Scott Gump

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Scott Gump
Personal information
Born (1965-12-17) December 17, 1965 (age 59)
Merritt Island, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Miami
Turned professional1988
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
U.S. Golf Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 98 (May 23, 1999) [1]
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T46: 2000
PGA Championship T23: 1998
U.S. Open T51: 1992
The Open Championship CUT: 1999

Scott Gump (born December 17, 1965) is a former American professional golfer.

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Gump was born in Merritt Island, Florida. He has had three Nationwide Tour victories and has finished runner-up three times in PGA Tour tournaments, including The Players Championship in 1999. He also competed on mini-tours in the United States, winning several tournaments.

Professional wins (6)

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Mar 6, 1994 Nike Monterrey Open −19 (67-67-68-67=269)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Brian Henninger
2May 29, 1994 Nike Greater Greenville Classic −16 (71-67-66-68=272)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tim Conley
3Sep 26, 2004 Albertsons Boise Open −14 (66-68-68-68=270)2 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Long, Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Walker

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1994 Nike Cleveland Open Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Armour III, Flag of the United States.svg Tom Scherrer Armour won with birdie on first extra hole

U.S. Golf Tour wins (1)

Space Coast Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament1988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
Masters Tournament CUTT46
U.S. Open CUTT51CUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T79T23CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament199219931994199519961997199819992000
The Players Championship 66CUTT19T65T542T42
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

See also

References

  1. "Week 21 1999 Ending 23 May 1999" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. Culpepper, Joe (March 31, 1989). "Rekindled Allen vies for Laurel title" . The Clarion-Ledger. p. 3C. Retrieved January 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Gump captures mini-tour title" . Florida Today. October 12, 1988. p. 3C. Retrieved January 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Scoreboard | Golf | Space Coast Tour" . The Orlando Sentinel. April 5, 1989. p. C-6. Retrieved January 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.