Scott Brown (golfer)

Scott Brown
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1983-05-22) May 22, 1983
Augusta, Georgia
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Aiken, South Carolina
Career
College University of South Carolina Aiken
Turned professional 2006
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Professional wins 4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2013
PGA Championship T46: 2014

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 Argentina Fabián Gómez, United States Jordan Spieth

eGolf Tour wins (3)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2013 2014
Masters Tournament DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP
PGA Championship CUT T46

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

See also

References

External links

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