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Cynthia Hill

United States · born , South Haven, Michigan, U.S.

1championship win

Summary

  • Titles 1974 U.S. Women's Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1970 U.S. Women's Amateur and 1972 U.S. Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1974 U.S. Women's Amateur Broadmoor Golf Club · 5 & 4

Near misses

  1. 1970 U.S. Women's Amateur Wee Burn Country Club · runner-up to Martha Wilkinson · 3 & 2
  2. 1972 U.S. Women's Amateur St. Louis Country Club · runner-up to Mary Budke · 5 & 4

Results by championship

    Best day

    1974 U.S. Women's Amateur

    Broadmoor Golf Club · won 5 & 4

    Twice a beaten finalist, Cynthia Hill finally won, beating defending champion Carol Semple 5 & 4 in Seattle.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1974.

    Career line, 1970–1974

    U.S. Women's Amateur
    1970 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up1972 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up1974 U.S. Women's Amateur: won
    197019721974

    3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Cynthia Hill was born on February 12, 1948, in South Haven, Michigan, U.S. Hill won the 1974 U.S. Women's Amateur. Hill was runner-up at the 1970 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 1972 U.S. Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1974 U.S. Women's Amateur Broadmoor Golf Club · 5 & 4

    Near misses

    1. 1970 U.S. Women's Amateur Wee Burn Country Club · runner-up to Martha Wilkinson · 3 & 2
    2. 1972 U.S. Women's Amateur St. Louis Country Club · runner-up to Mary Budke · 5 & 4

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 1979 Wikipedia

    College or club

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1975 North and South Women's Amateur won
    • Curtis Cup 1970, 1974, 1976, 1978
    • Espirito Santo Trophy 1970, 1974, 1978

    Source: Wikipedia: Cindy Hill (golfer)

    Known for

    • Cynthia Hill (born February 12, 1948) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Cindy Hill (golfer)
    2. Wikidata: Q5120537
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Amateur
    4. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur champions
    5. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur records