Galen Hill
About Galen Hill
A 43-year career as a tournament Rules official culminates in a Hall of Fame induction for Hill, who now takes his place alongside Clyde Luther (2016), Wallace McDowell (2017), Dr. Lew Blakey (2018) and Richard Smith (2020) at Virginia Golf Hall of Fame inductees with authoritative knowledge of the Rules of Golf.
Crowning Moment…
In 2018 at The Federal Club, Hill worked his 40th VSGA Amateur championship as a Rules official.
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U.S. Opens Hill worked as a Rules official
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Years that Hill was the head Rules official for the Atlantic Coast Conference
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Years that Hill worked as a volunteer for the Portsmouth Invitational basketball tournament, a key event in the run-up to the NBA Draft
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Hill is the fifth Virginia Golf Hall of Famer with authoritative knowledge of the Rules of Golf, joining Clyde Luther, Dr. Lew Blakey, Wallace McDowell and Richard Smith
Achievements & Media
Special thanks to the USGA, PGA Tour, VSGA, MAPGA, WVGA and inductee family members for contributing photos and videos to this project.
Statistics
Date of birth: February 27, 1933
Date of death: February 17, 2024
Accomplishments and Awards
- Worked 40 VSGA Amateur Championships, along with multiple VSGA Mid-Amateurs, Junior Stroke Plays and Senior Amateurs
- Served on U.S. Mid-Amateur and U.S. Senior Amateur committees and was a Rules official at the U.S. Open (10), U.S. Amateur (13) and U.S. Senior Open (multiple times)
- Head Rules official and responsible for course set-up for the ACC Championship for 26 years
- Portsmouth Sportsman of the Year in 2003, earning the award for more than 20 years of volunteer work with the Portsmouth Invitational basketball tournament
- VSGA President’s Award recipient in 2004
- Longtime tournament director of the Eastern Amateur, held at Elizabeth Manor Golf & Country Club
