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Hugh Baiocchi

South African professional golfer

Summary

South African professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Hugh Baiocchi
imagesize
fullname	Hugh John Baiocchi
birth_date
birth_place	Johannesburg, South Africa
death_date
height
weight	170 lb
nationality
residence	Palm Springs, California
spouse
children	2
college	University of Witwaterstrand
yearpro	1971
retired
extour	European Tour
Southern Africa Tour
Champions Tour
prowins	24
eurowins	6
champwins	3
japwins
asiawins
sunwins	11
auswins
otherwins	4
majorwins
masters	T22: 1975
usopen	WD: 1979
open	T9: 1984
pga	DNP
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Southern Africa Tour
Order of Merit winner
year1	1978–79
awardssection

Southern Africa Tour Champions Tour Order of Merit winner](southern-africa-tour-order-of-merit-winners) 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)

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	AUS Jack Newton, NIR Eddie Polland
2	10 Aug 1975	Dutch Open	−9 (71-72-69-67=279)	2 strokes	ZAF Dale Hayes, Rhodesia Simon Hobday
3	18 Jul 1976	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	−17 (68-65-70-68=271)	2 strokes	IRL Eamonn Darcy
4	21 May 1977	Sun Alliance Match Play Championship	6 and 5	WAL Brian Huggett
5	2 Sep 1979	Swiss Open (2)	−5 (68-67-73-67=275)	5 strokes	ESP Antonio Garrido, ZAF Dale Hayes,
ITA Delio Lovato
6	9 Jul 1983	State Express Classic	−9 (70-68-70-71=279)	Playoff	IRL Eamonn Darcy, USA Mike Sullivan

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

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

Southern Africa Tour wins (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	13 Jan 1973	NCR Western Province Open	E (76-70-74-72=292)	1 stroke	IRL John O'Leary
2	10 Feb 1973	General Motors International Classic	−14 (68-70-74-70=282)	Playoff	ZAF Dale Hayes
3	22 Dec 1973	ICL Transvaal Open	−12 (68-67-71-70=276)	1 stroke	ZAF Dale Hayes
4	4 Dec 1976	Holiday Inns Invitational	−15 (69-65-70-69=273)	Playoff	ZAF Dale Hayes
5	11 Dec 1976	ICL International (2)	−12 (68-66-69-65=268)	1 stroke	ZAF Tienie Britz, ZAF Gary Player
6	19 Dec 1976	Rhodesian Dunlop Masters	−14 (67-72-66-69=274)	2 strokes	ZAF Andries Oosthuizen
7	9 Dec 1978	Yellow Pages South African Open	−3 (71-69-74-71=285)	1 stroke	ZAF Gavan Levenson
8	16 Nov 1980	Zimbabwe Open	−9 (67-70-70-72=279)	Playoff	ZAF Allan Henning, ZIM Denis Watson
9	22 Nov 1980	Lexington PGA Championship	−12 (65-68-68-67=268)	1 stroke	ZIM Mark McNulty, ZAF Gary Player
10	31 Jan 1981	Vaal Reefs Open	−12 (70-69-68-69=276)	2 strokes	ZAF Tienie Britz
11	17 Dec 1989	Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters	−7 (69-68-74-70=281)	1 stroke	ZAF Tertius Claassens, ZAF Ernie Els,
USA Rick Hartmann

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (3–5)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1972	Glen Anil Classic	ENG Peter Oosterhuis	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2	1973	General Motors International Classic	ZAF Dale Hayes	Won with par on second extra hole
3	1976	Rhodesian Dunlop Masters	ZAF Allan Henning	Lost to par on third extra hole
4	1976	Holiday Inns Invitational	ZAF Dale Hayes	Won with par on fourth extra hole
5	1978	ICL International	ZAF Dale Hayes	Lost to par on third extra hole
6	1980	Zimbabwe Open	ZAF Allan Henning, ZIM Denis Watson	Won with birdie on first extra hole
7	1985	Palabora Classic	ZIM Mark McNulty	Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
8	1995	Phalaborwa Mafunyane Trophy	ZAF Roger Wessels

Other wins (4)

1980 BCA Tournament
1989 Murphy's Cup, SA Railfreight
2002 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Deane Pappas)

Senior PGA 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	USA Bob Duval
2	13 Sep 1998	Comfort Classic	−20 (66-63-67=196)	2 strokes	USA Bruce Summerhays
3	20 Sep 1998	Kroger Senior Classic	name=weather	Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.}}	Playoff	NZL Bob Charles, USA Frank Conner,
USA Larry Nelson, USA Bruce Summerhays

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)

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

Results in major championships

Tournament	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
Masters Tournament			T31	T22	CUT
U.S. Open								WD
The Open Championship	CUT	T18	CUT	T23	CUT	CUT	CUT	T41	T29	CUT	CUT	CUT	T9	T35	CUT	T66	CUT

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

Tournament	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	3	2
U.S. Open	0	0	1	0
The Open Championship	1	3	17	7
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0

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

Notes

References

Wertheim, Jon. (2 July 2018). "Johnny Bench Is Already a Hall-of-Famer, But He's Looking For a New Distinction".
"Sanlam South African Amateur Championship".
(22 March 1980). "Baiocchi's eagle pips Gallacher". Aberdeen Press and Journal.
"The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".

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