Scott Hend

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Scott Hend
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Personal information
Full nameScott Robert Hend
Born1973
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S.
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Career
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Canadian Tour
Professional wins17
Highest ranking 59 (25 December 2016) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour10 (Tied-4th all-time)
European Senior Tour2
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T42: 2016
U.S. Open T32: 2006
The Open Championship T54: 2017
Achievements and awards
Von Nida Tour
Order of Merit winner
2003
Asian Tour
Rookie of the Year
2007
Asian Tour
Order of Merit winner
2016
Asian Tour
Players' Player of the Year
2016

Scott Robert Hend (born 1973) [2] is an Australian professional golfer who has played on a number of the world's main tours. He is renowned as a long hitter. [3]

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Professional career

Hend turned professional in 1997 and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia. He has since played on most of the major golf tours around the world. He has won three times in Australia, and was the inaugural winner of the Von Nida Tour Order of Merit in 2003. He has also won on the Canadian Tour, at the 2002 Victoria Open.

Hend played on the United States-based PGA Tour in 2004 and 2005, having gained his card at qualifying school for both seasons. In 2005, he was the first foreign player to win the 'Long Drive' statistic on the PGA Tour. Since 2007 he has played on the Asian Tour, winning for the first time in 2008 at the Indonesia President Invitational. He finished fourth on the Order of Merit in both 2007 and 2009, and in 2007 was named Rookie of the Year.

In June 2016, Hend won the Queen's Cup in Thailand by one stroke, for his ninth victory on the Asian Tour. This moved him up into a tie for third place on the all-time winners list, behind only Thaworn Wiratchant and Thongchai Jaidee. He went on to win the 2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit. [4]

Hend won his third European Tour title in March 2019 at the Maybank Championship. This was also his tenth victory on the Asian Tour, in a co-sanctioned event. He won the event in a dramatic playoff with Nacho Elvira, making a birdie at the first extra hole. [5]

Professional wins (17)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
119 Oct 2014 Hong Kong Open 1−13 (67-66-67-67=267)Playoff Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Que
213 Mar 2016 True Thailand Classic 1−18 (68-64-70-68=270)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Piya Swangarunporn
324 Mar 2019 Maybank Championship 1−15 (69-70-67-67=273)Playoff Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 Hong Kong Open Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Que Won with par on first extra hole
2 2016 Omega European Masters Flag of Sweden.svg Alex Norén Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2017 Omega European Masters Flag of England.svg Matt Fitzpatrick Lost to par on third extra hole
4 2019 Maybank Championship Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (10)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
131 Aug 2008 Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational −16 (71-69-66-66=272)3 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Wen-tang
28 Apr 2012 ISPS Handa Singapore Classic −11 (67-68-64=199)*1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Javier Colomo, Flag of the United States.svg David Lipsky,
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Wei-chih, Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mithun Perera
331 Mar 2013 Chiangmai Golf Classic −20 (68-69-67-64=268)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Bryce Easton
46 Oct 2013 Mercuries Taiwan Masters −3 (69-72-70-74=285)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Sam Cyr
520 Oct 2013 Venetian Macau Open −16 (74-64-63-67=268)3 strokes Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri
619 Oct 2014 Hong Kong Open 1−13 (67-66-67-67=267)Playoff Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Que
718 Oct 2015 Venetian Macau Open (2)−20 (66-68-64-66=264)3 strokes Flag of India.svg Chiragh Kumar, Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri
813 Mar 2016 True Thailand Classic 1−18 (68-64-70-68=270)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Piya Swangarunporn
919 Jun 2016 Queen's Cup −15 (69-69-64-67=269)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Gunn Charoenkul
1024 Mar 2019 Maybank Championship 1−15 (69-70-67-67=273)Playoff Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira

*Note: The 2012 ISPS Handa Singapore Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 Hong Kong Open Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Que Won with par on first extra hole
2 2016 Omega European Masters Flag of Sweden.svg Alex Norén Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2017 Omega European Masters Flag of England.svg Matt Fitzpatrick Lost to par on third extra hole
4 2019 Maybank Championship Flag of Spain.svg Nacho Elvira Won with birdie on first extra hole

Von Nida Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
123 Mar 2003 Toyota Southern Classic −12 (69-64-70-65=268)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Carmichael
22 Nov 2003 QLD Group Queensland Open −13 (68-70-70-67=275)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Millar

Australasian Development Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
122 Oct 2000 Toyota Southern Classic −14 (68-64-71-63=266)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Marantz, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Stolz

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
17 Jul 2002 Victoria Open −17 (65-70-65-63=263)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Michael Harris, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Hearn,
Flag of the United States.svg Rich Massey

Other wins (1)

European Senior Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
117 Sep 2023 WINSTONgolf Senior Open −10 (70-70-66=206)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Phillip Archer, Flag of England.svg Peter Baker
227 Apr 2025 Barbados Legends −11 (69-69-64=202)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Greg Owen

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2024 Barbados Legends Flag of England.svg Peter Baker Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT32
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUTT72T54
PGA Championship T42CUT
Tournament20192020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020
Championship T1663T6565
Match Play NT1
Invitational T10
Champions T24T21T19T54T62T28NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

See also

References

  1. "Week 52 2016 Ending 25 Dec 2016" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. "Scott Hend player page". Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  3. "Hend Carries Canadian Success onto PGA Tour". Golf Channel . 4 February 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  4. "Scott Hend biography". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. "Hend claims remarkable play-off victory in Malaysia". European Tour. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.