Hugh Baiocchi

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)

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