University of North Carolina Athletics
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Don Hill is in his eighth year as an assistant coach for the Tar Heels. His duties include assisting Head Coach John Inman in the day-to-day operations of the men's golf program in addition to his on-course duties as coach and teacher. Hill joined the men's golf program after working one year with UNC's Rams Club as a graduate intern. Prior to that, he played on golf mini tours, 1999-2001.
A 1999 graduate of the University of North Carolina, Hill was a member of the men's golf team (1995, 1997-99). He was a two-time All-ACC performer and two-time honorable mention All-America in 1998 and 1999. Hill helped lead Carolina to 10th-place NCAA finishes in 1997 and 1999. He was the runner-up at the 1998 ACC Championship, one stroke behind Clemson's Charles Warren, and finished 10th at the 1999 NCAA Championship. Hill posted 13 top-10 finishes during his four-year collegiate career and 23 top-25 finishes. He posted a 72.88 stroke average in 1997-98 and a 73.03 average in 1998-99.
Since becoming Carolina's assistant coach, the Tar Heels have won 10 tournaments, including the ACC Championship in 2006 and the UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate in the fall of 2010, and five Tar Heels have captured seven individual championships. Hill has coached three All-Americas, Martin Ureta in 2005 and 2006, Dustin Bray in 2002-04 and Kevin O'Connell in 2008.
"Don has done an excellent job in his seven years with our program," said Inman. "His recruiting ability has developed year after year and he has played a major role bringing in the great players that are on our team today. Don has a great future in coaching and I am very proud to be able to work with him."
Hill, from Mount Olive, N.C., and a four-year golf standout at Southern Wayne High School, graduated from Carolina with a degree in communications.
