Mike Hill

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR: 1968
• PGA TOUR Champions: 1989

PGA TOUR Victories (3)

• 1970 Doral-Eastern Open Invitational
• 1972 San Antonio Texas Open
• 1977 Ohio Kings Island Open

PGA TOUR Champions Victories (18)

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

International Victories (6)

• 1988 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]

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS (5-1)

• 1990 Defeated Bruce Crampton, GTE North Classic
• 1990 Defeated Dale Douglass, Fairfield-Barnett Space Coast Classic
• 1990 Defeated Dale Douglass, Lee Trevino, New York Life Champions
• 1992 Defeated Tommy Aaron, Jim Colbert, Vintage Arco Invitational
• 1992 Defeated Walter Zembriski, Digital Seniors Classic
• 1996 Lost to Bob Eastwood, David Graham, Dave Stockton, Lee Trevino, Emerald Coast Classic

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.

Special Interests

• Hunting and fishing