| Scott Piercy | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Scott Piercy |
| Born | (1978-11-06)November 6, 1978 (age 46) Las Vegas,Nevada[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada[1] |
| Spouse | Sara |
| Children | 3 |
| Career | |
| College | San Diego State University |
| Turned professional | 2001 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Highestranking | 25 (July 3, 2016)[2] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 4 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| 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 Americanprofessional golfer who plays on thePGA Tour.
Born and raised inLas Vegas,Nevada,[1] Piercy played college golf atSan Diego State and turned professional after graduation in 2001.
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 aNationwide Tour member in2008. He won two tournaments in August and finished ninth on themoney list to earnPGA Tour playing rights for2009.
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 theOfficial 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 in2010, and lost some of his tour status for2011.
In 2011, Piercy won his first PGA Tour event at theReno-Tahoe Open, an alternate event in early August. His second tour win came in July2012 at theRBC Canadian Open, one stroke over runners-upRobert Garrigus andWilliam McGirt. As a result, Piercy earned a place in the following week'sWGC-Bridgestone Invitational and was therefore unable to defend his Reno-Tahoe Open title. In early November, he was a runner-up at theWGC-HSBC Champions in China. The Canadian Open win gained Piercy entry into theMasters in2013, his first, and made the cut. During the2013 season, he finished third at theWaste Management Phoenix Open, tied for fifth at thePGA Championship andByron Nelson Championship, and reached the round of 16 at theWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
In the2014 season, Piercy had an arm injury and was out for five months. In his return, he had a best result of T-12 at theWyndham Championship.
In the2015 season, he finished seventh at theShriners Hospitals for Children Open, runner-up at theSony Open in Hawaii, tenth at theShell Houston Open. In July, he won the inauguralBarbasol Championship inAlabama, an alternate event opposite theOpen Championship, for his first victory in three years. At the2016 U.S. Open AtOakmont, 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 the2016 Open Championship.
Piercy set a tournament score record through the first 54 holes at the 20223M Open atTPC Twin Cities inBlaine, Minnesota; however, he shot a 76 on the final round andTony Finau took home the trophy.[3]
In March 2020, Piercy shared ameme on hisInstagram page ofPepe the Frog andPete Buttigieg which stated "Peter pulls out early from behind."[4] The post was considered homophobic byQueerty and ESPN, which both reported Piercy is losing multiple sponsorships, includingTitleist,FootJoy, andJ.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]
| 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 |
| 4 | Apr 29,2018 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans (with Billy Horschel) | 65-73-61-67=266 | −22 | 1 stroke | Jason Dufner andPat Perez |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-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 |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 19, 2006 | Michelob Ultra Classic | 70-70-65-69=274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Jeff Corr,Chris Devlin,Jered Gusso |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T54 | T29 | CUT | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T51 | CUT | CUT | T2 | CUT | T45 | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | T26 | T48 | T5 | CUT | T48 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | T41 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T52 | |
| The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
NT = No tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T22 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T23 | CUT | CUT | T56 |
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | C | T69 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T25 | T17 | T32 | |||
| Match Play | R16 | R64 | T18 | T58 | ||
| Invitational | T19 | T59 | 2 | |||
| Champions | T2 | T21 | T35 | T63 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied