Hugh Baiocchi

Hugh John Baiocchi (born 17 August 1946) is a South African golfer who has won more than twenty 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 has 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.

Amateur wins (2)

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

Professional wins (22)

European Tour wins (7)

*1973 Swiss Open
*1975 Dutch Open
*1976 Scandinavian Enterprise Open
*1977 Sun Alliance Match Play Championship
*1979 Swiss Open
*1983 State Express Classic
*1989 Murphy's Cup

Other wins (11)

*1973 Western Province Open, South Africa International Classic
*1974 ICL Transvaal Open
*1976 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters, Swaziland Holiday Inns Invitational, Transvaal Open
*1978 South African Open
*1980 Zimbabwe Open, South African PGA Championship, Vaal Reefs Open
*1989 Twee Jongegezellen Masters

Champions Tour wins (3)

*1997 Pittsburgh Senior Classic
*1998 Comfort Classic, Kroger Senior Classic

Other senior wins (1)

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

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Professional

*Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1982
*Double Diamond: 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977

External links

* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=6 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/30/92 Profile on the Champions Tour's official site]
* [http://www.sunshinetour.info/profiles/BAI001.htm Profile on the Sunshine Tour's official site]