Scott Hoch

Player Notes

Played on Wake Forest's 1975 NCAA Championship team. . .Runner-up in 1978 U.S. Amateur, losing in the finals to John Cook. . . Winner 1986 Vardon Trophy. . . Donated $100,000 of his Las Vegas winnings in 1989 to the Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital in Orlando. . .Had arthroscopic surgery in Feb. of 1992 to correct shoulder impingement.

* Member of three Presidents Cup Teams, 1994, '96 & '98. . .Member of two Ryder Cup Teams, 1997 & 2001. . .Became the second oldest (after Lee Elder) Ryder Cup rookie in 1997. Also member of the 2002 Ryder Cup Team . . .Since 1982 he has finished in the top-40 of the money list every year except in 1992 when he was injured.

Career Victories

European Tour
1 - 1995 Dutch Open

PGA Tour
11 - 1980 Quad Cities Open, 1982 USF&G Classic, 1984 Quad Cities Open, 1989 Las Vegas Invitational, 1994 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 1995 Greater Milwaukee Open, 1996 Michelob Classic, 1997 Greater Milwaukee Open, 2001 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, Advil Western Open, 2003 Ford Championship at Doral

Other
1982 Pacific Masters, Casio World Opens, 1986 Chrysler Team Championship (with Gary Hallberg) Casio World Opens, 1990 and '91 Korea Open

Career Summary

1990 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 26; in money - 18; top-10 finishes - 7; stroke average 70.44 (ranked 25th); money $333,978 (ranked 40th); best finish, T3rd, Kemper Open.

1991 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 31; in money - 26; top-10 finishes - 9; stroke average 70.19 (ranked 14th); money $520,038 (ranked 27th); best finish, T2nd, Southwest Bell Colonial . . . Hoch hurt his left shoulder in Dec., 1991 at the JC Penney Classic when he heard a pop on a swing. Doctors thought it was a muscular problem, but when workouts did not seem to help and he could not play early in 1992, the doctors revised their thinking and on further examinations found cartilage damage. The problem was more serious than expected, needing surgery in March of 1992. Hoch made his debut at the '92 BellSouth, where he finished T25th.

1992 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 0; stroke average 71.06 (ranked T73rd); money $84,798 (ranked 146th); best finish, T11th, Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic.

1993 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 28; in money - 18; top-10 finishes - 6; stroke average 70.36 (ranked 26th); money $403,742 (ranked 37th); best finish, T3rd, Kemper Open.

1994 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 28; in money - 21; top-10 finishes - 7; stroke average 70.10 (ranked 19th); money $804,559 (ranked 11th); winner Bob Hope Classic.

1995 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 28; in money - 23; top-10 finishes - 8; stroke average 70.39 (ranked 35th); money $792,643 (ranked 18th); winner at the Greater Milwaukee Open.

1996 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 27; in money - 23; top-10 finishes - 8; stroke average 70.02 (ranked 11th); money $1,039,564 (ranked 9th); winner at the Michelob Championship.

1997 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 22; in money - 22; top-10 finishes - 11; stroke average 69.70 (ranked 8th); money $1,393,788 (ranked 6th); win at the Greater Milwaukee Open.

1998 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 27; in money - 22; top-10 finishes - 9; stroke average 69.93 (ranked T14th); money $1,237,053 (ranked 17th); best finish, 2nd, Kemper Open, T2 CVS Charity Classic.

1999 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 27; in money - 24; top-10 finishes - 6; stroke average 70.21 (ranked 19th); money $1,172,692 (ranked 33rd); best finish, 4th, Buick Classic.

2000 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered: 29 / Rounds Played: 104 / Cuts made: 24 / Top-10 finishes: 7; Best finish: T2nd at the Marconi Pennsylvania Classic; Earnings: $1,368,888 Rank (33rd)

2000 Stats
Scoring - 70.41 / (29th); Driving Distance - 270.6 / (131st); Driving Accuracy - 71.6% / (45th); GIR - 68.9% / (31st); Putting - 1.763 / (55th); Birdie Average - 3.82 per rd / (30th) / Total Birdies - 397; Sand Saves - 58.0% / (43rd); Scrambling - 60.9% / (66th); All-Around Rank - 477 / (32nd)

2001 Notes
One of only four players to win multiple events after the age of 45. The others were Hale Irwin in 1990, Julius Boros and Sam Snead.

2001 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered: 24 / Rounds Played: 84 / Cuts made: 17 / Top-10 finishes: 10; Best finish: Winner at the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic & Advil Western Open; Earnings: $2,875,319 Rank (7th)

2001 Stats
Scoring - 69.85 / (9th); Driving Distance - 275.8 / (133rd); Driving Accuracy - 73.9% / (19th); GIR - 67.0% / (75); Putting - 1.739 / (21st); Birdie Average - 4.00 per rd / (23rd) / Total Birdies - 336; Sand Saves - 56.1% / (40th); Scrambling - 66.5% / (4th); All-Around Rank - 435 / (20th).

2002 Notes
Over the $1 million dollar mark for the seventh straight year. 41 of 70 rounds under par.

2002 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered: 21 / Rounds Played: 70 / Cuts made: 16 / Top-10 finishes: 7 / Best finish: T-2nd at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill / Earnings: $1,465,173 Rank (38th).

2002 Stats
Scoring - 70.27 / (22nd); Driving Distance - 270.0 / (184th); Driving Accuracy - 69.8% / (62nd); GIR - 65.1% / (113th); Putting - 1.757 / (53rd); Birdie Average - 3.71 per rd / (71st) / Total Birdies - 260; Sand Saves - 53.1% / (69th); All-Around Rank - 759 / (91st).