Professional Career
Hancock turned professional in 1976 and played briefly in Europe his first year, after failing to earn a spot on the PGA Tour by a single stroke in qualifying school. He joined the PGA Tour the following year. Hancock played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1977 to 1985; his career was plagued by long absences due to back ailments. After leaving the tour, he has held various teaching and club professional jobs in Florida and Alabama.
Hancock lives in Montgomery, Alabama, and works as a club and teaching professional at Indian Pines Golf Course in Auburn, Alabama.
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