Nationality Canada Role Golfer Turned professional 2010 Name Matt Hill Professional wins 1 | Current tours PGA Tour Canada Haskins Award 2009 Height 1.80 m | |
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Born September 12, 1988 (age 35)
Sarnia, Ontario, CAnada ( 1988-09-12 ) College North Carolina State University Education North Carolina State University | ||
Canadian Tour
Order of Merit winner 2012 | ||
2012 rbc canadian open matt hill
Matt Hill (born September 12, 1988) is a Canadian professional golfer best known for winning the NCAA Division I Championship in 2009. He currently plays on PGA TourCanada.
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- 2012 rbc canadian open matt hill
- Matt hill top prospect still grinding
- Amateur career
- Professional career
- Canadian Tour wins 1
- References
Matt hill top prospect still grinding
Amateur career
Hill was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He grew up in the Sarnia suburb of Brights Grove, the same neighborhood that Mike Weir grew up in. Hill played college golf at North Carolina State University. He won the NCAA individual title in 2009, which along with seven other victories that season equaled Tiger Woods record for the most wins by a college golfer in a season. He won ten tournaments during his time at NC State. He won the Haskins Award as the Most Outstanding Collegiate Golfer for 2009 and was named the 2009 ACC Male Athlete of the Year.
Professional career
Hill turned professional in 2010 and signed a sponsorship with Nike. He played on the NGA Hooters Tour before joining the Canadian Tour in 2012. In his first event of the year in Canada, he finished in a tie for eighth and the following week he finished in second. The week after his runner-up finish, Hill won the Dakota Dunes Casino Open, defeating Will Strickler in a playoff.
Canadian Tour wins (1)
