Scott Parel

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Scott Parel
Personal information
Born (1965-05-15) May 15, 1965 (age 59)
Pontiac, Michigan
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Augusta, Georgia
SpouseMary
Children2
Career
College University of Georgia
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Tarheel Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
PGA Tour Champions4
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2002, 2005
The Open Championship DNP

Scott Parel (born May 15, 1965) is an American professional golfer.

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Parel was born in Pontiac, Michigan. [1] He graduated from the University of Georgia [1] but did not play college golf. [2] He worked for 10 years as a computer programmer and database administrator after college before becoming a professional golfer. [2]

Parel played on the Web.com Tour in 2003, 2005–09, and 2012–15. [1] He won his first title at the 2013 Air Capital Classic. [2]

Parel has played only five PGA Tour events, making the cut only once, a T-57 at 2006 BellSouth Classic. He qualified for the U.S. Open twice, in 2002 and 2005.

In August 2018, Parel won on the PGA Tour Champions by winning the Boeing Classic. [3]

In October 2018, Parel won for the second time on the PGA Tour Champions, winning the Invesco QQQ Championship at Sherwood Country Club in Lake Sherwood, California. [1]

In November 2018, Parel finished third in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup, earning a $300,000 bonus.

On April 1, 2019, Parel lost a seven-hole playoff at the Rapiscan Systems Classic in Mississippi to Kevin Sutherland. The playoff was held over two days because play had to be suspended on Sunday March 31, 2019 due to darkness. [4] Sutherland and Parel faced off in a playoff again in June 2019 at the Principal Charity Classic with Sutherland winning on the second extra hole. [5]

In February 2020, Parel overcame a three-shot deficit Sunday and closed with an 8-under 63 to win the Chubb Classic by two shots over Bob Estes, his third career victory on the PGA Tour Champions to surpass $5 million for his career. [6]

Professional wins (8)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jun 16, 2013 Air Capital Classic −18 (69-66-67-64=266)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Alex Aragon

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2012 Rex Hospital Open Flag of the United States.svg James Hahn Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Tarheel Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1May 13, 2004 Eagle Chase Classic−15 (69-67-65=201)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Chris Patton
2Oct 7, 2004Fox Den Open−19 (66-65-66=197)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Braxton Wynns

PGA Tour Champions wins (4)

Legend
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Aug 26, 2018 Boeing Classic −18 (65-70-63=198)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland
2Oct 28, 2018 Invesco QQQ Championship −11 (67-70-68=205)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goydos
3Feb 16, 2020 Chubb Classic −17 (64-69-63=196)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Estes
4Apr 24, 2022 ClubCorp Classic −11 (67-70-65=202)Playoff Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Alker, Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Flag of the United States.svg Steve Flesch, Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer Flesch won with birdie on second extra hole
Langer eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 2019 Rapiscan Systems Classic Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole
32019 Principal Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4 2022 ClubCorp Classic Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Alker, Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2002200320042005
U.S. Open CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Parel only played in the U.S. Open.

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Tradition T2T34T16NTT15T36T18T60
Senior PGA Championship T7T15T456NTT68T66CUTT72
U.S. Senior Open T35T16T24NTT46T28CUTCUT
Senior Players Championship T67T35T6T42T20T22T9T72
Senior British Open Championship T44T43T24NTT35T20T61T49
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

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