Scott Piercy

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Scott Piercy
Personal information
Full nameScott Piercy
Born (1978-11-06) November 6, 1978 (age 44)
Las Vegas, Nevada [1]
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada [1]
SpouseSara
Children3 sons
Career
College San Diego State
Turned professional2001
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 25 (July 3, 2016) [2]
(as of March 5, 2023)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T29: 2016
PGA Championship T5: 2013
U.S. Open T2: 2016
The Open Championship CUT: 2013, 2016

Scott Piercy (born November 6, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Early life

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, [1] Piercy played college golf at San Diego State and turned professional after graduation in 2001.

Career

Piercy started by playing on various mini-tours. In 2007, Piercy won the Ultimate Game at Wynn Las Vegas G&CC, earning $2 million. Piercy became a Nationwide Tour member in 2008. He won two tournaments in August and finished ninth on the money list to earn PGA Tour playing rights for 2009.

Piercy made an encouraging start to his PGA Tour career, recording five top-twenty finishes in his first six starts, and this run of form elevated Piercy into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings in March 2009. He finished the season ranked 90th on the money list to retain his tour card, but slipped to 136th in 2010, and lost some of his tour status for 2011.

In 2011, Piercy won his first PGA Tour event at the Reno-Tahoe Open, an alternate event in early August. His second tour win came in July 2012 at the RBC Canadian Open, one stroke over runners-up Robert Garrigus and William McGirt. As a result, Piercy earned a place in the following week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and was therefore unable to defend his Reno-Tahoe Open title. In early November, he was a runner-up at the WGC-HSBC Champions in China. The Canadian Open win gained Piercy entry into the Masters in 2013, his first, and made the cut. During the 2013 season, he finished third at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, tied for fifth at the PGA Championship and Byron Nelson Championship, and reached the round of 16 at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

In the 2014 season, Piercy had an arm injury and was out for five months. In his return, he had a best result of T-12 at the Wyndham Championship.

In the 2015 season, he finished seventh at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, runner-up at the Sony Open in Hawaii, tenth at the Shell Houston Open. In July, he won the inaugural Barbasol Championship in Alabama, an alternate event opposite the Open Championship, for his first victory in three years. At the 2016 U.S. Open At Oakmont, Piercy finished at a tie for second, his best major finish to date. Piercy was unable to defend his title in 2016 because he earned entry into the 2016 Open Championship.

Piercy set a tournament score record through the first 54 holes at the 2022 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota; however, he shot a 76 on the final round and Tony Finau took home the trophy. [3]

Controversy

In March 2020, Piercy shared a meme on his Instagram page of Pepe the Frog and Pete Buttigieg which stated "Peter pulls out early from behind." [4] The post was considered homophobic by Queerty and ESPN, which both reported Piercy is losing multiple sponsorships, including Titleist, FootJoy, and J.Lindeberg, totaling over $2 million in lost sponsorships. Additionally, the PGA Tour stated "We were made aware of Scott's post and are disappointed in the lack of judgment used." [4] [5] [6]

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 7, 2011 Reno–Tahoe Open 72-70-61-70=273−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Pat Perez
2Jul 29, 2012 RBC Canadian Open 62-67-67-67=263−171 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Robert Garrigus, Flag of the United States.svg William McGirt
3Jul 19, 2015 Barbasol Championship 69-66-65-65=265−193 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Will Wilcox
4Apr 29, 2018 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with Flag of the United States.svg Billy Horschel)		65-73-61-67=266−221 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jason Dufner and Flag of the United States.svg Pat Perez

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Aug 10, 2008 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open 64-62-65-71=262−222 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Haas, Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Levin,
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Summerhays
2Aug 24, 2008 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic 66-68-69-64=267−132 strokes Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Brendon de Jonge, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Percy

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament T54T29CUT
U.S. Open CUTT51CUTCUTT2CUTT45
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship T26T48T5CUTT48CUTCUT
Tournament20192020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T41CUT
U.S. Open T52
The Open Championship NT
  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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000032
PGA Championship 00011195
U.S. Open 01011184
The Open Championship 00000020
Totals0102222211

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
The Players Championship T22CUTCUTCUTCUTT23CUTCUTT56
Tournament2020202120222023
The Players Championship CT69CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament201220132014201520162017
Championship T25T17T32
Match Play R16R64T18T58
Invitational T19T592
Champions T2T21T35T63
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "PGA Tour profile" . Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Week 27 2016 Ending 3 Jul 2016" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Finau wins 3M Open by three with late surge, Piercy collapse". TSN. The Canadian Press. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  4. 1 2 Gremore, Graham (March 17, 2020). "Pro golfer Scott Piercy's homophobia cost him $2 million and heavy dose of public humiliation". Queerty. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Harig, Bob (March 5, 2020). "Scott Piercy loses golf endorsements over homophobic post". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ Bell, Bryan C. (March 16, 2020). "Homophobic Instagram post costs golfer Scott Piercy multiple major sponsors". Out Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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