One of Scotland’s top golfers is is driven by a dream – to win a place on the PGA Tour so he can finally settle down with his wife in America. Calum Hill won the prestigious Joburg Open and £150,000 in Johannesburg this month following a dramatic play-off. The 30-year-old Fifer was joined in South Africa by his US partner Miranda who has taken a year off work to join him on the circuit. But now Calum’s win has shot him up the world rankings, he has a chance of earning a card to play on the USPGA Tour next year alongside stars such as Rory McIlroy, fellow Scot Robert MacIntyre, and Scottie Scheffler. Calum , who wed in Tucson, Arizona, two years ago said: “Now Miranda travels with me every week there is less requirement to go back and forth between Scotland and the USA. “We just go wherever the golf takes us. Technically, we have never lived together as a married couple – we are a bit nomadic at the moment. “This year we have spent two weeks in Arizona and spent the rest of the time in other parts of the world. “It has been the first time we’ve spent more than two months in each other’s com-pany. The next stage is to get on the PGA tour. The win in Joburg put me in a nice position to do that.” The couple met in the student dormitory at the Western New Mexico University in Silver City in 2013 where Calum was studying accountancy and Miranda occupational therapy. Love blossomed and the couple wed in 2023 in Miranda’s home town. They then celebrated again in June at Dundas Castle in South Queensferry, surrounded by 150 family members from Scotland and the US. Initially, Calum’s golf commitments and his wife’s work kept them apart. It meant he had to split his time between a base in Auchterdarder, in Perthshire, and the Arizona state capital Pheonix, where Miranda lived and worked. He added: “America is the place to go if you want to do sport and education at a high level. My ambition even then was to turn professional. “It was only when I got there I realised the scale of the challenge and how good everyone was.” After graduating in accounting in 2016, he stayed on for a further two years, completing a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and took on the role of assistant golf coach for the university team. Calum turned pro in 2017, winning the San Juan Open and the Arizona Open. The prize money enabled him to further fund his studies and take part in other events. In 2018, he qualified for the US Open and came in 61st. That year he joined the Challenger Tour and then the European Tour in 2020. Calum added: “It has been a very steady progression up the ladder. “Working from the very bottom to a position of having a bit more success each year.” Calum, who is competing in the Singapore Classic this weekend, is hoping to qualify for the Open in Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland. His victory in Joburg, in which he set a course record of 62, took him to 11th on the Race to Dubai ranking. The top 10 players on that list at the end of the year who do not already have PGA Tour status receive a card for the US-based circuit.