Scott Dunlap
American professional golfer
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::summary American professional golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Scott Dunlap |
| image | |
| image_size | |
| fullname | Scott Michael Dunlap |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 185 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Duluth, Georgia, U.S. |
| college | University of Florida |
| yearpro | 1985 |
| tour | PGA Tour Champions |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| Web.com Tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | |
| Canadian Tour | |
| prowins | 13 |
| sunwins | 2 |
| nwidewins | 2 |
| champwins | 2 |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 7 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | DNP |
| usopen | T24: 1997 |
| open | T10: 1999 |
| pga | T9: 2000 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | [Champions Tour |
| Rookie of the Year](champions-tour-rookie-of-the-year) | |
| year1 | 2014 |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
| name = Scott Dunlap | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = Scott Michael Dunlap | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = 185 lb | nationality = | residence = Duluth, Georgia, U.S. | spouse = | children = | college = University of Florida | yearpro = 1985 | tour = PGA Tour Champions | extour = PGA Tour Web.com Tour Sunshine Tour Canadian Tour | prowins = 13 | sunwins = 2 | nwidewins = 2 | champwins = 2 | seneurowins = | otherwins = 7 | majorwins = | masters = DNP | usopen = T24: 1997 | open = T10: 1999 | pga = T9: 2000 | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = Champions Tour Rookie of the Year | year1 = 2014 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = Scott Michael Dunlap (born August 16, 1963) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions, having previously been a member of the PGA Tour.
Early life
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dunlap grew up in Sarasota, Florida. The valedictorian of the class of 1981 at Sarasota High School.
Amateur career
Dunlap accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville where he played for the Florida Gators men's golf team in NCAA competition from 1982 to 1985. During his 1985 senior season, the Gators won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) team championship, and Dunlap was recognized as a first-team All-SEC selection, an All-American, and the Golf Week Male Amateur of the Year.
While at Florida, he became a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Dunlap graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1986.
Professional career
Dunlap played on the PGA Tour's developmental tour in 1990, 1998, and from 2003 to 2013, and has two victories. He played on the PGA Tour in 1996–97, 1999–2002, and 2012. His best finishes on PGA Tour were a trio of tied for third places: 1996 Bell Canadian Open, 1999 Doral-Ryder Open, and 2000 The Players Championship and his best finish on the year-end money list was 44th in 2000. He had top ten finishes in major championships at the Open Championship in 1999 at Carnoustie and the PGA Championship in 2000 at Valhalla.
Champions Tour
Dunlap turned 50 in August 2013 and began playing the Champions Tour full-time in 2014; he won his first title at the Boeing Classic near Seattle that August, defeating Mark Brooks on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. At the par-5 18th, Dunlap's second shot stopped four feet (1.3 m) from the pin. Brooks' birdie attempt missed from 30 ft and Dunlap two-putted for the win. The winner's share was $300,000 and along with the trophy, he received a leather flight jacket.
Personal life
He has a sister, Page Dunlap, who is also a professional golfer. She won the individual 1986 NCAA Women's Golf Championship while playing for the Florida Gators women's golf team.
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1984 Southern Amateur
Professional wins (13)
Southern Africa Tour wins (2)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Feb 5, 1995 | Telkom South African Masters | 74-67-71-67=272 | −9 | Playoff | ZIM Mark McNulty | | 2 | Feb 7, 1999 | Dimension Data Pro-Am | 66-65-70-72=273 | −15 | 5 strokes | ZAF Steve van Vuuren | ::
Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | Telkom South African Masters | ZIM Mark McNulty | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1998 | Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open | SWZ Paul Friedlander | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| :: |
Nationwide Tour wins (2)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Oct 3, 2004 | Mark Christopher Charity Classic | 65-69-72-66=272 | −12 | 3 strokes | USA Scott Gutschewski, USA Bubba Watson | | 2 | Jan 27, 2008 | Panama Movistar Championship | 65-68-73-71=277 | −3 | 1 stroke | IND Arjun Atwal, USA Jeff Klauk | ::
Canadian Tour wins (2)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Jul 10, 1994 | Xerox Manitoba Open | 68-70-68-70=276 | −8 | 2 strokes | CAN Mike Weir | | 2 | Aug 6, 1995 | Canadian Masters | 66-72-62-68=268 | −16 | 10 strokes | USA Danny Ellis, USA Philip Hatchett, USA Greg Petersen, ZAF Roger Wessels | ::
Tour de las Américas wins (5)
- 1996 Abierto del Litoral
- 1998 Peru Open
- 1999 Peru Open, Argentine Open
- 2000 Peru Open
PGA Tour Champions wins (2)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Aug 24, 2014 | Boeing Classic | 69-63-68=200 | −16 | Playoff | USA Mark Brooks | | 2 | May 5, 2024 | Insperity Invitational | 65-70=135 | −9 | 1 stroke | AUS Stuart Appleby, USA Joe Durant | ::
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Boeing Classic | USA Mark Brooks | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| :: |
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T24 | T52 | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T29 | T10 | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | T68 | T9 | T51 | ||||||||
| :: |
Note: Dunlap never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
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| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T3 | T15 | CUT | ||
| :: |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
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| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | ||
| Championship | T48 | NT1 | |
| Invitational | |||
| :: |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Results in senior major championships
Results not in chronological order. ::data[format=table]
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T59 | T65 | T48 | T27 | T27 | NT | 71 | T36 | T47 | T39 | WD | |
| Senior PGA Championship | CUT | T50 | T31 | T28 | T56 | T44 | NT | CUT | CUT | T37 | T21 | CUT |
| Senior Players Championship | T58 | T12 | T49 | T14 | T24 | T39 | T19 | T52 | T44 | WD | T26 | T68 |
| U.S. Senior Open | T9 | T7 | T14 | T29 | T44 | 59 | NT | T64 | CUT | |||
| Senior British Open Championship | T6 | T19 | T14 | T15 | CUT | T29 | NT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
| :: |
"T" = tied
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Notes
References
References
- Pfankuch, Bart. (September 3, 2010). "Sarasota native Scott Dunlap leads Nationwide Tour event". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- ''[http://web.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2010/supplement.pdf Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement] {{webarchive. link. (2012-04-02 '', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 34, 37, 39, 41 (2010). Retrieved July 12, 2011.)
- ''[http://www.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2008/pdf/5_history.pdf 2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide]'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 36 (2008). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- The Rainbow, vol. 130, no. 2, p. 15
- (August 24, 2014). "Scott Dunlap wins Champions Tour's Boeing Classic". USA Today.
- (August 24, 2014). "Boeing Classic: Leaderboard". Yahoo! Sports.
- (August 24, 2014). "Scott Dunlap answers one final challenge to net first victory in the Boeing Classic". Seattle Times.
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