Scott Hend

Scott Hend
Scott Hend
Personal information
Full name	Scott Robert Hend
Born	1973; Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Nationality	Australia
Residence	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S.; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Career
Turned professional	1997
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia; Asian Tour; European Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Canadian Tour
Professional wins	15
Highest ranking	59 (25 December 2016)[1]; (as of 7 February 2021)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Asian Tour	10 (Tied 3rd all time)
Other	5
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T42: 2016
U.S. Open	T32: 2006
The Open Championship	T54: 2017
Achievements and awards
Von Nida Tour; Money List winner	2003
Asian Tour; Order of Merit	2016

Scott Robert Hend (born 1973)[2] is an Australian professional golfer who has played on a number of the world's main tours. He is renowned as a long hitter.[3]

Professional career

Hend turned professional in 1997 and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia. He has since played on most of the major golf tours around the world. He has won three times in Australia, and was the inaugural winner of the Von Nida Tour Order of Merit in 2003. He has also won on the Canadian Tour, at the 2002 Victoria Open.

Hend played on the United States-based PGA Tour in 2004 and 2005, having gained his card at qualifying school for both seasons. In 2005, he was the first foreign player to win the 'Long Drive' statistic on the PGA Tour. Since 2007 he has played on the Asian Tour, winning for the first time in 2008 at the Indonesia President Invitational. He finished fourth on the Order of Merit in both 2007 and 2009, and in 2007 was named Rookie of the Year.

In June 2016, Hend won the Queen's Cup in Thailand by one stroke, for his ninth victory on the Asian Tour. This moved him up into a tie for third place on the all-time winners list, behind only Thaworn Wiratchant and Thongchai Jaidee. He went on to win the 2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit.[4]

Hend won his third European Tour title in March 2019 at the Maybank Championship. This was also his tenth victory on the Asian Tour, in a co-sanctioned event. He won the event in a dramatic playoff with Nacho Elvira, making a birdie at the first extra hole.[5]

Professional wins (15)

European Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	19 Oct 2014	Hong Kong Open¹	−13 (67-66-67-67=267)	Playoff	Angelo Que
2	13 Mar 2016	True Thailand Classic¹	−18 (68-64-70-68=270)	1 stroke	Piya Swangarunporn
3	24 Mar 2019	Maybank Championship¹	−15 (69-70-67-67=273)	Playoff	Nacho Elvira

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2014	Hong Kong Open	Angelo Que	Won with par on first extra hole
2	2016	Omega European Masters	Alex Norén	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	2017	Omega European Masters	Matthew Fitzpatrick	Lost to par on third extra hole
4	2019	Maybank Championship	Nacho Elvira	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	31 Aug 2008	Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational	−16 (71-69-66-66=272)	3 strokes	Lin Wen-tang
2	8 Apr 2012	ISPS Handa Singapore Classic	−11 (67-68-64=199)*	1 stroke	Javier Colomo, David Lipsky, Lu Wei-chih, Mithun Perera
3	31 Mar 2013	Chiangmai Golf Classic	−20 (68-69-67-64=268)	3 strokes	Bryce Easton
4	6 Oct 2013	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	−3 (69-72-70-74=285)	4 strokes	Sam Cyr
5	20 Oct 2013	Venetian Macau Open	−16 (74-64-63-67=268)	3 strokes	Anirban Lahiri
6	19 Oct 2014	Hong Kong Open¹	−13 (67-66-67-67=267)	Playoff	Angelo Que
7	18 Oct 2015	Venetian Macau Open (2)	−20 (66-68-64-66=268)	3 strokes	Anirban Lahiri, Chiragh Kumar
8	13 Mar 2016	True Thailand Classic¹	−18 (68-64-70-68=270)	1 stroke	Piya Swangarunporn
9	19 Jun 2016	Queen's Cup	−15 (69-69-64-67=269)	1 stroke	Gunn Charoenkul
10	24 Mar 2019	Maybank Championship¹	−15 (69-70-67-67=273)	Playoff	Nacho Elvira

*Note: The 2012 ISPS Handa Singapore Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to bad weather.
¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2014	Hong Kong Open	Angelo Que	Won with par on first extra hole
2	2016	Omega European Masters	Alex Norén	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	2017	Omega European Masters	Matthew Fitzpatrick	Lost to par on third extra hole
4	2019	Maybank Championship	Nacho Elvira	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	7 Jul 2002	Victoria Open	−17 (65-70-65-63=263)	3 strokes	Michael Harris, David Hearn, Rich Massey

Von Nida Tour wins (2)

2003 Queensland Open, Toyota Southern Classic

Other wins (2)

1999 South Australian PGA Championship (Foundation Tour)
2000 Toyota Southern Classic (Development Tour)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2004	2005	2006
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT		T32
The Open Championship		CUT
PGA Championship

Tournament	2011	2015	2016	2017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship		CUT	T72	T54
PGA Championship			T42	CUT

Tournament	2019	2020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open		CUT
The Open Championship		NT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2019	2020
Championship			T16		63	T65		65
Match Play								NT¹
Invitational						T10
Champions	T24	T21		T19	T54	T62	T28	NT¹

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

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