Tiburón Golf Club at
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples | | DEC. 9 - 13, 2009 | | Day | Schedule & Format | | Wed | Day One Pro-Am (Shamble) | | Thu | Day Two Pro-Am (Best-Ball) | | Fri | First-Round (Modified Alt. Shot) | | Sat | Second-Round (Better Ball) | | Sun | Final-Round (Scramble) | | »more info |
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| Scott Hoch |
 | Full Name: Scott Hoch | | Height: 5-11 | | Weight: 175 | | Birthdate: November 24, 1955 | | Birthplace: Tampa, FL | | Turned Professional: 1979 |
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| PGA TOUR Victories | | (11) 1980 Quad Cities Open. 1982 USF&G Classic. 1984 Miller High Life QCO. 1989 Las Vegas Invitational. 1994 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. 1995 Greater Milwaukee Open. 1996 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. 1997 Greater Milwaukee Open. 2001 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, Advil
Western Open. 2003 Ford Championship at Doral. |
| Champions Tour Victories | | (3) 2007 FedEx Kinko's Classic. 2008 Allianz Championship, The ACE Group Classic. |
| International Victories | | None |
| Other Victories | | (6) 1982 Pacific Masters, Casio World Open. 1986 Casio World Open. 1990 Korean Open. 1991 Korean Open. 1995 Heineken Dutch Open. |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Position | | $1,403,250 (8) |
| Current Year Highlights | | Was the first multiple winner in 2008...Claimed his second career Champions Tour title in exciting fashion when he birdied three of his final four holes to win the Allianz Championship by one stroke over Bruce Lietzke and Brad Bryant. Appeared out of contention after being 1-over through 10 holes
in his final round. Birdied five of his last eight holes to win. Made a 22-footer at No. 17 to draw even with Brad Bryant at 13-under par (Bryant had already finished his round) and then two-putted for a birdie from 23 feet at No. 18 to claim the title...His good fortune continued the next week in Naples. Trailed by two strokes after 36 holes but closed with a 4-under-par 68, which included a critical birdie on the 18th hole that eventually got him into a playoff with Tom Kite, Tom Jenkins and Brad Bryant. Made an 8-foot birdie on the first playoff hole to win for the second week in succession...Almost won a third Florida title at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. Was tied with Tom Watson for the lead standing in the 18th fairway on the last day but eventually missed a 4-foot par putt that dropped him into a T2 with Jay Haas...Was T2 in defense of his FedEx Kinko's Classic crown. Had a chance to join Denis Watson in a playoff but missed a long birdie attempt at the last hole...On the leaderboard during the weekend at the Senior PGA Championship and eventually finished T3 at Oak Hill, two strokes back of Jay Haas...Was also in the final group Sunday at the inaugural Cap Cana Championship but finished T5 in the Dominican Republic...Also was solo fifth at the JELD-WEN Tradition.
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| Career Highlights | | 2007: Played his first full season on the Champions Tour and finished 22nd on the money list, posting his first career win on the circuit...Broke through for that victory when he prevailed by two strokes over D.A. Weibring at the FedEx Kinko's Classic near Austin, TX, in May. Posted
three straight rounds in the 60s and made just one bogey in the 54-hole event. Win came in just his 10th start on the Champions Tour...Was fifth in his next start at the Regions Charity Classic near Birmingham, AL. Shot a 7-under 65 to lead by three strokes after the first round and trailed by two after 36 holes. Remained in contention in Sunday's final round before a stretch of four bogeys in five holes (Nos. 11-15) on the back nine. Missed the playoff by two strokes...Was T6 at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open after trailing by just two strokes through 36 holes...Posted a T7 at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in October near Baltimore. Trailed eventual winner Loren Roberts by two strokes after 36 holes but shot a 4-over 74 in the third round to fall out of contention. However, rebounded with a 68 Sunday to earn a spot in the top 10. Was T7 at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am and T9 at the Allianz Championship in back-to-back starts to open the season.2006: Spent majority of the season rehabbing left hand from surgery in October 2005...Made his Champions Tour debut at the Constellation Energy Classic in September and shot 72-70-69 to T27 at Hayfields CC. Appearance in Maryland was his first tournament on any TOUR since March 2005 when he reinjured the same hand during the Bay Hill Invitational and withdrew after the opening round...Two weeks later, was T8 at the rain-shortened SAS Championship near his native Raleigh, NC, shooting rounds of 69-71 at Prestonwood CC.
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| Personal | | Donated $100,000 of 1989 Las Vegas Invitational winnings to Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital in Orlando. Has a floor named after him at the Arnold Palmer Hospital thanks to his family's donations. Although son Cameron was successfully treated elsewhere for rare bone infection in right leg, he and wife Sally
are strong supporters of Orlando facility...Family has also made large donations to area hospitals and churches...Brother Buddy was a professional bowler, while their father won All-American honors in baseball at Wake Forest...Lists Harbour Town GL, Muirfield Village and the CC of North Carolina as his favorite courses...Favorite entertainer is Frank Sinatra, favorite movies include "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Blazing Saddles."...Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan...Has experienced his share of medical issues in recent years...Underwent left-hand surgery during the week of the 2005 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World. Doctors removed a couple of pieces of bone and cartilage in his hand and repaired a torn tendon that had snapped in April of that same year...Had played just four PGA TOUR events in 2003 with a nagging wrist injury and then sprained left wrist during the 2004 PGA Championship when, during the second round, he put his hands out to break a fall, after walking off the tee box and ground gave way. |
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