Jean Hugo (golfer)

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Jean Hugo
Personal information
Full nameVictor Jean Hugo
Born (1975-12-03) 3 December 1975 (age 48)
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceCenturion, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1999
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins23
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour21
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1999, 2001, 2010
Achievements and awards
Southern Africa Tour
Rookie of the Year		1999–2000
Sunshine Tour
Players' Player of the Year		2011

Victor Jean Hugo (born 3 December 1975) is a South African professional golfer.

Golf career

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Hugo matriculated at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch, South Africa in 1994. Three years later he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from University of Stellenbosch. He is the youngest son of organic chemist Professor Victor Hugo and Esme Hugo who were both active in sport and sport administration. He also excelled in rugby and cricket before choosing golf as a career.

Hugo played on the European Tour and had his best season in 2001 when he finished 34th on the Order of Merit.

Amateur wins

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Source:[1]

Professional wins (23)

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Sunshine Tour wins (21)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 28 Nov 1999 Zimbabwe Open −17 (62-66-65-68=271) 2 strokes South Africa Ulrich van den Berg
2 29 Oct 2000 Western Cape Classic −9 (70-65-72=207) 1 stroke South Africa Titch Moore, South Africa Phillip Sanderson,
Namibia Schalk van der Merwe
3 21 Apr 2006 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella −8 (71-70-67=208) 5 strokes South Africa Chris Williams
4 29 Apr 2006 SAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st) −16 (68-64-68=200) 2 strokes South Africa Anton Haig
5 4 Feb 2007 Nashua Masters −11 (64-67-68-70=269) Playoff South Africa Titch Moore
6 10 May 2008 Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open 56 pts (16-26-13-1=56) 6 points South Africa Neil Schietekat
7 30 May 2008 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Selborne −13 (69-66-68=203) 2 strokes South Africa Bradford Vaughan
8 16 Apr 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf (3) at Gardener Ross −15 (69-70-62=201) 1 stroke South Africa Charl Schwartzel
9 17 Sep 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf (4) at Stellenbosch −17 (66-67-66=199) 3 strokes South Africa Shaun Norris
10 30 Oct 2010 Platinum Classic −20 (66-64-66=196) 2 strokes South Africa Michiel Bothma
11 28 May 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf (5) at Pretoria −11 (72-66-67=205) 3 strokes South Africa George Coetzee, Brazil Adilson da Silva
12 29 Jul 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf (6) at Simola −15 (68-69-64=201) Playoff South Africa Peter Karmis
13 23 Sep 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final (7) −8 (70-72-66=208) 2 strokes South Africa Louis de Jager, South Africa Lyle Rowe
14 23 Aug 2013 Vodacom Origins of Golf (8) at Langebaan −14 (72-63-67=202) 7 strokes South Africa Merrick Bremner, South Africa Andrew Curlewis,
South Africa Jbe' Kruger
15 25 Jul 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf (9) at Arabella −7 (68-69=137)* 1 stroke South Africa Rhys West
16 22 Aug 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf (10) at San Lameer −6 (67-69-74=210) 1 stroke South Africa Peter Karmis, South Africa Derick Petersen
17 12 Sep 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf (11) at Vaal de Grace −21 (65-66-64=195) 1 stroke South Africa Jacques Kruyswijk
18 7 Mar 2018 Steyn City Team Championship
(with South Africa Hennie du Plessis) 		−23 (66-66-61=193) 1 stroke South Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout and South Africa Kyle McClatchie
19 11 Oct 2019 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge −11 (60-65-74=199) 4 strokes South Africa Hennie du Plessis, South Africa Clinton Grobler
20 18 Aug 2024 Vodacom Origins of Golf (12) at Highland Gate −13 (66-67-70=203) 1 stroke South Africa Jonathan Broomhead
21 15 Sep 2024 Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship
(with South Africa Ruan Korb) 		−20 (65-69-67-73=264) 4 strokes South Africa Jaco Ahlers and South Africa Michael Hollick,
South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr and South Africa Stefan Wears-Taylor

*Note: The 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria South Africa Desvonde Botes Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2007 Nashua Masters South Africa Titch Moore Won with par on first extra hole
3 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola South Africa Peter Karmis Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2011 KCM Zambia Open Scotland Doug McGuigan Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 9 Jul 2000 Volvo Finnish Open −15 (62-69-74-68=273) 5 strokes Sweden Magnus Persson Atlevi, Denmark Nils Roerbaek-Petersen

Other wins (1)

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  • 2005 Wild Coast Sun Touring Pro-Am (South Africa)

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT

Note: Hugo only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2009
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions 73
  Did not play

Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sanlam South African Amateur Championship" (PDF). Golf South Africa.
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