Calum Hill

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Calum Hill
Personal information
Full nameCalum Edward Hill
Born (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 (age 29)
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Career
College Western New Mexico University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 97 (15 August 2021) [1]
(as of 7 January 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour3
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open 61st: 2018
The Open Championship DNP

Calum Edward Hill (born 3 November 1994) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2021 Cazoo Classic on the European Tour and has three wins on the Challenge Tour.

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Amateur career

Hill attended the Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico from 2012 to 2016. [2] In May 2016, he played in the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships, finishing runner-up in the individual competition. [3] After graduating with a degree in accounting he stayed on for a further two years, completing a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). During this period he was an assistant golf coach for the university team. [4] He turned professional in April 2017. [4]

Professional career

Hill played a limited number of events while studying for his MBA. In 2017 he won the San Juan Open and the Arizona Open. [4] In 2018 he came through sectional qualifying to qualify for the U.S. Open. He made the cut and finished in 61st place. [4]

From mid-2018, Hill played on the Challenge Tour, making his debut at the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge in July. In August, making just his 5th start on the tour, he won the Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open beating Scott Henry and Stuart Manley by a stroke. Henry had seemed the likely winner but dropped four shots on the last three holes. Hill had earlier made four birdies in the final five holes, making a last round 64. [5] He had three other top-10 finishes and ended the season 35th in the Order of Merit.

In July 2019, Hill played in the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open on the European Tour, finishing tied for 26th place. The following week he had his second Challenge Tour success, winning the Euram Bank Open by four strokes and then won the Made in Denmark Challenge in August. He finished the season in second place in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to gain a place on the European Tour for 2020. [6] In 2020, his first season on the European Tour, Hill finished 101st in the Order of Merit with two top-10 finishes. [7]

In August 2021, Hill won his first European Tour event at the Cazoo Classic. He shot a final-round 67 to finish one shot ahead of Alexander Lévy. [8] The win moved him into the top 100 of the World Rankings for the first time. [9]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 Aug 2021 Cazoo Classic −16 (68-67-70-67=272)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Alexander Lévy

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
119 Aug 2018 Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open −19 (66-67-68-64=265)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Henry, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stuart Manley
221 Jul 2019 Euram Bank Open −18 (65-64-67-66=262)4 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Ewen Ferguson, Flag of Portugal.svg José-Filipe Lima
310 Aug 2019 Made in Denmark Challenge −22 (67-68-64-67=266)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Sjöholm

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
125 Jun 2017 San Juan Open −21 (66-67-65-65=265)9 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Steven Kupcho
219 Aug 2017 Arizona Open −10 (66-66-68=200)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brian Cooper

Results in major championships

Tournament2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open 61
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mustangs Men's Golf Calum Hill 2015-16". Western New Mexico University Mustangs. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "DII Men's Golf Championships: Bernard wins NCAA title, final eight teams set". NCAA. 20 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Calum Hill". Bounce Sports. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Haughey, John (19 August 2018). "NI Open: Scotland's Calum Hill claims dramatic victory after Scott Henry collapse". BBC Sport.
  6. ↑ "Challenge Tour rankings". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Calum Hill". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Calum Hill wins Cazoo Classic with Niall Kearney best of Irish". RTE. 15 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Dempster, Martin (16 August 2021). "Cazoo Classic champion Calum Hill breaks into world's top 100". The Scotsman.
  10. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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