| Intro | Professional golfer |
| Is |
Athlete Golfer |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
3 December 1975 |
| Age | 45 years |
Victor Jean Hugo (born 3 December 1975) is a South African professional golfer.
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 (18)
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, Nils Roerbaek-Petersen |
Sunshine Tour wins (17)
| 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 Tour at Arabella | −8 (71-70-67=208) | 5 strokes | Chris Williams |
| 4 | 29 Apr 2006 | South African Airways Pro-Am Invitational (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 Tour at Selborne GC | −13 (69-66-68=203) | 2 strokes | Bradford Vaughan |
| 8 | 16 Apr 2010 | Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour at Gardener Ross | −15 (69-70-62=201) | 1 stroke | Charl Schwartzel |
| 9 | 17 Sep 2010 | Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour 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 Tour at Pretoria CC | −11 (72-66-67=205) | 3 strokes | George Coetzee, Adilson da Silva |
| 12 | 29 Jul 2011 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour at Simola | −15 (68-69-64=201) | Playoff | Peter Karmis |
| 13 | 23 Sep 2011 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | −8 (70-72-66=208) | 2 strokes | Louis de Jager, Lyle Rowe |
| 14 | 23 Aug 2013 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour at Langebaan | −14 (77-63-67=202) | 7 strokes |
Merrick Bremner, Andrew Curlewis, Jbe’ Kruger |
| 15 | 25 Jul 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | −7 (68-69=137) | 1 stroke | Rhys West |
| 16 | 22 Aug 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at San Lameer | −6 (67-69-74=210) | 1 stroke | Peter Karmis, Derick Petersen |
| 17 | 12 Sep 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace | −21 (65-66-64=210) | 1 stroke | Jacques Kruyswijk |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
“T” = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1998