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Scott Hoch

United States · born , Raleigh, North Carolina

3Ryder Cup points from 7 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 2-3-2 · 3 points (42.9%)
  • Singles 0-1-1 · Foursomes 2-1-0 · Four-ball 0-1-1
  • Best major finish runner-up, 1989 Masters
  • Open top 10s 2002 (T8)
  • Amateur runner-up 1978 U.S. Amateur and 1979 The Amateur

Near misses

  1. 1978 U.S. Amateur Plainfield Country Club · runner-up to John Cook · 5 & 4
  2. 1979 The Amateur Championship Hillside Golf Club · runner-up to Jay Sigel · 3 & 2
  3. 1989 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Nick Faldo · 283 · lost playoff
  4. 2002 The Open Muirfield · finished T8 · 280 (-4)

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 7 matches: 2 won, 3 lost, 2 halved, 3 points. Foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 0-1-1, singles 0-1-1.

  1. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-0-1, 2.5 points · automatic
  2. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 0-3-1, 0.5 points · automatic

Rivals

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Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Nick Faldo's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1997 Ryder Cup Montgomerie conceded Scott Hoch's 15-foot par putt on 18 to halve the final singles, which sealed Europe's 14.5–13.5 outright win.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1989 Masters

    Runner-up to Nick Faldo · 283.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1989.

    Career line, 1978–2002

    Masters
    1989 Masters: runner-up to Nick Faldo
    The Open
    2002 The Open: finished T8
    Ryder Cup
    1997 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-12002 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-3-1
    U.S. Amateur
    1978 U.S. Amateur: runner-up
    The Amateur
    1979 The Amateur: runner-up
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    6 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Scott Hoch was born in 1955 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hoch's best major finish was second, at the 1989 Masters. Hoch was runner-up at the 1978 U.S. Amateur and the 1979 The Amateur. Hoch played in 2 Ryder Cups for USA (1997, 2002), winning 2, losing 3 and halving 2 of 7 matches for 3 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1978 U.S. Amateur Plainfield Country Club · runner-up to John Cook · 5 & 4
    2. 1979 The Amateur Championship Hillside Golf Club · runner-up to Jay Sigel · 3 & 2
    3. 1989 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Nick Faldo · 283 · lost playoff
    4. 2002 The Open Muirfield · finished T8 · 280 (-4)

    Ryder Cup

    Hoch played 2 Ryder Cups for USA: 7 matches, 2 won, 3 lost, 2 halved, 3 points (42.9% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 0-1-1, singles 0-1-1 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-0-1, 2.5 points · automatic
    2. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 0-3-1, 0.5 points · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Jim Furyk (2), Lee Janzen (1), Jeff Maggert (1), Scott Verplank (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Scott Hoch
    3. R&A 2002
    4. GC: 1997 ryder cup
    5. SI Vault 1997 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/1997/08/25/you-da-man-lee-janzen-made-tom-kites-job-as-captain-a-little-easier-by-proving-with-his-play-at-winged-foot-that-he-belonged-on-the-ryder-cup-team
    6. Wikipedia: 1997 Ryder Cup
    7. GC: 2002 ryder cup
    8. SI Vault 2001 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/08/27/tough-calls-picking-the-ryder-cup-wild-cards-was-a-difficult-job-but-somebody-namely-curtis-strange-had-to-do-it
    9. Deseret News 2001
    10. Golf Channel
    11. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    12. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    13. Wikipedia: Plainfield Country Club
    14. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    15. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    16. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners