Scott Piercy
| Scott Piercy | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Scott Piercy |
| Born |
November 6, 1978 Las Vegas, Nevada[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada[1] |
| Spouse | Sara |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Career | |
| College | San Diego State |
| Turned professional | 2001 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (2009– ) |
| Former tour(s) | Nationwide Tour (2008) |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Web.com Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T29: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | T2: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2013, 2016 |
| PGA Championship | T5: 2013 |
Scott Piercy (born November 6, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada,[1] Piercy played college golf at San Diego State and turned professional after graduation in 2001. He played on various mini-tours before becoming a Nationwide Tour member in 2008. After a poor start to the season, 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. Piercy was unable to defend his title in 2016 because he earned entry into the 2016 Open Championship.
Professional wins (5)
PGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 7, 2011 | Reno-Tahoe Open | 72-70-61-70=273 | –15 | 1 stroke | Pat Perez |
| 2 | Jul 29, 2012 | RBC Canadian Open | 62-67-67-67=263 | –17 | 1 stroke | Robert Garrigus, William McGirt |
| 3 | Jul 19, 2015 | Barbasol Championship | 69-66-65-65=265 | –19 | 3 strokes | Will Wilcox |
Nationwide Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 10, 2008 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | 64-62-65-71=262 | –22 | 2 strokes | Hunter Haas, Spencer Levin, Daniel Summerhays |
| 2 | Aug 24, 2008 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | 66-68-69-64=267 | –13 | 2 strokes |  Brendon de Jonge,  Cameron Percy |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 | DNP | DNP | T29 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | T51 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | T2 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 | T48 | T5 | CUT | T48 | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2015 PGA − 2016 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Championship | DNP | T25 | DNP | DNP | T17 |
| Dell Match Play | DNP | R16 | R64 | DNP | T18 |
| Bridgestone Invitational | T19 | T59 | DNP | DNP | 2 |
| HSBC Champions | T2 | T21 | DNP | T35 | T63 |
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Yellow background for top-10.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "PGA Tour profile". Retrieved April 27, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Scott Piercy at the PGA Tour official site
- Scott Piercy at the Official World Golf Ranking official site