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Scott Dunlap

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Scott Dunlap
Personal information
Full nameScott Michael Dunlap
Born (1963-08-16) August 16, 1963 (age 61)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceDuluth, Georgia
Career
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Sunshine Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins13
Highest ranking58 (August 20, 2000)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour2
PGA Tour Champions2
Other7
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT9: 2000
U.S. OpenT24: 1997
The Open ChampionshipT10: 1999
Achievements and awards
Champions Tour
Rookie of the Year		2014

Scott Michael Dunlap (born August 16, 1963) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions, having previously been a member of the PGA Tour.

Early life

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Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dunlap grew up in Sarasota, Florida.[2] The valedictorian of the class of 1981 at Sarasota High School.

Amateur career

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Dunlap accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville where he played for the Florida Gators men's golf team in NCAA competition from 1982 to 1985.[3] During his 1985 senior season, the Gators won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) team championship, and Dunlap was recognized as a first-team All-SEC selection, an All-American, and the Golf Week Male Amateur of the Year.[3][4]

While at Florida, he became a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.[5] Dunlap graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1986.

Professional career

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Dunlap played on the PGA Tour's developmental tour in 1990, 1998, and from 2003 to 2013, and has two victories. He played on the PGA Tour in 1996–97, 1999–2002, and 2012. His best finishes on PGA Tour were a trio of tied for third places: 1996 Bell Canadian Open, 1999 Doral-Ryder Open, and 2000 The Players Championship and his best finish on the year-end money list was 44th in 2000. He had top ten finishes in major championships at the Open Championship in 1999 at Carnoustie and the PGA Championship in 2000 at Valhalla.

Champions Tour

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Dunlap turned 50 in August 2013 and began playing the Champions Tour full-time in 2014; he won his first title at the Boeing Classic near Seattle that August, defeating Mark Brooks on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. At the par-5 18th, Dunlap's second shot stopped four feet (1.3 m) from the pin. Brooks' birdie attempt missed from 30 feet (9 m) and Dunlap two-putted for the win.[6][7] The winner's share was $300,000 and along with the trophy, he received a leather flight jacket.[8]

Personal life

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He has a sister, Page Dunlap, who is also a professional golfer. She won the individual 1986 NCAA Women's Golf Championship while playing for the Florida Gators women's golf team.

Amateur wins

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this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (13)

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Southern Africa Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Feb 5, 1995 Telkom South African Masters 74-67-71-67=272 −9 Playoff Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
2 Feb 7, 1999 Dimension Data Pro-Am 66-65-70-72=273 −15 5 strokes South Africa Steve van Vuuren

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1995 Telkom South African Masters Zimbabwe Mark McNulty Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1998 Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open Eswatini Paul Friedlander Lost to par on second extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Oct 3, 2004 Mark Christopher Charity Classic 65-69-72-66=272 −12 3 strokes United States Scott Gutschewski, United States Bubba Watson
2 Jan 27, 2008 Panama Movistar Championship 65-68-73-71=277 −3 1 stroke India Arjun Atwal, United States Jeff Klauk

Canadian Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 10, 1994 Xerox Manitoba Open 68-70-68-70=276 −8 2 strokes Canada Mike Weir
2 Aug 6, 1995 Canadian Masters 66-72-62-68=268 −16 10 strokes United States Danny Ellis, United States Philip Hatchett,
United States Greg Petersen, South Africa Roger Wessels

Tour de las Américas wins (5)

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PGA Tour Champions wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 24, 2014 Boeing Classic 69-63-68=200 −16 Playoff United States Mark Brooks
2 May 5, 2024 Insperity Invitational 65-70=135* −9 1 stroke Australia Stuart Appleby, United States Joe Durant

*Note: The 2024 Insperity Invitational was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2014 Boeing Classic United States Mark Brooks Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
U.S. Open CUT CUT T24 T52 CUT
The Open Championship CUT T29 T10 CUT
PGA Championship T68 T9 T51

Note: Dunlap never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
The Players Championship CUT T3 T15 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001
Match Play R64
Championship T48 NT1
Invitational

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Results in senior major championships

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Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Tradition T59 T65 T48 T27 T27 NT 71 T36 T47 T39
Senior PGA Championship CUT T50 T31 T28 T56 T44 NT CUT CUT T37 T21
U.S. Senior Open T9 T7 T14 T29 T44 59 NT T64
Senior Players Championship T58 T12 T49 T14 T24 T39 T19 T52 T44 WD T26
Senior British Open Championship T6 T19 T14 T15 CUT T29 NT CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = tied
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 33 2000 Ending 20 Aug 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Pfankuch, Bart (September 3, 2010). "Sarasota native Scott Dunlap leads Nationwide Tour event". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 34, 37, 39, 41 (2010). Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  4. ^ 2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 36 (2008). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  5. ^ The Rainbow, vol. 130, no. 2, p. 15
  6. ^ "Scott Dunlap wins Champions Tour's Boeing Classic". USA Today. Associated Press. August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  7. ^ "Boeing Classic: Leaderboard". Yahoo! Sports. August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  8. ^ "Scott Dunlap answers one final challenge to net first victory in the Boeing Classic". Seattle Times. August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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