Dan Hill

Most Holes-in-one trophy winner 1999

Age: 39

Occupation: Police officer

Mini golf experience: Played in the first five Mini Masters tournaments and is back after a 14-year absence to reassert his dominance!

Interesting facts: Has shaved his head for St. Baldrick's.

Interesting lies: Has never played Monopoly without a fedora.

Player History

Past MC Mini Masters Results

2015: 43-47-48-48-40-41--267 ( E ) (11th/38 overall, 6th/30 Putterz Division)

2001: 41-44-39-46-50-45--265 (-12) (5th/35)

2000: 46-53-43-54-47-44--287 (+10) (8th/18)

1999: 46-47-40-46-46-43--268 ( -9) (2nd/26)

1998: 50-50-42-43-41-47--275 ( -4) (3rd/11)

1997: 49-47-48-50-42-41--277 ( E ) (5th/13)

Course Championships

Kristof's, 1997 (41) (tied)

Sisolak's East, 1998 (42)

Congo River, 2001 (41) (tied)

Hole-in-one history

Action Territory: 1st, 4th, 8th, 15th

Ballybunion: none

Congo Falls: none

Congo Rapids: none

Congo River: 1st, 4th (3)

Kristof's: 4th, 6th, 11th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th

Libertyville: none

Lighthouse: 3rd, 4th (2), 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th

Par-King Black: 3rd

Par-King Red: none

Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: none

Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: none

Sisolak's East: 14th, 17th, 18th (3)

Sisolak's West: 6th, 7th, 13th (3)

Wild West (Action Territory): 11th

Wisconsin Adventure (Action Territory): 11th

Personal records by course
Aloha Falls: n/a
Ballybunion: n/a
Congo Falls: n/a
Congo Rapids: n/a
Congo River Kenosha: n/a
Harry Semrow: n/a
Kristof's: n/a
Lighthouse: n/a
Lost Falls: n/a
Par-King Black: n/a
Par-King Red: n/a
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: n/a
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: n/a
Sisolak's East: n/a
Sisolak's West: n/a
Wild West: n/a
Wisconsin Adventure: n/a

Career Highlights

2015: Placed 11th out of 38 overall, 6th out of 30 in the Putterz Division...His even-par finish was the second in tournament history, echoing his own even-par final score in the first Mini Masters back in 1997...Tied for third place at Par-King Black (40)...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Lighthouse while tying for the most holes-in-one (3) and fives (2) of all players at that course...One of eleven players with no score worse than a 3 at Par-King Black...Tied for the most twos at Par-King Red (14)...Scored the most pars at Wisconsin Adventure (14)...Tied for the most eagles at Wild West (2), the most double bogeys at Lighthouse (2), and the fewest bogeys at Par-King Red (1)...Tied for the low back 9 at Lighthouse (18)...Tied his career high in twos (59) while setting a new personal low in fours (5)...

2001: Finished 5th out of 35 players with a new personal best of 12 under par...Tied for the course title at Congo River (41)...Finished tied for 2nd at Action Territory (44) and Sisolak's East (39), just a stroke off the lead for each course...Was the overall leader after the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rounds, and entered the final round just three strokes out of first place...Tied for the fewest threes at Sisolak's East (2)...Was one of five players with a double eagle, acing Action Territory's 15th hole...Recorded the low back 9 at Congo River (20) and tied for the low back 9 at Action Territory (21) and Sisolak's East (17)...Tied for fourth in the field with 7 holes-in-one.

2000: Came in 8th out of 18 players with a 10-over 287...Tied for 3rd at Kristof's (44)...Tied for 4th at Sisolak's East (43)...Finished 4th at Congo River (46)...Became the first player to finish in a lower place than his wife (Jamie Hill finished in 7th at 7 over par)...Tied for fewest threes at Sisolak's East (3) and Kristof's (4) while tying for the most threes at Lighthouse (8)...Had the most twos at Kristof's (11)...Tied for fewest birdies (1) and most double bogeys (4) at Congo River...Scored the most birdies at Action Territory (5).

1999: Placed 2nd out of 26 players with a 9-under 268...Won the most holes-in-one trophy, tying for the lead with 8 aces...Tied for the most holes-in-one at each of the day's first three courses...Was one of three players to go sixless for the day...Was the only player with two eagles at Sisolak's East...Tied for the most pars at Lighthouse (12) and had the most pars at Kristof's (11)...Tied for the all-day lead with 6 eagles...Was one of three players to have no holes worse than a double bogey all day...Had only five holes worse than a bogey all day, the second-best mark in the field...Carded the low front 9 at Action Territory (19) and the low back 9 at Sisolak's East (17) and Kristof's (19).

1998: Finished 3rd out of 11 players after entering the final round in a tie for 2nd, just two strokes back...Won the course title at Sisolak's East (42)...Finished 2nd at Lighthouse (41) and tied for 2nd at Sisolak's West (43)...Tied for third at Kristof's (47)...Tied for fourth at Action Territory (50)...Took fifth at Congo River (50)...Tied for the most fours at Action Territory (4), the most twos at Sisolak's East (12), and the most holes-in-one at Lighthouse (1)...Was one of only two sixless players and the only player with no fives all day...Recorded the most pars at Kristof's (10)...Tied for the fewest birdies at Congo River (3), the fewest bogeys at Sisolak's East (2) and West (1), the most pars at Sisolak's West (10), and the most eagles at Lighthouse (1)...Led all players in total pars (57) while tying for last in eagles (1)...Was one of just two players with nothing worse than a double bogey all day...Tied for the low front 9 at Sisolak's East (21).

1997: Placed 5th out of 13 players in the inaugural M.C. Mini Masters with a score of even par, which no one else would score until he did it himself again in 2015...Won the course trophy at Kristof's, tying for first place at the course with a 41...Finished 2nd at Lighthouse (42)...Placed 4th at Action Territory (47)...Cam in fifth at Sisolak's East (48)...Earned his first MCMM hole-in-one by acing the 4th hole at Congo River...Achieved the lowest back 9 at Lighthouse (18)...Recorded the low front 9 at Kristof's (17).