Won with par on first extra hole
3 1990 New York Life Champions Dale Douglass, Lee Trevino Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1992 Vintage ARCO Invitational Tommy Aaron, Jim Colbert Won with birdie on first extra hole
5 1992 Digital Seniors Classic Walt Zembriski Won with par on second extra hole
6 1996 Emerald Coast Classic Bob Eastwood, David Graham,
Dave Stockton, 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

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

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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