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PGA Tour winner Dave Hill dies (AP)
Dave Hill, a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour who made three Ryder Cup appearances and won the 1969 Vardon Trophy for the tour's lowest scoring average, has died. He was 74. Hill died Tuesday in Jackson. He suffered from emphysema for several years, brother
Dave Hill, Winner Of 13 PGA Tour Titles, Dies At 74
Dave Hill, a winner of 13 PGA Tour titles and a member of three U.S. Ryder Cup teams, died in Jackson, Mich. He was 74 and had suffered from emphysema. Fans in Connecticut should remember him. He lost the 1969 Greater Hartford Open in a playoff to Bob Lun
Dave Hill, 13-time winner on PGA Tour and 3-time Ryder Cup player, dies at 74
FILE - In this June 1970 file photo, Dave Hill dances as his putt misses on 17th green during the second day of the U.S. Open golf tournament in Chaska, Minn. Hill, a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour who made three Ryder Cup appearances and won the 1969 Var