Scott Gregory (golfer)

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Scott Gregory
Amateur champion.jpg
Gregory with the Amateur Championship trophy
Personal information
Full nameScott Samuel Gregory
Born (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30)
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Waterlooville, Hampshire, England
Career
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2017
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2017, 2018
The Open Championship CUT: 2016

Scott Samuel Gregory (born 1 October 1994) is an English professional golfer. He won the 2016 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, beating Robert MacIntyre 2&1 in the final, becoming the first Hampshire-born player to win the Championship. [1] [2]

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Early career

Gregory first began the game going to the driving range with his father when he was about five years old and took to the game right away. As he got older, he went to the local pitch and putt courses where he was able to develop his short game and scoring until he was good enough to progress onto a proper golf course. The next step came when he was eight years old when he joined his local course which is Portsmouth Golf Club where he first started playing competitive golf. He played in junior matches and got his first handicap of 28 when he was nine years old. He played there for a couple of years before joining Waterlooville Golf Club and this is where he would play the majority of his junior golf.

In 2009 he joined Corhampton Golf Club where he is still based today. It was a natural progression for him as he needed somewhere where the condition was dry enough to practice all year round. Corhampton has superb practice facilities and is built on chalk. He saw the benefits straight away and won the club championships in 2010 at the age of 15.

Amateur career

In 2014 he was runner-up in the English Amateur at Saunton losing 2&1 to Nick Marsh and in 2016 he was runner-up in the Spanish Amateur Championship, losing 9&8 in the final to Romain Langasque, the 2015 Amateur champion. [3]

Later in 2016 he won the 2016 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, beating Robert MacIntyre 2&1 in the final. This gave him entry to the 2016 Open Championship, the 2017 Masters Tournament and the 2017 U.S. Open. [2] In his first round in the Open he was 4-under-par after 10 holes but dropped 11 shots in the last 8 holes to finish with a 7-over-par 78. He had a second round 73 and missed the cut. In the Masters he scored 82 and 75 and missed the cut, although he had an eagle 3 at the second hole of his second round. In the U.S. Open he had rounds of 75 and 73 to miss the cut by 3.

His current home club is Corhampton, Hampshire. [4]

Professional career

Gregory turned professional after playing in the 2017 Walker Cup. He played a few events towards the end of 2017 and finished tied for 8th place in the Challenge de España. He struggled with injury in 2018 and had little success. He qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open, scoring 67 and 69 in sectional qualifying at Walton Heath Golf Club, his first major championship as a professional. He scored 92 in the first round of the U.S. Open, including 10 bogeys, 3 double-bogeys and 2 triple-bogeys and, despite a second round 75, finished last of the 156 competitors. However, the season ended successfully when he earned a 2019 European Tour card through Q School after finishing tied for 11th place in the 6-round final stage. [5]

Amateur wins

Source: [6]

Professional wins (1)

Clutch Pro Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
120 Mar 2020 The Shire−6 (66)1 stroke Flag of England.svg James Mack

Results in major championships

Tournament201620172018
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Scott Gregory wins The 121st Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl". The R&A . 18 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Corhampton golfer Scott Gregory wins the British Amateur Championship in Wales". Southern Daily Echo . 19 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "England's Gregory takes runner-up spot in Spanish amateur". England Golf. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Details for Gregory, Scott". European Golf Rankings. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gregory caps off tough year with ultimate prize". PGA European Tour. 15 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Scott Gregory". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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