Denis Hutchinson

Denis John Hutchinson (born 14 March 1932) is a former professional golfer from Zimbabwe who lives in South Africa. He played most of his career on the South African Tour (now Sunshine Tour) finding success, winning five times there between 1959 and 1970.

Denis Hutchinson
Personal information
Full nameDenis John Hutchinson
NicknameHutchie
Born (1932-03-14) 14 March 1932
Umtali, Rhodesia
(now Mutare, Zimbabwe)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality Zimbabwe
 South Africa
ResidenceJohannesburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1959
Retired1999
Former tour(s)South African Tour
Professional wins15
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1960, 1962
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 1960
The Open ChampionshipT16: 1962

Hutchinson was born in Umtali, Southern Rhodesia (now Mutare, Zimbabwe), and later moved to Johannesburg, South Africa. He turned professional not long after winning the South African Open Championship as an amateur in 1959. He went on to win the South African PGA Championship in 1970 and the Dunlop South African Masters three times. Outside of South Africa, he won the French Open in 1966.

Hutchinson retired from tournament golf after playing on the South African Seniors Tour in 1999, and has since become considered as the "voice of golf" in South Africa, having been a mainstay of the SuperSport golf commentary team, as well as working internationally for Sky Sports.[1] He is also honorary Life President of the PGA of South Africa.

Professional wins (15)

South African wins (11)

European wins (4)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T18 T16 T33 T34 T21 T27 T22

Note: Hutchinson never played in the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. "Compleat Golfer honour Sterne". News24. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  2. "Mercedes Benz Southern Africa Hall of Fame: Denis Hutchinson". The Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. "Hutchinson wins". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1971.
  4. "Hutchinson Wins". The Glasgow Herald. 19 August 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  5. "Woodlawn Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 10 August 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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