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Matt Hill of Sarnia Golf Club
and Northern Collegiate graduate
collected his biggest win yet in
his young college career winning
the NCAA Division I Regional
Tournament held in Bowling Green
Kentucky. The win qualifies
Hill for the NCAA final to be
held in Toledo, Ohio on May 27
-30.
Hill's win comes with a magical
and dramatic play in his
sophomore year where HIll has
won for the seventh time this
year in the NCAA Division I
circuit. His play has earned
him Atlantic Conference Player
of the the Year Awards already.
He has surpassed fellow North
Carolina State alumnus and PGA
professional Tim Clark to hold
the most tournament victories in
school history and Hill has two
more years on the NCAA circuit
before graduating.
Hill's latest penchant for
winning started off with a twist
as he double bogeyed the first
hole of play.
A
resident Kentucky butterfly
landed right on Hill's golf ball
as he was coming down for his
first drive resulting in an
errand drive. Hill had to fight
back and battled fellow Canadian
Nick Taylor of British Columbia
most of the way. During the
third round Taylor of Washington
State held as much as a four
stroke lead on Hill and seemed
ready to claim medalist honours.
However, Hill's steady play and
a dramatic birdie finish by Hill
sent Taylor home to the west
and frustrated much like his
beloved Vancouver Canuck hockey
team. Interestingly, at one
time there were three Canadian
players holding the three top
positions as Richard Lee also a
teammate of Taylor's and from
B.C. threatened the leaders.
All three of these golfers have
been members of the RCGA
development program.
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