Age: 68
Scott Hoch
Age: 68
Scott Mabon Hoch (born November 24, 1955) is an American professional golfer, who represented his country in the Ryder Cup in 1997 and 2002.
Hoch was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a member of the golf team at Wake Forest University before graduating in 1978. He also played on the winning U.S. team in the Eisenhower Trophy. He turned professional in 1979.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1977 Northeast Amateur
Professional wins (22)
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 | Curtis Strange |
2 | Apr 25, 1982 | USF&G Classic | −10 (67-69-70=206) | 2 strokes | Bob Shearer, Tom Watson |
3 | Jul 22, 1984 | Miller High Life QCO | −14 (67-67-66-66=266) | 5 strokes | George Archer, Vance Heafner, Dave Stockton |
4 | Apr 30, 1989 | Las Vegas Invitational | −24 (69-64-68-65-70=336) | Playoff | Robert Wrenn |
5 | Feb 20, 1994 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | −26 (66-62-70-66-70=334) | 3 strokes | Lennie Clements, Jim Gallagher, Jr., Fuzzy Zoeller |
6 | Sep 3, 1995 | Greater Milwaukee Open | −15 (68-71-65-65=269) | 3 strokes | Marco Dawson |
7 | Jul 14, 1996 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | −19 (64-68-66-67=265) | 4 strokes | Tom Purtzer |
8 | Aug 31, 1997 | Greater Milwaukee Open | −16 (70-66-66-66=268) | 1 stroke | Loren Roberts, David Sutherland |
9 | Apr 29, 2001 | Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | −16 (68-68-67-69=272) | 1 stroke | Brett Quigley, Scott Simpson |
10 | Jul 8, 2001 | Advil Western Open | −21 (69-68-66-64=267) | 1 stroke | Davis Love III |
11 | Mar 9, 2003 | Ford Championship at Doral | −17 (66-70-66-69=271) | Playoff | Jim Furyk |
PGA Tour playoff record (2-2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1989 | Masters Tournament | Nick Faldo | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 1989 | Las Vegas Invitational | Robert Wrenn | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
3 | 1995 | Shell Houston Open | Payne Stewart | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 2003 | Ford Championship at Doral | Jim Furyk | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
European Tour wins (1)
- 1995 Heineken Dutch Open
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
- 1982 Taiheiyo Club Masters, Casio World Open
- 1986 Casio World Open
Other wins (4)
- 1986 Chrysler Team Championship (with Gary Hallberg)
- 1990 Korea Open
- 1991 Korea Open
- 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout (with Kenny Perry)
Champions Tour wins (3)
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 | D. A. Weibring |
2 | Feb 10, 2008 | Allianz Championship | −14 (67-67-68=202) | 1 stroke | Brad Bryant, Bruce Lietzke |
3 | Feb 17, 2008 | The ACE Group Classic | −14 (68-66-68=202) | Playoff | Brad Bryant, Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite |
Champions Tour playoff record (1-1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2008 | The ACE Group Classic | Brad Bryant, Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2011 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Kenny Perry) |
David Eger & Mark McNulty | Lost to par on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 |
U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | T37 | DNP | T27 | DNP | T53 | DNP | DNP | CUT | 2 |
U.S. Open | DNP | CUT | WD | T48 | DNP | T34 | DNP | T36 | T21 | T13 |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | DNP | 61 | T48 | T12 | T41 | T3 | T25 | T7 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T14 | T35 | DNP | DNP | CUT | T7 | T5 | 38 | T16 | T44 |
U.S. Open | T8 | 6 | CUT | T5 | T13 | T56 | T7 | T10 | CUT | CUT |
The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T68 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
PGA Championship | T49 | T43 | CUT | T6 | CUT | CUT | T61 | T6 | T29 | T21 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | CUT | T37 | CUT | CUT | DNP |
U.S. Open | T16 | T16 | T5 | CUT | T53 |
The Open Championship | DNP | CUT | T8 | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | T74 | T7 | CUT | T57 | WD |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
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)
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy: 1978 (winners)
- Walker Cup: 1979 (winners)
Professional
- Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners), 1998
- Ryder Cup: 1997, 2002