Jean Hugo (golfer)

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

Jean Hugo
Personal information
Full nameVictor Jean Hugo
Born (1975-12-03) 3 December 1975
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Nationality South Africa
ResidenceCenturion, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1999
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins21
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour19
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1999, 2001, 2010

Hugo matriculated at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch, South Africa in 1994 and graduated three years later with a BA Degree from the University of Stellenbosch prior to becoming a professional golfer. 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 (2)

  • 1998 South African Amateur Championship
  • 1999 South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins (21)

Sunshine Tour wins (19)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 28 Nov 1999 Zimbabwe Open −17 (62-66-65-68=271) 2 strokes Ulrich van den Berg
2 29 Oct 2000 Western Cape Classic −9 (70-65-72=207) 1 stroke Titch Moore, Phillip Sanderson,
Schalk van der Merwe
3 21 Apr 2006 Vodacom Origins of Golf
at Arabella
−8 (71-70-67=208) 5 strokes Chris Williams
4 29 Apr 2006 South African Airways Pro-Am Invitational
at Cape Town
−16 (68-64-68=200) 2 strokes Anton Haig
5 4 Feb 2007 Nashua Masters −11 (64-67-68-70=269) Playoff Titch Moore
6 10 May 2008 Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open 56 pts (16-26-13-1=56) 6 points Neil Schietekat
7 30 May 2008 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2)
at Selborne GC
−13 (69-66-68=203) 2 strokes Bradford Vaughan
8 16 Apr 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf (3)
at Gardener Ross
−15 (69-70-62=201) 1 stroke Charl Schwartzel
9 17 Sep 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf (4)
at Stellenbosch GC
−17 (66-67-66=199) 3 strokes Shaun Norris
10 30 Oct 2010 Platinum Classic −20 (66-64-66=196) 2 strokes Michiel Bothma
11 28 May 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf (5)
at Pretoria CC
−11 (72-66-67=205) 3 strokes George Coetzee, Adilson da Silva
12 29 Jul 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf (6)
at Simola
−15 (68-69-64=201) Playoff Peter Karmis
13 23 Sep 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final (7) −8 (70-72-66=208) 2 strokes Louis de Jager, Lyle Rowe
14 23 Aug 2013 Vodacom Origins of Golf (8)
at Langebaan
−14 (77-63-67=202) 7 strokes Merrick Bremner, Andrew Curlewis,
Jbe' Kruger
15 25 Jul 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf (9)
at Arabella
−7 (68-69=137) 1 stroke Rhys West
16 22 Aug 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf (10)
at San Lameer
−6 (67-69-74=210) 1 stroke Peter Karmis, Derick Petersen
17 12 Sep 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf (11)
at Vaal de Grace
−21 (65-66-64=195) 1 stroke Jacques Kruyswijk
18 6 Mar 2018 Steyn City Team Championship
(with Hennie du Plessis)
−23 (66-66-61=193) 1 stroke Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Kyle McClatchie
19 11 Oct 2019 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge −11 (60-65-74=199) 4 strokes Hennie du Plessis, Clinton Grobler

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–2)

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

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1 9 Jul 2000 Volvo Finnish Open −15 (62-69-74-68=273) 5 strokes Magnus Persson Atlevi, Nils Roerbaek-Petersen

Other wins (1)

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

Results in major championships

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

Tournament2009
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions 73
  Did not play

Team appearances

Amateur

See also


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