Hill was known for his quick wit and biting sarcasm, and was sometimes referred to as "the Don Rickles of the golf tour".

[1] He frequently led the tour in fines and was once suspended for two months after he deliberately broke his putter on national television.

[3] Hill played in the acrimonious 1969 Ryder Cup that ended in a 16–16 tie when Jack Nicklaus made his famous "concession" of a short but missable putt to Tony Jacklin on the 18th green in the final match.

He finished in solo second place at the 1970 U.S. Open played at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota.

In the middle of the championship, before the third round, Hill was fined $150 by Joe Dey Jr., commissioner of the Tournament Players Division of the PGA of America, for "criticism that tends to ridicule and demean the club".

[1] Hill was far from alone among the pros in his criticism of Hazeltine, which had to be extensively redesigned before getting a chance to host another men's major, again the U.S. Open, in 1991.

The "cold war" between the two players continued as neither offered to shake the other man's hand at the beginning of the round.

[5] Hill died on September 27, 2011, in Jackson, Michigan, after spending the last few years of his life battling emphysema.

[16][17] PGA Tour playoff record (4–2) this list may be incomplete *Note: The 1988 MONY Senior Tournament of Champions was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.