Calum Hill

Calum Edward Hill (born 3 November 1994) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2021 Cazoo Classic on the European Tour and has three wins on the Challenge Tour.

Calum Hill
Personal information
Full nameCalum Edward Hill
Born (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
CollegeWestern New Mexico University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking97 (15 August 2021)[1]
(as of 22 October 2023)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
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.[2] In May 2016, he played in the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships, finishing runner-up in the individual competition.[3] 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.[4] He turned professional in April 2017.[4]

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.[4] In 2018 he came through sectional qualifying to qualify for the U.S. Open. He made the cut and finished in 61st place.[4]

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.[5] He had three other top-10 finishes and ended the season 35th in the Order of Merit.

In July 2019, Hill 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. He finished the season in second place in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to gain a place on the European Tour for 2020.[6] In 2020, his first season on the European Tour, Hill finished 101st in the Order of Merit with two top-10 finishes.[7]

In August 2021, Hill won his first European Tour event at the Cazoo Classic. He shot a final-round 67 to finish one shot ahead of Alexander Lévy.[8] The win moved him into the top 100 of the World Rankings for the first time.[9]

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

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 15 Aug 2021 Cazoo Classic −16 (68-67-70-67=272) 1 stroke France Alexander Lévy

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 Scotland Scott Henry, Wales Stuart Manley
2 21 Jul 2019 Euram Bank Open −18 (65-64-67-66=262) 4 strokes Scotland Ewen Ferguson, Portugal José-Filipe Lima
3 10 Aug 2019 Made in Denmark Challenge −22 (67-68-64-67=266) 1 stroke Sweden Joel Sjöholm

Other wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 25 Jun 2017 San Juan Open −21 (66-67-65-65=265) 9 strokes United States Steven Kupcho
2 19 Aug 2017 Arizona Open −10 (66-66-68=200) 4 strokes United States Brian Cooper

Results in major championships
Tournament 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open 61
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Week 33 2021 Ending 15 Aug 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. "Mustangs Men's Golf Calum Hill 2015-16". Western New Mexico University Mustangs. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. "DII Men's Golf Championships: Bernard wins NCAA title, final eight teams set". NCAA. 20 May 2016.
  4. "Calum Hill". Bounce Sports. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. Haughey, John (19 August 2018). "NI Open: Scotland's Calum Hill claims dramatic victory after Scott Henry collapse". BBC Sport.
  6. "Challenge Tour rankings". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. "Calum Hill". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. "Calum Hill wins Cazoo Classic with Niall Kearney best of Irish". RTE. 15 August 2021.
  9. Dempster, Martin (16 August 2021). "Cazoo Classic champion Calum Hill breaks into world's top 100". The Scotsman.
  10. "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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