Hugh Baiocchi

Hugh Baiocchi

Born: August 17, 1946
Age: 77
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Biography

Hugh John Baiocchi (born 17 August 1946) is a South African professional golfer who has won more than 20 professional tournaments around the world.

Baiocchi was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1971 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 1973/74 and 1978/79.

As a senior (over 50) golfer, Baiocchi played mainly on the U.S.-based Champions Tour, where he has three wins. Married to wife Joan and with two children (Lauren and Justin), he lives in Palm Springs, California. His daughter, Lauren, is married to well-known retired baseball player Johnny Bench.

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.

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Amateur wins (2)

  • 1968 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
  • 1970 South African Amateur Championship

Professional wins (22)

European Tour wins (7)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 29 Jul 1973 Swiss Open −2 (68-70-69-71=278) 1 stroke Jack Newton, Eddie Polland
2 10 Aug 1975 Dutch Open −12 (71-72-69-67=279) 2 strokes Dale Hayes, Simon Hobday
3 15 Jul 1976 Scandinavian Enterprise Open −17 (68-65-70-68=271) 2 strokes Eamonn Darcy
4 21 May 1977 Sun Alliance Match Play Championship 6 & 5 Brian Huggett
5 2 Sep 1979 Swiss Open −5 (68-67-73-67=275) 5 strokes Antonio Garrido, Dale Hayes, Delio Lovato
6 9 Jul 1983 State Express Classic −9 (70-68-70-71=279) Playoff Eamonn Darcy, Mike Sullivan
7 19 Aug 1989 Murphy's Cup 156 points 2 points John Bland, Jeff Hawkes

European Tour playoff record (1-1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1983 State Express Classic Eamonn Darcy, Mike Sullivan Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1986 Benson & Hedges International Open Mark James, Lee Trevino James won with birdie on first extra hole

Southern Africa Tour wins (11)

  • 1971 General Motors Open
  • 1972 Western Province Open
  • 1973 ICL Transvaal Open
  • 1976 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters, Holiday Inns Royal Swazi Sun Open
  • 1979 South African Open
  • 1980 Zimbabwe Open, South African PGA Championship
  • 1981 Vaal Reefs Open
  • 1989 Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters, SA Railfreight

Champions Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 31 Aug 1997 Pittsburgh Senior Classic −10 (70-70-66=206) Playoff Bob Duval
2 13 Sep 1998 Comfort Classic −20 (66-63-67=196) 2 strokes Bruce Summerhays
3 20 Sep 1998 Kroger Senior Classic −7 (67-66=133) Playoff Bob Charles, Frank Conner,
Larry Nelson, Bruce Summerhays

Champions Tour playoff record (2-2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1997 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic Bruce Crampton Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2 1997 Saint Luke's Classic Bruce Summerhays Lost to par on second extra hole
3 1997 Pittsburgh Senior Classic Bob Duval Won with par on sixth extra hole
4 1998 Kroger Senior Classic Bob Charles, Frank Conner,
Larry Nelson, Bruce Summerhays
Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

  • 2002 Nelson Mandela Invitational (unofficial money event in South Africa; with Deane Pappas)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Masters Tournament DNP DNP T31 T22 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP WD DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT T18 CUT T23 DNP CUT CUT T40 T29 CUT CUT CUT T9 T35 CUT T66 CUT

Note: Baiocchi never played in the PGA Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 3 16 7
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 4 20 9
  • Most consecutive cuts made - 2 (four times)
  • Longest streak of top-10s - 1

Team appearances

Amateur

  • 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
  • Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 1982

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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