Scott Dunlap

For the American film producer, see Scott R. Dunlap.

Scott Dunlap
Personal information
Full name	Scott Michael Dunlap
Born	(1963-08-16) August 16, 1963 (age 60) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Duluth, Georgia
Career
College	University of Florida
Turned professional	1985
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Web.com Tour Sunshine Tour Canadian Tour
Professional wins	12
Highest ranking	58 (August 20, 2000) [1]
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour	2
Korn Ferry Tour	2
PGA Tour Champions	1
Other	7
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.

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

• 1984 Southern Amateur

Professional wins (12)

Southern Africa Tour wins (2)

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	Mark McNulty
2	Feb 7, 1999	Dimension Data Pro-Am	66-65-70-72=273	−15	5 strokes	Steve van Vuuren

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1995	Telkom South African Masters	Mark McNulty	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1998	Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open	Paul Friedlander	Lost to par on second extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

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	Scott Gutschewski, Bubba Watson
2	Jan 27, 2008	Panama Movistar Championship	65-68-73-71=277	−3	1 stroke	Arjun Atwal, Jeff Klauk

Canadian Tour wins (2)

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	Mike Weir
2	Aug 6, 1995	Canadian Masters	66-72-62-68=268	−16	10 strokes	Danny Ellis, Philip Hatchett, Greg Petersen, Roger Wessels

Tour de las Américas wins (5)

• 1996 Abierto del Litoral
• 1998 Peru Open
• 1999 Peru Open, Argentine Open
• 2000 Peru Open

Champions Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	24 Aug 2014	Boeing Classic	69-63-68=200	−16	Playoff	Mark Brooks

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2014	Boeing Classic	Mark Brooks	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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.

  Top 10

  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
The Players Championship	CUT			T3	T15	CUT

  Top 10

  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001
Match Play			R64
Championship	T48		NT1
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.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
The Tradition	T59	T65	T48	T27	T27		NT	71	T36	T47
Senior PGA Championship	CUT	T50	T31	T28	T56	T44	NT	CUT	CUT	T37
U.S. Senior Open	T9	T7	T14	T29	T44	59	NT
Senior Players Championship	T58	T12	T49	T14	T24	T39	T19	T52	T44	WD
Senior British Open Championship	T6	T19	T14	T15	CUT	T29	NT			CUT

  Top 10

  Did not play

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

See also

• Biography portal

• 1995 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• List of Florida Gators men's golfers on the PGA Tour

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. 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.

External links

• Scott Dunlap at the PGA Tour official site
• Scott Dunlap at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Scott Dunlap at the Official World Golf Ranking official site