Spring 2009: The first NC State golfer to become the NCAA Individual champion with his two stroke win in May … Won the 2009 Haskins Award … Also won the 2009 Jack Nicklaus Award, presented to the top collegiate golfer in all four divisions … Received the 2009 Arnold Palmer Award, given by the GCAA to the NCAA individual champion … Named Golfweek’s Player of the Year … Only the second golfer in NCAA history to win conference, regional and NCAA titles in the same year (Tiger Woods 1996) … A first-team PING All-America selection … Became the seventh NC State golfer to earn multiple All-America honors during his career … Named the 2009 ACC Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the first golfer to do so … The 2009 ACC Golfer of the Year, only the second NC State golfer to win the award (Tim Clark in 1997) … Earned all-ACC honors for the second straight season … Twice named the SGA National Am of the Month during the season … Won the GolfStat Cup, presented to the individual with the lowest stroke average on the year … Won eight tournaments during the school year, besting the previous ACC record of five … Eight tournament wins in a school year is believed to have tied the NCAA record (Tiger Woods in 1995-96) … Won his last five collegiate tournaments he played, and seven of his final eight … His 70.1 stroke average for the year set a new school record (Tim Clark, 1997-98 – 70.87) … That stroke average ranks 20th in NCAA history for a single season … He currently has the lowest career stroke average in school history, 70.69 … Only the second NC State golfer to earn medalist honors at the NCAA Regionals (Tim Clark in 1997 & 1998) … Earned co-medalist honors at the ACC Championships … Became NC State’s first ACC medalist since Hank Kim in 1995, and only the sixth Wolfpack golfer to win top honors at the ACC Championship … His 65 in the second round of the Hawks Invitational ties as the 2nd lowest round in school history.
Fall 2008: Finished the fall season ranked No. 1 nationally with a stroke average of 69.4 ... Had four rounds under 70, and five of his eight rounds were under par overall ... Won his second career tournament, bringing home medalist honors at the Hawks Invitational ... Shot rounds of 66 and then 65 to finish at 13-under (131) and won by nine strokes ... The round of 65 is a personal-best, and the second-lowest round in NC State history ... Placed fourth at the Maryland Intercollegiate at five-under (137) for the two rounds ... Had a 69 in the first round, and a 68 in the final round ... Was two-over (218) for 14th at Bank of Tennessee.
2007-08: Led the Pack with a stroke average of 71.4 while competing in all 11 tournaments ... Earned PING All-America honors, PING All-Regional honors, and All-ACC honors ... Won one tournament, finished in the top-10 five times, and had seven top-20 showings ... Led the Pack with 13 rounds under par and tied for tops with four even-par rounds ... Finished six tournaments under par ... Became the first freshman since 1996 to win a tournament, when he took medalist honors at Hootie at Bulls Bay ... Finished at nine-under (204) for the tournament, winning by two strokes ... He had rounds of 71-67-66 ... Also had top-five showings at the Navy Fall Invite (one-under, 141) and River Landing Intercollegiate (one-under, 215) ... Finished 10th at Puerto Rico at three-under (213) ... Had a final round of 68 ... Was the Pack’s top finisher at both the ACC Championships and the NCAA Regionals ... Was five-under (211) for eighth at the ACCs and even-par (213) at the NCAA Regionals) ... Had opening rounds of 67 at the ACCs and 69 at the NCAA Regionals.
Prep: Attended Sarnia Northern Collegiate High School ... Coached by John Thrasher ... Was ranked No. 1 junior player in Ontario in 2006 and No. 3 in Canada overall ... Won the 2005 High School Provincial Championship ... Played for Canada at the World Junior Championships in 2006 and 2007 ... Won the 2007 Ontario Junior Championship ... Finished second at 2005 and 2007 Canadian Juniors ... Semifinalist at the 2005 Canadian Amateur ... Won the 2006 Ontario Future Links Championship ... Tied for fifth at 2007 Ontario Amateur ... Tied for 14th at 2006 Callaway Junior Worlds ... Career low tournament record was (-8) 64 ... Also played hockey and tennis ... Hockey team won the 2006 LSSAA Championship ... Was on the city of Sarnia’s Mayors Honor List ... Achieved Silver Award in 9th and 10th grade ... Son of Bob and Barb Hill ... Brother, Graham, plays golf for Eastern Michigan University and was the 2007 MAC Player of the Year ... Born September 12, 1988.