Calum Edward Hill (born 3 November 1994) is a Scottish

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who plays on the

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. He won the 2021

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on the European Tour and has three wins on the

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Amateur career

Hill attended the

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from 2012 to 2016. In May 2016, he played in the

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, finishing runner-up in the individual competition. 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. He turned professional in April 2017.

Professional career

Hill played a limited number of events while studying for his MBA. In 2017 he won the San Juan Open and the

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. In 2018 he came through sectional qualifying to qualify for the U.S. Open. He made the cut and finished in 61st place. From mid-2018, Hill played on the

, making his debut at the

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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

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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. He had three other top-10 finishes and ended the season 35th in the Order of Merit. In July 2019, Hill played in the

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on the

, finishing tied for 26th place. The following week he had his second Challenge Tour success, winning the

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by four strokes and then won the

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in August. He finished the season in second place in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to gain a place on the

for 2020. In 2020, his first season on the

, Hill finished 101st in the Order of Merit with two top-10 finishes. In August 2021, Hill won his first European Tour event at the

. He shot a final-round 67 to finish one shot ahead of

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. The win moved him into the top 100 of the

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for the first time.

Amateur wins

*2016 St. Edward's Invitational, RMAC Spring Championship

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Scotland): 2013

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Calum Scottish male golfers European Tour golfers Western New Mexico Mustangs Sportspeople from Kirkcaldy 1994 births Living people