Calum Hill

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

Calum Hill
Personal information
Full nameCalum Edward Hill
Born (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Nationality Scotland
Career
CollegeWestern New Mexico University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. Open61st: 2018
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Amateur career

Hill attended the Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico from 2012 to 2016.[1] In May 2016, he played in the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships, finishing runner-up in the individual competition.[2] 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.[3] He turned professional in April 2017.[3]

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.[3] In 2018 he came through sectional qualifying to qualify for the U.S. Open. He made the cut and finished in 61st place.[3]

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.[4] He had three other top-10 finishes and ended the season 35th in the Order of Merit. In July 2019, he 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.

Amateur wins
  • 2016 St. Edward's Invitational, RMAC Spring Championship

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 19 Aug 2018 Galgorm Resort & Spa Northern Ireland Open −19 (66-67-68-64=265) 1 stroke Scott Henry, Stuart Manley
2 21 Jul 2019 Euram Bank Open −18 (65-64-67-66=262) 4 strokes Ewen Ferguson, José-Filipe Lima
3 10 Aug 2019 Made in Denmark Challenge −22 (67-68-64-67=266) 1 stroke Joel Sjöholm

Other wins (2)

See also

References
  1. "Mustangs Men's Golf Calum Hill 2015-16". Western New Mexico University Mustangs. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. "DII Men's Golf Championships: Bernard wins NCAA title, final eight teams set". NCAA. 20 May 2016.
  3. "Calum Hill". Bounce Sports. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. Haughey, John (19 August 2018). "NI Open: Scotland's Calum Hill claims dramatic victory after Scott Henry collapse". BBC Sport.


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