Daniel Hillier

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Daniel Hillier
Personal information
Born (1998-07-26) 26 July 1998 (age 25)
Sporting nationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Career
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2019
The Open Championship CUT: 2021, 2023
Achievements and awards
Charles Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2020
European Tour
Graduate of the Year 		2023

Daniel Hillier (born 26 July 1998) is a New Zealand professional golfer. He won the 2021 Challenge Costa Brava on the Challenge Tour.

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Amateur career

Hillier had a successful amateur career, winning the New Zealand Amateur twice, in 2015 and 2017. [1] [2] He won the Australian Boys' Amateur in 2016 and was twice winner of the New Zealand under-19 championship, in 2015 and 2016. [3] [4] Hillier was also twice winner of the Bledisloe Cup, in 2016 and 2018, as the leading amateur in the New Zealand Open, and was a co-medalist, with Cole Hammer, at the 2018 U.S. Amateur. [5] [6]

As a 17-year-old amateur, Hillier won the 2015 John Jones Steel Harewood Open on the Charles Tour. He beat Jim Cusdin by a stroke after finishing on 277, 11-under-par, with three birdies in his last five holes. [7] He qualified for the 2019 U.S. Open through final qualifying at Walton Heath in England. [8]

Hillier was part of the three-man New Zealand team in the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy in Ireland. The team led by three strokes after three rounds but faded on the final day and finished in fourth place behind Denmark, the United States and Spain. Hillier was tied for third place in the final individual standings with a score of 273, 17 under par. [9]

Professional career

Hillier turned professional in September 2019. [10] In January 2020 he qualified for the PGA Tour of Australasia but after a few starts in early 2020, his year was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and his appearances were largely limited to the Charles Tour. [11] [12] He had some success on that tour, winning two of the six events, the Brian Green Property Group NZ Super 6 Manawatu in March and the DVS Pegasus Open in October, and ending the year as the winner of the Order of Merit. [13] [14] [15] [12]

In 2021, Hillier qualified for the Open Championship after winning the final qualifying section at Notts Golf Club after rounds of 64 and 69, although he missed the cut in the championship itself. [16] [17] He played most of 2021 on the Challenge Tour, winning the Challenge Costa Brava in October, with a birdie at the final hole. [18]

In July 2023, Hillier claimed his first European Tour win at the Betfred British Masters in England. He shot a final round 66 to win by two shots. [19]

Amateur wins

Source: [4]

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
12 Jul 2023 Betfred British Masters −10 (72-71-69-66=278)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Gunner Wiebe, Flag of England.svg Oliver Wilson

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
122 Oct 2021 Challenge Costa Brava −19 (71-67-62-65=265)1 stroke Flag of Denmark.svg Marcus Helligkilde
225 Sep 2022 Swiss Challenge −14 (68-70-72-64=274)2 strokes Flag of France.svg Jeong-Weon Ko

Charles Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
125 Oct 2015 John Jones Steel Harewood Open
(as an amateur)		−11 (71-66-72-68=277)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Cusdin
27 Mar 2020 Brian Green Property Group NZ Super 6 Manawatu+1 (25)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Jang Hyun Lee (a)
34 Oct 2020DVS Pegasus Open−13 (66-70-72-67=275)2 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Mako Thompson (a)

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
12 Apr 2023Fruehauf Trailers Omaha Beach Pro-Am−8 (68-62=130)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Dong-woo

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NTCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [4]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Hillier win the Cobra Puma New Zealand Men's Amateur". New Zealand Golf. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hillier make more history". New Zealand Golf. 5 November 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "History & Honour Roll – Australian Boys' Amateur Championship" (PDF). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Daniel Hillier". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bledisloe Cup". New Zealand Open. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hammer, Hillier Earn Co-Medalist Honors; Match Play Begins Wednesday". USGA. 14 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Ian (25 October 2015). "Chantelle Cassidy triumphs again, Jim Cusdin runner-up at Harewood Open". Stuff.co.nz.
  8. ↑ "Top Kiwi amateur Daniel Hillier reaches his first major after qualifying for the US Open". Stuff.co.nz. 4 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Anderson, Ian (9 September 2018). "New Zealand fade to fourth at Eisenhower Trophy". Stuff.co.nz.
  10. ↑ "Top Kiwi amateur turns pro, joins Michael Campbell for first tournament". Stuff.co.nz. 10 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "2020 Final Stage Qualifying School". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Hillier wins race for Jennian Homes Trophy". Golf New Zealand. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Hillier wins inaugural Brian Green Property Group NZ Super 6s". New Zealand Golf. 8 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Super6 Manawatu - Live Scoring". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "The Charles Tour - DVS Pegasus Open". Golf New Zealand. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Daniel Hillier drains clutch putt to qualify for next month's Open Championship". Stuff.co.nz. 30 June 2021.
  17. ↑ Douglas, Steve (17 July 2021). "Louis Oosthuizen sets 36-hole British Open record, Ryan Fox improves one spot". Stuff.co.nz.
  18. ↑ "Golfer Daniel Hillier secures maiden Challenge Tour title after dramatic ending". Stuff.co.nz. 23 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "British Masters: New Zealand's Daniel Hillier wins first DP World Tour title". BBC Sport. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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