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MIKE HILL

UNITED STATES

Height:

5 ft, 9 in

Weight:

180 lbs

Birthday:

01/27/1939

College: Arizona State University
Turned Pro: 1967
Birthplace: Jackson, Michigan
Residence: Brooklyn, Michigan

DID YOU KNOW

PERSONAL

Younger brother of the late Dave Hill, a PGA TOUR and Champions Tour veteran.

Grew up on a dairy farm adjacent to a golf course and started the game as a caddie.

Spent nearly four years in the Air Force and attended both Jackson (Mich.) Junior College and Arizona State prior to turning pro.

Owns an 18-hole municipal golf course in Brooklyn, Mich., known as Hill's Heart of the Lakes.

Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.

Lists Ben Hogan and Gordie Howe as his heroes.

Got started in golf by working as a caddie at Jackson CC.

Biggest thrill outside of golf is being married to his wife, Sandy, for more than 40 years and being around his children and grandchildren.