Scott Vincent (golfer)
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Scott Vincent | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Harare, Zimbabwe | 20 May 1992
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) |
Sporting nationality | Zimbabwe |
Residence | Denver, Colorado |
Spouse | Kelsey Loupee (m. 2017) |
Career | |
College | Virginia Tech |
Turned professional | 2015 |
Current tour(s) | Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour European Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Canada Japan Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
Other | 1 |
Scott Vincent (born 20 May 1992) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour. He has been a runner-up five times on the Asian Tour,[1] in the Shinhan Donghae Open in 2016, the Mercuries Taiwan Masters in 2017 and the Bank BRI Indonesia Open, the TAKE Solutions Masters and the Shinhan Donghae Open in 2018. He represented Zimbabwe in the 2018 World Cup of Golf[2] and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, being the first Zimbabwean golfer to do so.[3]
He met his wife Kelsey Loupee while attending Virginia Tech on a golf scholarship. The pair married in 2017.[4] Loupee acts as his caddy.[5] The pair live in Loupee's hometown of Denver, Colorado.[1][6]
Vincent finally got his first major tour victory at the 2021 Sansan KBC Augusta on the Japan Golf Tour.[7]
Amateur wins[]
- 2014 Players Amateur
Professional wins (3)[]
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 29 Aug 2021 | Sansan KBC Augusta | −17 (64-70-69-68=271) | 1 stroke | Ryo Ishikawa |
2 | 19 Sep 2021 | ANA Open | −18 (72-63-69-66=270) | 3 strokes |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2021 | Shaun Norris, | Norris won with par on second extra hole Otsuki eliminated by par on first hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 14 Jun 2019 | Landic Challenge 7 | −16 (66-65-69=200) | 5 strokes |
Results in World Golf Championships[]
Tournament | 2018 |
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Championship | |
Match Play | |
Invitational | |
Champions | T37 |
"T" = tied
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Zimbabwe): 2010, 2012[2]
Professional
References[]
- ^ a b Robertson, Jimmy (28 July 2021). "After Long Wait, VA Tech's Vincent Ready To Take Aim at Olympic Glory". The Roanoke Star. Whisper One Media. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ a b Chitziga, Takudzwa (3 August 2021). "Vincent's show at Olympics hailed". The Herald. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Mhlanga, Ellina (29 July 2021). "Vincent targets strong show at Tokyo Games". The Herald. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Nhakaniso, Daniel (13 January 2019). "Kariba refreshes buoyant Scott Vincent". The Standard. Alpha Media Holdings. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Nhakaniso, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Scott Vincent surpasses US$2 million earnings". The Standard. Alpha Media Holdings. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Zililo, Ricky (12 July 2021). "Scott Vincent raring to go". The Chronicle. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Yeoman, Nigel (29 August 2021). "Vincent denies favourite Ishikawa in KBC Augusta". Golf Grinder. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
External links[]
- Scott Vincent at PGA
- Scott Vincent at PGA European Tour
- Scott Vincent at Japan Golf Tour
- Scott Vincent at Official World Golf Ranking
- Scott Vincent at Olympedia
- Scott Vincent at the Asian Tour official site
- Scott Vincent at the PGA Tour official site
- Scott Vincent at the European Tour official site
- Scott Vincent at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Scott Vincent at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Zimbabwean male golfers
- Asian Tour golfers
- European Tour golfers
- Olympic golfers of Zimbabwe
- Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Virginia Tech Hokies men's golfers
- Sportspeople from Harare
- White Zimbabwean sportspeople
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Golf biography stubs
- Zimbabwean sportspeople stubs