Scott Piercy

Scott Piercy (born November 6, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Scott Piercy
Personal information
Full nameScott Piercy
Born (1978-11-06) November 6, 1978
Las Vegas, Nevada[1]
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada[1]
SpouseSara
Children3 sons
Career
CollegeSan Diego State
Turned professional2001
Current tour(s)PGA Tour (2009– )
Former tour(s)Nationwide Tour (2008)
Professional wins6
Highest ranking25 (July 3, 2016)[2]
(as of January 31, 2021)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT29: 2016
PGA ChampionshipT5: 2013
U.S. OpenT2: 2016
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2013, 2016

Early life

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada,[1] Piercy played college golf at San Diego State and turned professional after graduation in 2001.

Career

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 a Nationwide Tour member in 2008. After a poor start to the season, he won two tournaments in August and finished ninth on the money list to earn PGA Tour playing rights for 2009.

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 the Official 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 in 2010, and lost some of his tour status for 2011.

In 2011, Piercy won his first PGA Tour event at the Reno-Tahoe Open, an alternate event in early August. His second tour win came in July 2012 at the RBC Canadian Open, one stroke over runners-up Robert Garrigus and William McGirt. As a result, Piercy earned a place in the following week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and was therefore unable to defend his Reno-Tahoe Open title. In early November, he was a runner-up at the WGC-HSBC Champions in China. The Canadian Open win gained Piercy entry into the Masters in 2013, his first, and made the cut. During the 2013 season, he finished third at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, tied for fifth at the PGA Championship and Byron Nelson Championship, and reached the round of 16 at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

In the 2014 season, Piercy had an arm injury and was out for five months. In his return, he had a best result of T-12 at the Wyndham Championship.

In the 2015 season, he finished seventh at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, runner-up at the Sony Open in Hawaii, tenth at the Shell Houston Open. In July, he won the inaugural Barbasol Championship in Alabama, an alternate event opposite the Open Championship, for his first victory in three years. Piercy was unable to defend his title in 2016 because he earned entry into the 2016 Open Championship.

In March 2020, Piercy shared a meme on his Instagram page of Pepe the Frog and Pete Buttigieg which stated "Peter pulls out early from behind."[3] The post was considered homophobic by Queerty and ESPN, which both reported Piercy is losing multiple sponsorships, including Titleist, FootJoy, and J.Lindeberg, totaling over $2 million in lost sponshorships. Additionally, the PGA Tour stated "We were made aware of Scott's post and are disappointed in the lack of judgment used."[3][4][5]

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin 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 and Pat Perez

Nationwide Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin 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

Results in major championships

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 20192020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T41 CUT
U.S. Open T52
The Open Championship NT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000032
PGA Championship00011195
U.S. Open01011184
The Open Championship00000020
Totals0102222211
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2015 PGA − 2016 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
The Players Championship T22 CUT CUT CUT CUT T23 CUT CUT T56
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 201220132014201520162017
Championship T25 T17 T32
Match Play R16 R64 T18 T58
Invitational T19 T59 2
Champions T2 T21 T35 T63
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

See also

References
  1. "PGA Tour profile". Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  2. "Week 27 2016 Ending 3 Jul 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. Gremore, Graham (March 17, 2020). "Pro golfer Scott Piercy's homophobia cost him $2 million and heavy dose of public humiliation". Queerty. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  4. Harig, Bob (March 5, 2020). "Scott Piercy loses golf endorsements over homophobic post". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  5. Bell, Bryan C. (March 16, 2020). "Homophobic Instagram post costs golfer Scott Piercy multiple major sponsors". Out Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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