Scott Parel

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

Scott Parel
Personal information
Born (1965-05-15) May 15, 1965
Pontiac, Michigan
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceAugusta, Georgia
SpouseMary
ChildrenKayla, Cory
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
PGA Tour Champions3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2002, 2005
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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 2012–13.[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 (5)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jun 16, 2013 Air Capital Classic −18 (69-66-67-64=266) 3 strokes Alex Aragon

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2012 Rex Hospital Open James Hahn Lost to birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Aug 26, 2018 Boeing Classic −18 (65-70-63=198) 3 strokes Kevin Sutherland
2 Oct 28, 2018 Invesco QQQ Championship −11 (67-70-68=205) 1 stroke Paul Goydos
3 Feb 16, 2020 Chubb Classic −17 (64-69-63=196) 2 strokes Bob Estes

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Rapiscan Systems Classic Kevin Sutherland Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole
2 2019 Principal Charity Classic Kevin Sutherland Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2002200320042005
The Players Championship CUT CUT
  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 2017.

Tournament20162017201820192020
The Tradition T2 T34 T16 NT
Senior PGA Championship T7 T15 T45 6 NT
U.S. Senior Open T35 T16 T24 NT
Senior Players Championship T67 T35 T6 T4 2
Senior British Open Championship T44 T43 T24 NT
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

References

  1. "PGA Tour profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. "Scott Parel wins Air Capital Classic". KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  3. "PGA Champions Tour - Scott Parel". Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. "Sutherland finally makes birdie to win playoff". National Post. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  5. "Sutherland rallies, outlasts Parel on senior tour". ESPN. Associated Press. June 2, 2019.
  6. "Parel rallies to win Chubb Classic". PGA Tour. Associated Press. February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.


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