NEW SITE FOR 2009

Starting in January 2009, Jeff Hill's Golf Quest will continue at 2009jhillgolf.blogspot.com

END OF 2008

Jeff finished Nov-Dec by making 2 more cuts on the Hooter's Winter Series and winning the Minor League Golf Tour's Holiday Team Championship with partner Jared Hack. We will review the 2008 season and Jeff looks forward to playing in 3 more more Hooter's Winter Series Events in January.

NATIONWIDE & HOOTER'S WINTER SERIES

Jeff had an incredible experience playing in the Nationwide Tour Micossukee Championship. With the weather providing rain and high winds during the first 2 rounds Jeff missed the cut 77-74. He had trouble hitting fairways and grrens in regulation, but had 28-27 putts per round. Jeff would like to thank Rife Putters,Nickent Golf ,Callaway Golf and all the other reps who helped him out with new equiptment that he has put in his bag.
With the start of the Hooter's Winter Series, Jeff has played in 2 events both played at Stoneybrook East in Orlando. In the first event, October 28-30, Jeff missed the cut by 2 shooting 76-71 although he had 11 birdies over the 2 rounds. Jeff followed that up in the second event, November 4-6, by making the cut with a bogie free 1st round of 70, a 2nd round 66 included 6 birdies, a hole out from 72yd eagle and one 3 putt bogie. Jeff had some ball striking problems during his 3rd round and a lot of missed birdie putts. A dissapointing 75 included 4 bogies and only 1 birdie.

JEFF QUALIFIES FOR NATIONWIDE EVENT

Going in with a great attitude and confidence with his putter, Jeff's 3 Under 69 with 6 birdies and 3 bogies at the Nationwide Tour Monday Qualifier@Plantation Preserve gave him a spot into this weeks Miccousukee Championship in Miami. Jeff is excited to be playing at this level before starting the HOOTER'S Winter Series. Prior to this Jeff had a 72 E (T2) at his first Loudmouth Golf Tour Event @Orange Tree, another 72 E (T5) at the Moonlight Tour @ Windemere and a 68-71 -5 (T9) at the Moonlight Tour @ Black Bear Event.

SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER UPDATE

Jeff played in his last HOOTER'S PRO SERIES and TARHEEL TOUR Events for 2008. An unfortunate 4 putt on the Par 3, 16th hole of the second round caused him to miss the cut at the Kandy Waters Memorial Open 68(-2)71(+1). From there he went to play in the Charlotte National Open, in bad weather conditions Jeff's first round 80 was followed by a 74, but he missed the cut.
Jeff returned home to play in some more Moonlight Events along with some events in 2 new start up tours in Central Florida, the APEX TOUR and the LOUDMOUTH GOLF TOUR( links below). From Sept 28 to Oct 13, Jeff played in 9 Events, that included 1 1st place and 3 T2nd. Jeff will finish October with 2 Moonlight Events, a Nationwide Monday Qualifier and the first of the HOOTER'S WINTER SERIES. Jeff has made some equiptment changes and has put a StultzGolf Driver and a RIFE Putter in his bag.

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER UPDATE

After twisting his ankle during the second round of The Hooter's Event @ Highland Oaks in Dotham,Alabama, Jeff had to withdraw from the event. He traveled the following week to play in the Hooters Series Southern Hills Open in Georgia and had back to bac 1 over 71's and missed the cut. He returned home and we made the decision that he would wait one more year for Q-School and continue to work on his game. Over the next 3 weeks, Jeff played in 8 Moonlight Events in Central Florida, he had 2 1st place finishes,along with a 3rd, 2 4th places,a 5th and 7th. His last event at Huntington Hills on Sept 14th he carded 7 birdies along with a double and 2 bogies which left him 1 shot behind the leaders. We decided that Jeff would go back out, so on the 15th he left for Georgia to play in the Hooters Tour Kandy Waters Memorial Classic Sept 18-21, from there he will travel to Charlotte,NC to play in the Tarheel Tour's Event at Charlotte National Sept 24th-26th. He will then return home and play in some more Moonlight Tour events, do 2 Nationwide Monday Qualifiers and get ready to play in the Hooter's Winter Series that will go from late October thru March 2009.

JEFF RETURNS HOME

Jeff came home for 15 days. His car had to be fixed and he found out that he would be in the field of the 2 Hooter's Pro Series Events this month in Alabama and Georgia. While home Jeff played in some Moonlight Tour events and got his first professional win. August 4th MT@Rock Springs Ridge 74(+2) T7 and MT@Black Bear GC Eustis,FL 67(-5) 1st. Jeff leaves on the 11th for the Hooter's Pro Series Dothan Classic @Highland Oaks Dothan,AL followed by the ComSouth Classic @Southern Hills CC Hawkinsville,GA.

JULY 2008

Before returning home with a transmission that needed to be rebuilt, Jeff played 4 weeks in a row in 1 Hooters North Carolina Series and 3 Tarheel Tour Events. The Hooters NC event was held at Black Bear in Longs,SC Jeff shot a 74-74 (+4)MC. The next 3 Tarheel Events were the Southern Open @ Cabarrus CC,Concord NC 75-76 (+7)MC, the River Hills Open@River Hills CC Lake Wylie,SC 69-79(+4)MC and the Lake Hickory Open@Catawba Springs. Hickory,NC 68-70-72(-6)T36.

JUNE 2008

Jeff traveled over 3000 miles and played in North Carolina,Arkansas,Oklahoma and Tennessee. Jeff missed a few cuts by just a couple of strokes and sees his game improving. His results in the 3 HOOTER'S PRO SERIES EVENTS were as follows: HT Daisy Golf Classic@ Lost Springs GC Rogers,AK 74-74 (+4) the second round was rained out after 9 holes and had to be finished the next day, unfortunately he bogied 4 of his last 10 holes . Next was the Buffalo Casino Classic @ Peoria Ridge Miami,OK. Again with bad weather ,the 2nd round was suspended for 1 day. Jeff shot a 1st round 68(-4) and a second round 71(-1) he shot 2 over on his last 3 holes and missed the cut by 2. Onto Spring Hill,TN and the HT Classic@Kings Creek, Jeff shot a 71(+1),67(-3) this time he finished birdie,birdie but an earlier unplayable lie in his round cost him a stroke and he missed the cut by 1. Jeff is now back in the Carolinas where he will play in 4 events thru July.

MAY 11-JUNE 2 TOURNAMENTS & SCHEDULE

• May 12 - Jeff played in the US Open Qualifier at Gastonia GC in NC and shot a +5 77.
• May 13-15 Jeff had a bad week at the Hooter's NC Series @ Riverfalls in Duncan,SC with a 79 -78- 78
• May 19-25 - It was off to Richmond, VA where Jeff would play in a Hooter's Pro Series Monday Qualifier. He shot a 73 +1, qualifying for the event. At this point Jeff has been sick, instead of pulling out of the event, he played the first 2 rounds ,missing the cut with a 77-79.
• May 28-30 - At the Tarheel Tour @Bermuda Run Jeff shot a 75 +5 in a rainstorm the first day, his second round ,even par 72 consisted of 6 bogies,6 pars and 6 birdies. Unfortunately it was a missed cut.
• June 2 I traveled to NC to carry Jeff's bag in the Nationwide Tour Monday Qualifier for the Rex Hospital Open being held at Keith Hills GC in NC. I hadn't scene Jeff in 2 months, with a new driver and putter in his bag, Jeff shot a 70 -2, but was not in the top 7 and did not qualify for the event.
• Jeff and I traveled back to Florida where he will get ready to leave on the 8th to travel to Arkansas where he will play in 3 Hooter's Pro Series Events, Arkansas,Oklahoma and Tennesse. He will not have to Monday Qualify as he is exempt and in the fields.

APRIL 21-MAY 10 TOURNAMENTS

Jeff had a rollercoaster ride over the past couple of weeks. He missed the cut in the Tarheel Tour Cabarrus Classic shooting a 76-79 (+11) but then made the cut in the Tarheel Tour-Northstone Open 74-70-74 (+2) T46. His second round consisted of hitting his 1st tee ball OB and birdieing 5 consecutive holes. Jeff is still having some putting issues having many 3 putts and missing a lot of 5foot and in putts.

Jeff's ranking # went from 137 to 26. This means that he should get into the Hooter's Pro Series events in June that include travel to Arkansas,Oklahoma and Tennessee.

APRIL 20-26 TOURNAMENTS

On the 21st Jeff played in the Monday Qualifier for the Hooter's Pro Series Savannah Lakes Event in SC. He shot a 5 over 77 and missed the cut. In oreder to keep playing Jeff got in to his first Tarheel Tour Event, The Sapona Open, in NC. He shot a 2 under 69 the first round and had it to 5 under after 12 holes, but a double on the 13th and a bogie on the 18th hurt. He follewed it up with a 2 over 73. With an early 9:10 tee time Jeff had to wait for the final group to finish after 7PM and missed the cut by 1 stroke. He feels that his putter needs work as he missed a lot of putts in the second round, including 2 1foot putts. He will spend the next few days practicing, getting ready for another Tarheel Tour Event, The Cabarrus Classic, April 30-May 2

APRIL 13-19 TOUNAMENTS

On Monday April 14th, Jeff played in the Nationwide Tour Athens GA Qualifier shooting a 1 over 73. He said he has never hit the ball as good that he did, but his putter let him down. He did not make the cut, so he traveled back to Charlotte NC to play in his second Hooter's Tour North Carolina Series event. Although he still had a lot of 3 putts he made the cut and finished in 9th place. His 3 day 75-73-73 +5 consisted of 10 birdies, 9 bogies and 3 double. He will do a practice round in NC on Friday and leave on Saturday to get ready for the Hooter's Tour Pro Series Event in McCormick, SC on the 21st.

DISAPPOINTING FIRST HOOTER'S NORTH CAROLINA SERIES EVENT

After slapping it around Eagle Chase GC in NC and having an even first round 72 (9th place) with 3 birdies and 3 bogies, Jeff was not able to get things going and had a very disappointing 79 dropping him to 19 place, below the cut line. Jeff will use the extra day to work on his short game and have another practice round in order to get prepared for the Nationwide Tour Monday Qualifier in Athens, GA.

JEFF FINISHES HIS FIRST HOOTER'S PRO SERIES EVENT

A little dissapointed Jeff finished the Hooter's Inverray Classic T-57, 70-75-75-74. He carded 1-Eagle, 10 Birdies, 45 Pars,14 Bogies and 2 Double Bogies. He got 1 of the 10 Monday Qualifying spots out of a field of 71 and then went on to make the cut of 60 and ties from the field of 168 players. After 8 straight days of golf, Jeff tried again to Monday Qualify for the Orlando Hooter's Pro Series Event. With a few 3 putts and a 9 on the 16th hole, Jeff's 5 over 77 was to high a number. Jeff will play a local Moonlight Event and practice before leaving for North Carolina and a 53 day on the road tournament schedule.

JEFF MAKES CUT ON NUMBER AT The First Tee –HOOTER'S Inverrary Classic

With a late 2PM Tee Time and the afternoon wind blowing Jeff carded a 3 over 75 and made the cut on the number. With a birdie on his first hole, it was a windfest and quessing game from that point on. Jeff had 2 incredible up and downs for pars, but after 1, the birdie putts refused to drop.
With little or no rain expected Saturday, Jeff tees it up at 9 with a goal to move up the board.

The 2008 First Tee-Inverrary Country Club Open FIRST ROUND

Jeff had 3 birdies,1 eagle and bogied 3 of the par 3's for a 2 under 70. Out of the field of 168 players, Jeff is tied for 16th place (4 shots off the lead). After tomorrow's 2nd round the top 60 and ties will make the cut and play the weekend. www.hooterstour.com

The 2008 First Tee-Inverrary Country Club Open MONDAY QUALIFIER

This was Jeff's 1st Hooter's Pro Series Monday Qualifier. Out of 72 Players Jeff got 1 of the 10 spots by shooting a 2 under 70. He'll do practice rounds on Tuesday & Wednesday in preparation for Thursdays 1st Round.

First Full-Time of Week Just Golfing March 16-22,2008

This was Jeff's 1st week just golfing in tournaments. No work, no school, just golf. Jeff played in 3 Moonlight Tour Events.

• March 16-MAGNOLIA PLANTATION-75 +3-T6
• March 17-HUNTERS CREEK 80 +8
• March 19&20 NEXT Event-BRIDGEWATER GOLF CLUB 77,75 +8
  
• March 21-HUNTINGTON HILLS 68 -4 2nd place

Moonlight Tour-Magnolia Plantation- Shot a 3Over 75 ,hitting 16 GIR but had 40 putts including 5 3 putts. Ended up T-6 and made back $60. of the $85. entry fee. By finishing in the top 1/3, Jeff can play in the Moonlight Tour/NEXT Event, 3/19&20,2008 at Bridgewater Golf Course

OCALA OPEN March 11 & 12, 2008

Shot a 1 under 71 the first day with 5 birdies and 4 bogeys. Had 29 putts.
Shot a 3 under 69 the second round with 6 birdies and 3 bogeys. Again had 29 putts.
With a 2 day total of 4 under 140, Jeff missed the cut by 1 stroke.