Scott Dunlap

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Scott Dunlap
Personal information
Full nameScott Michael Dunlap
Born (1963-08-16) August 16, 1963 (age 61)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Duluth, Georgia
Career
College University of Florida
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Sunshine Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins13
Highest ranking 58 (August 20, 2000) [1]
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour2
PGA Tour Champions2
Other7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T9: 2000
U.S. Open T24: 1997
The Open Championship T10: 1999
Achievements and awards
Champions Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2014

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.

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Early life

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dunlap grew up in Sarasota, Florida. [2] 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. [3] 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. [3] [4]

While at Florida, he became a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. [5] 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 feet (9 m) and Dunlap two-putted for the win. [6] [7] The winner's share was $300,000 and along with the trophy, he received a leather flight jacket. [8]

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

Professional wins (13)

Southern Africa Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Feb 5, 1995 Telkom South African Masters 74-67-71-67=272−9Playoff Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty
2Feb 7, 1999 Dimension Data Pro-Am 66-65-70-72=273−155 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Steve van Vuuren

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1995 Telkom South African Masters Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1998 Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open Flag of Eswatini.svg Paul Friedlander Lost to par on second extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Oct 3, 2004 Mark Christopher Charity Classic 65-69-72-66=272−123 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Gutschewski, Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson
2Jan 27, 2008 Panama Movistar Championship 65-68-73-71=277−31 stroke Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal, Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Klauk

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 10, 1994 Xerox Manitoba Open 68-70-68-70=276−82 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Weir
2Aug 6, 1995 Canadian Masters 66-72-62-68=268−1610 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Danny Ellis, Flag of the United States.svg Philip Hatchett,
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Petersen, Flag of South Africa.svg Roger Wessels

Tour de las Américas wins (5)

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 24, 2014 Boeing Classic 69-63-68=200−16Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks
2May 5, 2024 Insperity Invitational 65-70=135*−91 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby, Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant

*Note: The 2024 Insperity Invitational was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 Boeing Classic Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
U.S. Open CUTCUTT24T52CUT
The Open Championship CUTT29T10CUT
PGA Championship T68T9T51

Note: Dunlap never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament199719981999200020012002
The Players Championship CUTT3T15CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament199920002001
Match Play R64
Championship T48NT1
Invitational

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

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 before 2022.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Tradition T59T65T48T27T27NT71T36T47T39
Senior PGA Championship CUTT50T31T28T56T44NTCUTCUTT37T21
U.S. Senior Open T9T7T14T29T4459NTT64
Senior Players Championship T58T12T49T14T24T39T19T52T44WDT26
Senior British Open Championship T6T19T14T15CUTT29NTCUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = tied
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 33 2000 Ending 20 Aug 2000" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ Pfankuch, Bart (September 3, 2010). "Sarasota native Scott Dunlap leads Nationwide Tour event". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 34, 37, 39, 41 (2010). Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ 2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 36 (2008). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ The Rainbow, vol. 130, no. 2, p. 15
  6. ↑ "Scott Dunlap wins Champions Tour's Boeing Classic". USA Today. Associated Press. August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Boeing Classic: Leaderboard". Yahoo! Sports. August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Scott Dunlap answers one final challenge to net first victory in the Boeing Classic". Seattle Times. August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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