Scott Brown (golfer)
| Scott Brown | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 22, 1983 Augusta, Georgia |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Aiken, South Carolina |
| Career | |
| College | University of South Carolina Aiken |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (past champion status) |
| Former tour(s) | Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T13: 2017 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2013 |
Scott Brown (born May 22, 1983) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Brown attended the University of South Carolina Aiken, playing at Division II level collegiate golf. He turned professional in 2006, and begun playing mini-tours. He played on the NGA Hooters Tour from 2007 to 2009 and finished on top of the eGolf Professional Tour money list in 2009, with three wins.[1] In 2010 and 2011 he played on the Nationwide Tour, recording five top-three finishes in 2011 to finish eighth on the money list and earn a PGA Tour card for 2012. Brown missed his first six PGA Tour cuts before finished tied for fifth at the 2012 Puerto Rico Open.
Brown had two fifth-place finishes in 2012, but could only manage to place 148th on the PGA Tour money list, barely maintaining conditional status by $4,468. He started the 2013 season dividing his time between the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour. Brown regained his PGA Tour card through 2015 with a win at the 2013 Puerto Rico Open. He qualified for the 2013 Open Championship and as a Tour winner, the 2013 PGA Championship.
Professional wins (4)[]
PGA Tour wins (1)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 10, 2013 | Puerto Rico Open | −20 (68-63-67-70=268) | 1 stroke |  Fabián Gómez, Jordan Spieth
|
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans (with Kevin Kisner)
|
 Jonas Blixt and  Cameron Smith
|
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
eGolf Tour wins (3)[]
- 2009 Bushnell Championship, Forest Oaks Classic, Cabarrus Classic
Results in major championships[]
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T46 | T13 | 80 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in The Players Championship[]
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T62 | T30 | CUT | CUT | T23 | CUT | C | T61 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Scott Brown at the PGA Tour official site
- Scott Brown at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- American male golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Korn Ferry Tour graduates
- Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Golfers from South Carolina
- USC Aiken Pacers athletes
- Sportspeople from Aiken, South Carolina
- Sportspeople from Augusta, Georgia
- 1983 births
- Living people