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Hugh John Baiocchi (born 17 August 1946) is a South African professional golfer who has won more than 20 professional tournaments around the world.
Early life
Baiocchi was born in Johannesburg.
Professional career
In 1971, Baiocchi turned professional and spent his regular career playing mainly in Europe. He was a member of the European Tour from its first season in 1972 until 1993 and made the top one hundred on the Order of Merit for the Tour's first nineteen seasons, including three top ten placings: 1973 (3rd); 1975 (6th) and 1977 (2nd). He won six official money events on the tour. He also competed regularly on the Southern Africa Tour during the Northern Hemisphere winter, winning several tournaments there and winning the Order of Merit in 1978/79.
As a senior (over 50) golfer, Baiocchi played mainly on the U.S.-based Champions Tour, where he has three wins.
He also designed many golf courses such as the Legend Course at the Constance Belle Mare Plage Resort in Mauritius, venue of the 2011 MCB Tour Championship.
Personal life
Baiocchi is married to Joan. He has two children. He currently lives in Tequesta, Florida. His daughter, Lauren, was married to well-known retired baseball player Johnny Bench.
Amateur wins
1968 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
1970 South African Amateur
Professional wins (24)
= European Tour wins (6)
=European Tour playoff record (1–1)
= Southern Africa Tour wins (11)
=Southern Africa Tour playoff record (3–5)
= Other wins (4)
=1980 BCA Tournament
1989 Murphy's Cup, SA Railfreight
2002 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Deane Pappas)
= Senior PGA Tour wins (3)
=*Note: The 1998 Korger Senior Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)
Results in major championships
Note: Baiocchi never played in the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982 and 1983 Open Championships)
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
= Summary
=Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (four times)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances
Amateur
Commonwealth Tournament (representing South Africa): 1967
Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1968, 1970
Professional
Double Diamond International (representing the Rest of the World): 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977 (captain)
World Cup (representing South Africa): 1973, 1977
Datsun International (representing South Africa): 1976 (winners)
Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 1982
References
External links
Hugh Baiocchi at the European Tour official site
Hugh Baiocchi at the PGA Tour official site
Hugh Baiocchi at the Sunshine Tour official site
Hugh Baiocchi at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sejarah Roma
- Hugh Baiocchi
- Baiocchi
- Dale Hayes
- 1980–81 Southern Africa Tour
- Open de España
- 1976–77 Southern Africa Tour
- 1978–79 Southern Africa Tour
- Nick Faldo
- Mark James (golfer)
- Gary Player
