Scott Mabon Hoch (born November 24, 1955) is an American professional golfer, who represented his country in the Ryder Cup in 1997 and 2002.
Hoch was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a member of the golf team at Wake Forest University before graduating in 1978. He also played on the winning U.S. team in the Eisenhower Trophy. He turned professional in 1979.
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 Rankings.
Hoch is widely known for missing a two-foot-long putt that would have won the 1989 Masters Tournament on the first playoff hole, which he lost to Nick Faldo on the next hole. The near miss earned him the nickname "Hoch the Choke."[1] At the 1987 PGA Championship, Hoch three-putted the 18th hole on Sunday from inside of ten feet. A two-putt would have secured a playoff spot for him. Hoch is also known for his infamous quote regarding playing in the British Open at the "home of golf" at St Andrews. Hoch referred to this course, considered hallowed ground by most golfers around the world, as "the worst piece of mess" he had ever seen.[2]
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.
[edit] Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
[edit] Professional wins (22)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (11)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Winning Score |
Margin of
Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
| 1 |
Jul 20, 1980 |
Quad Cities Open |
-14 (63-66-68-69=266) |
3 strokes |
 Curtis Strange |
| 2 |
Apr 25, 1982 |
USF&G Classic |
-10 (67-69-70=206) |
2 strokes |
 Bob Shearer, Tom Watson |
| 3 |
Jul 22, 1984 |
Miller High Life QCO |
-14 (67-67-66-66=266) |
5 strokes |
George Archer, Vance Heafner,
Dave Stockton |
| 4 |
Apr 30, 1989 |
Las Vegas Invitational |
-24 (69-64-68-65-70=336) |
Playoff |
Robert Wrenn |
| 5 |
Feb 20, 1994 |
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic |
-26 (66-62-70-66-70=334) |
3 strokes |
Lennie Clements, Jim Gallagher, Jr.,
Fuzzy Zoeller |
| 6 |
Sep 3, 1995 |
Greater Milwaukee Open |
-16 (68-71-65-65=269) |
3 strokes |
Marco Dawson |
| 7 |
Jul 14, 1996 |
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill |
-19 (64-68-66-67=265) |
4 strokes |
Tom Purtzer |
| 8 |
Aug 31, 1997 |
Greater Milwaukee Open |
-16 (70-66-66-66=268) |
1 stroke |
Loren Roberts, David Sutherland |
| 9 |
Apr 29, 2001 |
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic |
-16 (68-68-67-69=272) |
1 stroke |
Brett Quigley, Scott Simpson |
| 10 |
Jul 8, 2001 |
Advil Western Open |
-21 (69-68-66-64=267) |
1 stroke |
Davis Love III |
| 11 |
Mar 9, 2003 |
Ford Championship at Doral |
-17 (66-70-66-69=271) |
Playoff |
Jim Furyk |
PGA Tour playoff record (2-2)
[edit] European Tour wins (1)
[edit] Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
[edit] Other wins (4)
[edit] Champions Tour wins (3)
[edit] Results in major championships
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
[edit] U.S. national team appearances
This list may be incomplete
Amateur
Professional
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Gregory, Sean (April 9, 2008). "Hoch the Choke, 1989". Time. http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1728606_1728620_1728794,00.html.
- ^ Morfit, Cameron (January 17, 2007). "Scott Hoch Speaks Candidly About Tiger, CBS and Frank Chirkinian". Golf Magazine. http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1578443,00.html.
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Hoch, Scott |
| Alternative names |
Hoch, Scott Mabon |
| Short description |
Professional golfer |
| Date of birth |
November 24, 1955 |
| Place of birth |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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United States
Bob Shearer, 
Nick Faldo
