Hugh Baiocchi

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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 Orlando, Florida. His daughter, Lauren, is married to well-known retired baseball player Johnny Bench.

[edit] Professional wins

European Tour

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

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