Scott Jamieson (golfer)

Scott Jamieson (born 28 November 1983) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Scott Jamieson
Jamieson at the 2009 Dutch Futures
Personal information
Born (1983-11-28) 28 November 1983
Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Nationality Scotland
ResidenceGlasgow, Scotland
Career
CollegeAugusta State University
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking68 (3 February 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT29: 2013
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018

Amateur career

Jamieson was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He spent four years playing amateur golf on a scholarship at Augusta State University. His amateur career culminated with him representing Scotland in the 2006 Eisenhower Trophy, turning professional later the same year.

Professional career

After a slow start to his professional career, Jamieson won twice on the third-tier PGA EuroPro Tour in 2009, on his way to topping the Order of Merit;[2] he also recorded four top-20 finishes on the Challenge Tour toward the end of the year, playing off invitations. Jamieson's 2009 performance earned him full Challenge Tour status for 2010, and he produced another successful season: top-20 finishes in his final six tournaments, including a runner-up placing in the Kazakhstan Open, boosted him to 14th in the rankings, and promotion to the European Tour.[3]

Jamieson's rookie year on the European Tour got off to a quick start, as he recorded top-10 finishes in two of his first six tournaments, the Joburg Open in January and the Sicilian Open in March. He then embarked on a golden summer, recording his best European Tour finish with a 3rd place in the Open de España, then matching it in the BMW International Open and the Barclays Scottish Open. The latter of these gave Jamieson his largest payday to date, and qualified him for the first major of his career, the 2011 Open Championship.

Jamieson won for the first time on tour at The Nelson Mandela Championship in December 2012, the first event of the 2013 season. In a tournament heavily affected by rain, with par reduced to 65 and only two rounds possible, he pipped Steve Webster and Eduardo de la Riva on the second hole of a playoff. A month later, he led Volvo Golf Champions by 5 strokes after 3 rounds, but failed to win his second European Tour title, finished 2nd, one stroke behind Louis Oosthuizen.

After finishing runner-up to Branden Grace at the 2017 Nedbank Golf Challenge, where he pocketed more than €700,000, Jamieson finished a career-best 26th on the European Tour Race to Dubai and, that winter, he relocated to Florida with his wife, Natalie, and two children.[4]

Amateur wins

  • 2001 Scottish Boys Strokeplay Championship

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1 9 Dec 2012
(2013 season)
Nelson Mandela Championship1 −7 (66-57=123)* Playoff Eduardo de la Riva, Steve Webster

*Note: The 2012 Nelson Mandela Championship was shortened to 36 holes due to heavy rain and course reduced to par 65.
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2012 Nelson Mandela Championship Eduardo de la Riva, Steve Webster Won with par on second extra hole
de la Riva eliminated by par on first hole

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 11 Jun 2009 Partypoker.com European Championship −9 (67-70-70=207) Playoff Elliot Saltman
2 13 Aug 2009 The ABC Solutions UK Championship −12 (71-65-68=204) 7 strokes James Ruebotham

Results in major championships

Tournament 20112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T29
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2013
Match Play
Championship T23
Invitational
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

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