Eastern Michigan Athletics
Hill Ties for Third at Mexican Amateur
3/31/2008 2:42:36 PM | Men's Golf
EMU senior teams with Detroit Mercy's Mark Sommerfeld at the event
YPSILANTI, Mich. – Eastern Michigan University senior Graham Hill (Brights Grove, Ontario-Northern Collegiate (Indiana (Pa.)) tied for third place at the 81st Annual Mexican Amateur Championship with an even-par 288 (68-73-72-75) at the Club de Golf México in San Buenaventura, Mexico, March 27-30. Hill, who was tied for the lead following the first and second days, finished three strokes back of tournament champion Víctor Dubuisson.
The Men’s Mexican Amateur Championship was played over 72 holes of stroke play that included both a team and individual component to the event. Overall, players from 25 countries competed in the 72-hole tournament. Hill and University of Detroit Mercy standout Mark Sommerfeld were representing Canada as part of the six-man National Amateur Team.
Hill, the 2007 Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Year, has been one of EMU’s most consistent scorers during his three-year career for the Eagles. The Brights Grove, Ontario native has played in 24 rounds during the 2007-08 campaign. Hill is averaging 72.6 strokes per round, the lowest scoring average on the squad and the third best in the MAC.
Hill and the rest of his Eagles teammates will take a few weeks off before returning to action at the Palisades Golf Classic in Charlotte, N.C., April 14-15.
