Jean Hugo (golfer)

Jean Hugo
Jean Hugo
Personal information
Full name	Victor Jean Hugo
Born	3 December 1975 (age 48); Stellenbosch, South Africa
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Centurion, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1999
Current tour(s)	Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	23
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour	21
Challenge Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1999, 2001, 2010
Achievements and awards
Southern Africa Tour; Rookie of the Year
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

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

1998 South African International Amateur Match-play Championship
1999 South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Source:^[1]

Professional wins (23)

Sunshine Tour wins (21)

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	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	SAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st)	−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	−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	−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	−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 (72-63-67=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	7 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
20	18 Aug 2024	Vodacom Origins of Golf (12) at Highland Gate	−13 (66-67-70=203)	1 stroke	Jonathan Broomhead
21	15 Sep 2024	Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship (with Ruan Korb)	−20 (65-69-67-73=264)	4 strokes	Jaco Ahlers and Michael Hollick, Trevor Fisher Jnr and 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	Desvonde Botes	Lost to birdie 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin 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

Tournament	2009
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions	73

Did not play

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1998

References

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

External links

Jean Hugo at the European Tour official site
Jean Hugo at the Sunshine Tour official site
Jean Hugo at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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

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