Name: | Scott Hoch |
Occupation: | Golfer |
Gender: | Male |
Birth Day: | November 24, 1955 |
Age: | 67 |
Country: | United States |
Zodiac Sign: | Sagittarius |
Scott Hoch
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Before Fame
He played golf at Wake Forest University.
Biography
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Hoch was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. While attending Needham B. Broughton High School, he won the 1973 NCHSAA Men’s Golf State Championship. He was a member of the golf team at Wake Forest University before graduating in 1978. In 1978 Hoch reached the final of the U.S. Amateur, losing 5 & 4 to John Cook. He played on the winning U.S. team in the 1978 Eisenhower Trophy and the 1979 Walker Cup. His achievements in 1978 led to an invitation to the 1979 Masters Tournament where he tied for 34th place, the second amateur behind Bobby Clampett. He turned professional in 1979 after competing in the U.S. Amateur.
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.
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.
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.
Hoch is the rare American golfer who has criticized the Ryder Cup. Before his participation in the 2002 event he described the Ryder Cup as “overrated” and thought that the competition had gotten too “inflammatory.”
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. At the age of 63 became the oldest winner on the Champions Tour. It was his first win on tour in 11 years.
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