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Scott Dunlap

{{short description|American professional golfer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{For|the American film producer|Scott R. Dunlap}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}

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| fullname = Scott Michael Dunlap

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|8|16|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

| weight = {{convert|185|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Duluth, Georgia

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| college = University of Florida

| yearpro = 1985

| tour = PGA Tour Champions

| extour = PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Sunshine Tour
Canadian Tour

| prowins = 13

| sunwins = 2

| nwidewins = 2

| champwins = 2

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| otherwins = 7

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| masters = DNP

| usopen = T24: 1997

| open = T10: 1999

| pga = T9: 2000

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| award1 = Champions Tour
Rookie of the Year

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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

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dunlap grew up in Sarasota, Florida.{{cite web |url=http://golf.heraldtribune.com/2010/09/03/sarasota-native-scott-dunlap-leads-nationwide-tour-event/ |newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |last=Pfankuch |first=Bart |title=Sarasota native Scott Dunlap leads Nationwide Tour event |date=September 3, 2010 |accessdate=August 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120321/http://golf.heraldtribune.com/2010/09/03/sarasota-native-scott-dunlap-leads-nationwide-tour-event/ |archivedate=August 26, 2014 }} The valedictorian of the class of 1981 at Sarasota High School.

Amateur career

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.[http://web.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2010/supplement.pdf Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035020/http://web.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2010/supplement.pdf |date=2012-04-02 }}, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 34, 37, 39, 41 (2010). Retrieved July 12, 2011. 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.[http://www.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2008/pdf/5_history.pdf 2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide], University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 36 (2008). Retrieved July 14, 2011.

While at Florida, he became a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.The Rainbow, vol. 130, no. 2, p. 15 Dunlap graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1986.

Professional career

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=

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 {{convert|30|ft|0}} and Dunlap two-putted for the win.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2014/08/24/dunlap-wins-champions-tours-boeing-classic/14544433/ |newspaper=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |title=Scott Dunlap wins Champions Tour's Boeing Classic |date=August 24, 2014 |accessdate=August 25, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/champions/leaderboard/2014/321 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |title=Boeing Classic: Leaderboard |date=August 24, 2014 |accessdate=August 25, 2014}} The winner's share was $300,000 and along with the trophy, he received a leather flight jacket.{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/golf/2024383631_boeingclassic25xml.html |newspaper=Seattle Times |title=Scott Dunlap answers one final challenge to net first victory in the Boeing Classic |date=August 24, 2014 |accessdate=August 25, 2014}}

Personal life

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

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (13)

=Southern Africa Tour wins (2)=

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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Feb 5, 1995

|Telkom South African Masters

|74-67-71-67=272

|align=center|−9

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Mark McNulty

align=center|2

|align=right|Feb 7, 1999

|Dimension Data Pro-Am

|66-65-70-72=273

|align=center|−15

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Steve van Vuuren

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1995

|Telkom South African Masters

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Mark McNulty

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|1998

|Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open

|{{flagicon|SWZ}} 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

align=center|1

|align=right|Oct 3, 2004

|Mark Christopher Charity Classic

|65-69-72-66=272

|align=center|−12

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Gutschewski, {{flagicon|USA}} Bubba Watson

align=center|2

|align=right|Jan 27, 2008

|Panama Movistar Championship

|65-68-73-71=277

|align=center|−3

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Atwal, {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Klauk

=Canadian Tour wins (2)=

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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jul 10, 1994

|Xerox Manitoba Open

|align=right|68-70-68-70=276

|align=center|−8

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Weir

align=center|2

|align=right|Aug 6, 1995

|Canadian Masters

|align=right|66-72-62-68=268

|align=center|−16

|10 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Ellis, {{flagicon|USA}} Philip Hatchett,
{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Petersen, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Roger Wessels

=Tour de las Américas wins (5)=

=PGA Tour Champions wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Aug 24, 2014

|Boeing Classic

|align=right|69-63-68=200

|align=center|−16

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Brooks

align=center|2

|align=right|May 5, 2024

|Insperity Invitational

|align=right|65-70=135*

|align=center|−9

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Stuart Appleby, {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Durant

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

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2014

|Boeing Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} 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

align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

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|CUT

|T24

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|T52

|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

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|CUT

|T29

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|CUT

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align=left|PGA Championship

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|T68

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T51

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Note: Dunlap never played in the Masters Tournament.

{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

{{legend|#eeeeee|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

align=left|The Players Championship

|CUT

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|style="background:yellow;"|T3

|T15

|CUT

{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

{{legend|#eeeeee|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

align="left"|Match Play

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|R64

align="left"|Championship

|T48

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|NT1

align="left"|Invitational

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1Cancelled due to 9/11

{{legend|#eeeeee|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

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

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!Tournament!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024

align=left|The Tradition

|T59

|T65

|T48

|T27

|T27

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|71

|T36

|T47

|T39

align=left|Senior PGA Championship

|CUT

|T50

|T31

|T28

|T56

|T44

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|CUT

|CUT

|T37

|T21

align=left|U.S. Senior Open

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T14

|T29

|T44

|59

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T64

align=left|Senior Players Championship

|T58

|T12

|T49

|T14

|T24

|T39

|T19

|T52

|T44

|WD

|T26

align=left|Senior British Open Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T19

|T14

|T15

|CUT

|T29

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|CUT

{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

"T" = tied

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

{{Portal|Biography}}

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References

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External links

  • {{PGATour player|06036|Scott Dunlap}}
  • {{SunshineTour player|DUN001|Scott Dunlap}}
  • {{OWGR|3346|Scott Dunlap}}

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Category:American male golfers

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Category:Sportspeople from Duluth, Georgia

Category:1963 births

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Category:20th-century American sportsmen