Dave Hill (golfer)
| Dave Hill | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | James David Hill |
| Born |
May 20, 1937 Jackson, Michigan |
| Died | September 27, 2011 (aged 74) Jackson, Michigan |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Career | |
| College | University of Detroit |
| Turned professional | 1958 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 25 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 13 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 6 |
| Other | 6 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T5: 1970 |
| U.S. Open | 2nd: 1970 |
| The Open Championship | T18: 1973 |
| PGA Championship | T3: 1974 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Vardon Trophy | 1969 |
James David Hill (May 20, 1937 – September 27, 2011) was an American professional golfer. He was the brother of Mike Hill who was also a professional golfer.
Hill was born in Jackson, Michigan. He attended the University of Detroit, where he played on the golf team. Hill won 13 times on the PGA Tour, three of which came during his career year of 1969, when he also won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average. He was a member of the United States Ryder Cup team in 1969, 1973, and 1977.
Hill was known for his quick wit and biting sarcasm, and was sometimes referred to as "the Don Rickles of the golf tour". He frequently led the tour in fines and was once suspended for two months after he deliberately broke his putter on national television. At the 1966 PGA Championship, Hill signed his second round scorecard that included a score of 108 on the 18th hole. Hill played in the acrimonious 1969 Ryder Cup that ended in a 16-16 tie when Jack Nicklaus made his famous "concession" of a short but missable putt to Tony Jacklin on the 18th green in the final match.
In 1970, Hill had his best finish in a major championship, placing second at the U.S. Open played at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. What gained him the most notoriety, though, was not his excellent play but his criticisms of the golf course. In the middle of the championship, before the third round, Hill was fined $150 by Joe Dey Jr., commissioner of the Tournament Players Division of the PGA of America, for "criticism that tends to ridicule and demean the club".
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