Scott Hoch

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Scott Mabon Hoch (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".;[1] born November 24, 1955) is an American professional golfer, who represented his country in the Ryder Cup in 1997 and 2002.

Early life

Hoch was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. While attending Needham B. Broughton High School, he won the 1973 North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) men's golf state championship.

Amateur career

Hoch was a member of the golf team at Wake Forest University before graduating in 1978. In 1978, Hoch reached the final of the U.S. Amateur, losing 5 & 4 to John Cook.[2] His good play earned him membership for top international team competitions like the 1978 Eisenhower Trophy and the 1979 Walker Cup. The Americans won both events. His achievements in 1978 led to an invitation to the 1979 Masters Tournament where he tied for 34th place, the second low amateur only behind Bobby Clampett.

Professional career

Hoch turned professional in 1979 after competing in the U.S. Amateur.

Hoch has won several tournaments, including the Western Open, the Ford Championship at Doral, the Heineken Dutch Open and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. He also won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average in 1986. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Hoch is widely known for missing a two-foot-long putt that would have won the 1989 Masters Tournament on the first playoff hole, which he lost to Nick Faldo on the next hole.[3] At the 1987 PGA Championship, Hoch three-putted the 18th hole on Sunday from inside of ten feet. A two-putt would have secured a playoff spot for him.

Hoch is also well known for his infamous quote regarding playing in The Open Championship at the "home of golf" at St Andrews. Hoch referred to this course, considered hallowed ground by most golfers around the world, as "the worst piece of mess" he had ever seen.[4] Partly due to his Open Championship criticism Hoch has been characterized as an "ugly American." However he has played extensively abroad and done fairly well, with three victories on the Japan Golf Tour, a victory at European Tour's 1995 Dutch Open, and multiple victories on the Korean Tour.[5] He also has runner-up finishes at the 1987 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, 1994 Casio World Open on the Japan Golf Tour,[6] 1995 New Zealand Open on the Australasian Tour, and the 1996 Dutch Open.

Hoch is the rare American golfer who has criticized the Ryder Cup. Before his participation in the 2002 event he described the Ryder Cup as "overrated" and thought that the competition had gotten too "inflammatory."[7]

Senior career

In May 2007, Hoch won his first Champions Tour event, the FedEx Kinko's Classic. In February 2008, he won his second and third events in consecutive weeks.

In April 2019, Hoch won at the age of 63 the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf with Tom Pernice Jr. This first win in 11 years made him the oldest winner on the Champions Tour.[8] Hoch's record held until October 2021, when Bernhard Langer broke it at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.

Personal life

In 1982, Hoch said that he feared he was going to die after an intruder came into his hotel room in Tucson, Arizona, held him and his wife, Sally, at gunpoint, and tied them up for an hour.[9]

In 1989, Hoch said that he was "really hurt" after being named "Least Popular Golfer" in a poll of Tour players conducted by the Dallas Times Herald.[9]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (23)

PGA Tour wins (11)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 20, 1980 Quad Cities Open −14 (63-66-68-69=266) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Curtis Strange
2 Apr 25, 1982 USF&G Classic −10 (67-69-70=206)* 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Shearer, Template:Flagicon Tom Watson
3 Jul 22, 1984 Miller High Life QCO −14 (67-67-66-66=266) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon George Archer, Template:Flagicon Vance Heafner,
Template:Flagicon Dave Stockton
4 Apr 30, 1989 Las Vegas Invitational −24 (69-64-68-65-70=336) Playoff Template:Flagicon Robert Wrenn
5 Feb 20, 1994 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic −26 (66-62-70-66-70=334) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Lennie Clements, Template:Flagicon Jim Gallagher Jr.,
Template:Flagicon Fuzzy Zoeller
6 Sep 3, 1995 Greater Milwaukee Open −15 (68-71-65-65=269) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Marco Dawson
7 Jul 14, 1996 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill −19 (64-68-66-67=265) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Tom Purtzer
8 Aug 31, 1997 Greater Milwaukee Open (2) −16 (70-66-66-66=268) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Loren Roberts, Template:Flagicon David Sutherland
9 Apr 29, 2001 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic −16 (68-68-67-69=272) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Brett Quigley, Template:Flagicon Scott Simpson
10 Jul 8, 2001 Advil Western Open −21 (69-68-66-64=267) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Davis Love III
11 Mar 9, 2003 Ford Championship at Doral −17 (66-70-66-69=271) Playoff Template:Flagicon Jim Furyk

*Note: The 1982 USF&G Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1989 Masters Tournament Template:Flagicon Nick Faldo Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 1989 Las Vegas Invitational Template:Flagicon Robert Wrenn Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
3 1995 Shell Houston Open Template:Flagicon Payne Stewart Lost to par on first extra hole
4 2003 Ford Championship at Doral Template:Flagicon Jim Furyk Won with birdie on third extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Jul 30, 1995 Heineken Dutch Open −15 (65-70-69-65=269) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Michael Jonzon, Template:Flagicon Sam Torrance

PGA of Japan Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Nov 14, 1982 Taiheiyo Club Masters −10 (73-70-66-69=278) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Masahiro Kuramoto
2 Nov 28, 1982 Casio World Open −6 (72-71-69-70=282) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Tsuneyuki Nakajima
3 Nov 30, 1986 Casio World Open (2) −12 (67-72-68-69=276) 6 strokes Template:Flagicon José María Olazábal

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1985 Casio World Open Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady, Template:Flagicon Hubert Green,
Template:Flagicon Nobumitsu Yuhara 		Green won with par on second extra hole
Grady and Yuhara eliminated by par on first hole

Korean Tour wins (2)

Other wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Dec 14, 1986 Chrysler Team Championship
(with Template:Flagicon Gary Hallberg) 		−32 (61-63-64-63=251) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mike Hulbert and Template:Flagicon Bob Tway
2 Dec 14, 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout
(with Template:Flagicon Kenny Perry) 		−31 (65-60-60=185) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon J. B. Holmes and Template:Flagicon Boo Weekley

Other playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1985 Chrysler Team Championship
(with Template:Flagicon Gary Hallberg) 		Template:Flagicon Charlie Bolling and Template:Flagicon Brad Fabel,
Template:Flagicon Jim Colbert and Template:Flagicon Tom Purtzer,
Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd and Template:Flagicon Hal Sutton,
Template:Flagicon John Fought and Template:Flagicon Pat McGowan 		Floyd/Sutton won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2000 Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with Template:Flagicon Carlos Franco) 		Template:Flagicon Brad Faxon and Template:Flagicon Scott McCarron Lost to birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 May 6, 2007 FedEx Kinko's Classic −15 (67-66-68=201) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon D. A. Weibring
2 Feb 10, 2008 Allianz Championship −14 (67-67-68=202) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Brad Bryant, Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke
3 Feb 17, 2008 ACE Group Classic −14 (68-66-68=202) Playoff Template:Flagicon Brad Bryant, Template:Flagicon Tom Jenkins,
Template:Flagicon Tom Kite
4 Apr 28, 2019 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with Template:Flagicon Tom Pernice Jr.) 		−23 (62-48-46=156) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Paul Broadhurst and Template:Flagicon Kirk Triplett,
Template:Flagicon Carlos Franco and Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2008 ACE Group Classic Template:Flagicon Brad Bryant, Template:Flagicon Tom Jenkins,
Template:Flagicon Tom Kite 		Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2011 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with Template:Flagicon Kenny Perry) 		Template:Flagicon David Eger and Template:Flagicon Mark McNulty Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament T34
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament T37 T27 T53 CUT 2
U.S. Open CUT WD T48 T34 T36 T21 T13
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT CUT T61 T48 T12 T41 T3 T25 T7
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament T14 T35 CUT T7 T5 38 T16 T44
U.S. Open T8 6 CUT T5 T13 T56 T7 T10 CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT T68 CUT
PGA Championship T49 T43 CUT T6 CUT CUT T61 T6 T29 T21
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Masters Tournament CUT T37 CUT CUT
U.S. Open T16 T16 T5 CUT T53
The Open Championship CUT T8
PGA Championship T74 T7 CUT T57 WD

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Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 1 0 2 3 5 18 13
U.S. Open 0 0 0 2 6 11 23 16
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2
PGA Championship 0 0 1 1 5 8 24 17
Totals 0 1 1 5 15 25 70 48
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1983 Masters – 1987 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (4 times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Players Championship T37 T13 CUT T44 CUT T14 T39 CUT CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Players Championship WD CUT CUT CUT WD T19 2 T5 T6
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
The Players Championship T13 T7 T4 T42

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Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Match Play R32 QF R64 QF R64
Championship T7 T17 NT1 T23 T70
Invitational T23 T21 T55 T51

1Cancelled due to 9/11

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U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

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