If his golf results weren’t enough, senior Calum Hill (Kinross, Scotland/Kinross HS) also excelled in the classroom and Wednesday he received College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) All-America® First Team honors. This marks the second year he has made the list, being selected to the Third Team as a junior.
Hill advanced to the All-America ballot after earning his second straight CoSIDA Academic First Team All-District award earlier this year.
Hill, from Kinross, Scotland, was named the RMAC Academic and Golfer of the Year for the second straight season as well. He holds a 3.91 GPA and is majoring in business administration. He nearly won the NCAA Championships as an individual placing second with an 11-under 205, just two-shots off the top spot. He moved from 17th in the rankings all the way to third in the latest and final GolfStat poll.
In addition to landing the CoSIDA honors and the RMAC accolades, he was also named to the PING First Team All-Region, named RMAC Golfer of the Week twice. His senior year became one to remember as he concluded the RMAC slate in style dominating the field to win by five-strokes at the RMAC Championships, posting a new career-high for lowest 36-hole score of 136 with rounds of 69 and 67 to end up eight-under par. If that wasn’t enough, his 200 54-hole score was the best for a Mustang in the past 20 years. He set personal low round scores of 65 and 66 at that same tournament when he won the St. Edward’s Invitational by eight-strokes.
Hill ends his career as the program leader in lowest 54-hole score (200), tied for lowest 36-hole score (136), best scoring average for a career (73.26), best scoring average for a single season (72.0), most rounds played as a Mustang (140) and one of the top career win-loss percentages of 75.7 (2,835-909) and lowest rounds (65).