Scott Hend

Scott Hend
— Golfer —

Personal information
Full name	Scott Robert Hend
Born	1973 Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Nationality	Australia
Residence	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Career
Turned professional	1997
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia Asian Tour European Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Canadian Tour
Professional wins	13
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Asian Tour	8
Other	5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T32: 2006
The Open Championship	CUT: 2005, 2015
PGA Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
Von Nida Tour Money List winner	2003

Scott Robert Hend (born 1973)^[1] is an Australian professional golfer, renowned as a long hitter.^[2]

Hend turned professional in 1997 and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia. He has since played on most of the major golf tours around the world. He has won three times in Australia, and was the inaugural winner of the Von Nida Tour Order of Merit in 2003. He has also won on the Canadian Tour, at the 2002 Victoria Open.

Hend played on the United States-based PGA Tour in 2004 and 2005, having gained his card at qualifying school for both seasons. In 2005, he was the first foreign player to win the 'Long Drive' statistic on the PGA Tour. Since 2007 he has played on the Asian Tour, winning for the first time in 2008 at the Indonesia President Invitational. He finished fourth on the Order of Merit in both 2007 and 2009, and in 2007 was named Rookie of the Year.

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	19 Oct 2014	Hong Kong Open¹	−13 (67-66-67-67=267)	Playoff	Angelo Que
2	13 Mar 2016	True Thailand Classic¹	−18 (68-64-70-68=270)	1 stroke	Piya Swangarunporn

¹ Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2014	Hong Kong Open	Angelo Que	Won with par on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	31 Aug 2008	Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational	−16 (71-69-66-66=272)	3 strokes	Lin Wen-tang
2	8 Apr 2012	ISPS Handa Singapore Classic	−11 (67-68-64=199)	1 stroke	Javi Colomo, David Lipsky, Lu Wei-chih, Mithun Perera
3	31 Mar 2013	Chiangmai Golf Classic	−20 (68-69-67-64=268)	3 strokes	Bryce Easton
4	6 Oct 2013	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	−3 (69-72-70-74=285)	4 strokes	Sam Cyr
5	20 Oct 2013	Venetian Macau Open	−16 (74-64-63-67=268)	3 strokes	Anirban Lahiri
6	19 Oct 2014	Hong Kong Open¹	−13 (67-66-67-67=267)	Playoff	Angelo Que
7	18 Oct 2015	Venetian Macao Open	−20 (66-68-64-66=268)	3 strokes	Anirban Lahiri, Chiragh Kumar
8	13 Mar 2016	True Thailand Classic¹	−18 (68-64-70-68=270)	1 stroke	Piya Swangarunporn

¹ Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

Other wins (5)

1999 South Australian PGA Championship (Foundation Tour)
2000 Toyota Southern Classic (Development Tour)
2002 Victoria Open (Canadian Tour)
2003 Queensland Open, Toyota Southern Classic (both Von Nida Tour)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T32	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

References

↑ "Scott Hend player page". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
↑ "Hend Carries Canadian Success onto PGA Tour". Golf Channel. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2010.

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