finished 41st on the Order of Merit in 1993, the only time he finished in the top 50. Since retiring from life as a touring professional, Hutchinson has maintained work in the golf industry. He has worked as a golf commentator for Sky Sports. He has been known as the "Voice of Golf" in South Africa. During this era, he was awarded Honorary Life President South African PGA. In 2008, he was awarded by the PGA of South Africa as one of its first five "Master Professionals." The following year, he was inducted into the South African Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was recipient of the Master Class South African Golf Professional Award. In 2017, Hutchinson contributed to a book, The Hole Truth and Other Mostly True Stories, with contemporary South African golfers Dale Hayes and Simon Hobday. In January 2020, it was announced that a challenge match, the Denis Hutchinson Challenge Trophy, would be played at his home course, Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club. The event was in honor of Hutchinson's accomplishments as a golfer. The event would feature ten Sunshine Tour players and ten PGA of South Africa professionals verses 20 GolfRSA amateurs. In March 2021, he earned life membership on the Sunshine Tour. Professional wins (15) South African wins (11) 1955 Natal Open (as an amateur) 1956 Southern Rhodesian Championship (as an amateur) 1959 South African Open Championship (as an amateur) 1961 Dunlop South African Masters 1962 Dunlop South African Masters, Cock o' the North 1963 Cock o' the North 1965 Dunlop South African Masters 1967 Western Province Open 1970 South African PGA Championship 1971 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters European wins (4) 1962 Jeyes Tournament (Professional section) 1963 Woodlawn International 1964 Woodlawn International 1966 French Open Results in major championships Note: Hutchinson never played in the PGA Championship. CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Source: Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1958 Commonwealth Tournament (representing South Africa): 1954, 1959 (winners) Professional Canada Cup (representing South Africa): 1962, 1964 References External links Denis Hutchinson at the PGA Tour official site Denis Hutchinson at the European Tour official site Zimbabwean male golfers South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers Sportspeople from Mutare Golfers from Johannesburg 1932 births Living people