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Chris Hill
05/15/2012 Golf Set to Open NCAA Athens Regional on ThursdayCougars to play as No. 10 seed at UGA Golf Course 02/02/2012 Golf to Host Redstone Challenge this WeekendOne-day, 18-hole event tees off at 10 a.m., Saturday, and features Rice and Houston Baptist 01/17/2012 Golf Adds Redstone Challenge to Spring ScheduleOne-day, 18-hole event tees off at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 4 and features Rice and Houston Baptist 11/01/2011 Golf Ties for Seventh at Royal Oaks IntercollegiateJunior James Ross earns second top-10 finish with ninth-place showing 10/25/2011 Golfers Compete at HBU Husky Invitational as IndividualsSophomores Jesse Droemer, Bryn Flanagan among top-six leaders through 36 holes Chris Hill begins his second season with the University of Houston golf program as assistant coach in 2011-12. In that role, he assists head coach Jonathan Dismuke in all aspects of the team, including practice scheduling, recruiting, scheduling and student-athlete development. He is a member of the PGA of America and the National Golf Coaches Association/Golf Coaches Association of America.
Playing with a lineup that featured four true freshmen and a sophomore in his first semester at Houston, the Cougars recorded five top-five and seven top-10 team finishes throughout the season. WIth a fourth-place showing at the Conference USA Championships, the Cougars earned their best finish at that event since 2003 with Curtis Reed being named to the All-Tournament Team. "Chris fit what we were looking for better than anyone else and immediately provides our program with international connections," head coach Jonathan Dismuke said. "He will relate well to our players and has done a fine job of player development throughout his career." For Hill, the move to the Cougar program was the perfect it. "Jonathan is a coach that I have looked up to since I started working in college golf, and it is an honor to join him at a program with the history and tradition of the University of Houston," Hill said. "I have been fortunate to work with coaches like Jonathan and Hank Haney during my career"
COACHING CAREER In his first season, he helped lead the men's team to a pair of tournament wins, including the inaugural 2009 Great West Conference championship. His work also led to five All-Conference performers during the program's first year of existence. In 2008-09, the women's team also finished as the runner-up at the GWC Championship, and Hill worked closely with two student-athletes who were named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team. Prior to joining Houston Baptist, Hill worked as a certified instructor and director of college placement at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., in 2007-08. There he worked under the guidance of legendary instructor Hank Haney and mentored many of the nation's top junior golfers. "Chris is one of the most dedicated teachers that I have ever had work for me, and he will be a great asset to the University of Houston golf program," Haney said. Hill also appeared as a regular on the Golf Channel reality series School of Golf, which detailed the lives of junior golfers in their efforts to turn professional or play collegiate golf. Following his collegiate playing days, he entered the coaching ranks as a graduate assistant at Wayne State, his alma mater, in 2006-07. During that time, he also worked as the lead instructor and assistant pro at Western Golf and Country Club in Redford, Mich.
He was a member of the Wayne State Student-Athlete Committee from 2002 to 2006 and served as captain of the golf team during the 2005-06 season. Hill received his bachelor's degree in marketing from Wayne State in 2007.
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