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This is a signed paper of Scott Hock
The signature was done in Black
Scott Mabon Hoch (born November 24, 1955) is an American professional golfer, who represented his country in the Ryder Cup in 1997 and 2002.
Early life and amateur career
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 finished tied for 34th place, the second amateur behind Bobby Clampett. He turned professional in 1979 after competing in the U.S. Amateur.
Professional career
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.
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. 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 well known for his infamous quote regarding playing in The Open Championship 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. Partly due to his Open Championship criticism Hoch has been characterized as an "ugly American." However he has played extensively abroad and done fairly well, with three victories on the Japan Golf Tour, a victory at European Tour's 1995 Dutch Open, and multiple victories on the Korean Tour. He also has runner-up finishes at the 1987 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, 1994 Casio World Open on the Japan Golf Tour, 1995 New Zealand Open on the Australasian Tour, and the 1996 Dutch Open.
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 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.
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.
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.
Amateur wins[edit]
1977 Northeast Amateur
Professional wins (23)
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
−15 (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)
No.
Year
Tournament
Opponent
Result
1
1989
Masters Tournament
Nick Faldo
Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2
1989
Las Vegas Invitational
Robert Wrenn
Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
3
1995
Shell Houston Open
Payne Stewart
Lost to par on first extra hole
4
2003
Ford Championship at Doral
Jim Furyk
Won with birdie on third extra hole
European Tour wins (1)
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1
Jul 30, 1995
Heineken Dutch Open
−15 (65-70-69-65=269)
2 strokes
Michael Jonzon, Sam Torrance
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
1982 Taiheiyo Club Masters, Casio World Open
1986 Casio World Open
Other wins (4)
1986 Chrysler Team Championship (with Gary Hallberg)
1990 Korea Open
1991 Korea Open
2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout (with Kenny Perry)
PGA Tour Champions wins (4)
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin of victory
Runner(s)-up
1
May 6, 2007
FedEx Kinko's Classic
−15 (67-66-68=201)
2 strokes
D. A. Weibring
2
Feb 10, 2008
Allianz Championship
−14 (67-67-68=202)
1 stroke
Brad Bryant, Bruce Lietzke
3
Feb 17, 2008
The ACE Group Classic
−14 (68-66-68=202)
Playoff
Brad Bryant, Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite
4
Apr 28, 2019
Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with Tom Pernice Jr.)
−23 (62-48-46=156)
5 strokes
Paul Broadhurst & Kirk Triplett
Carlos Franco & Vijay Singh
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)
No.
Year
Tournament
Opponents
Result
1
2008
The ACE Group Classic
Brad Bryant, Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite
Won with birdie on first extra hole
2
2011
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with Kenny Perry)
David Eger & Mark McNulty
Lost to par on second extra hole
Results in major championships[edit]
Tournament
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Masters Tournament
T34
U.S. Open
CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
Masters Tournament
T37
T27
T53
CUT
2
U.S. Open
CUT
WD
T48
T34
T36
T21
T13
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
CUT
CUT
T61
T48
T12
T41
T3
T25
T7
Tournament
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Masters Tournament
T14
T35
CUT
T7
T5
38
T16
T44
U.S. Open
T8
6
CUT
T5
T13
T56
T7
T10
CUT
CUT
The Open Championship
CUT
T68
CUT
PGA Championship
T49
T43
CUT
T6
CUT
CUT
T61
T6
T29
T21
Tournament
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Masters Tournament
CUT
T37
CUT
CUT
U.S. Open
T16
T16
T5
CUT
T53
The Open Championship
CUT
T8
PGA Championship
T74
T7
CUT
T57
WD
Top 10
Did not play
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