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


Early life
Born and raised in , , 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 member in 2008. He won two tournaments in August and finished ninth on the money list to earn 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 , an alternate event in early August. His second tour win came in July 2012 at the RBC Canadian Open, one stroke over runners-up and . 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 , an alternate event opposite the Open Championship, for his first victory in three years. At the 2016 U.S. Open At Oakmont, Piercy finished at a tie for second, his best major finish to date. Piercy was unable to defend his title in 2016 because he earned entry into the 2016 Open Championship.

Piercy set a tournament score record through the first 54 holes at the 2022 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota; however, he shot a 76 on the final round and took home the trophy.


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


Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (4)
1Aug 7, 2011Reno–Tahoe Open72-70-61-70=273−151 stroke
2Jul 29, 2012RBC Canadian Open62-67-67-67=263−171 stroke,
3Jul 19, 2015Barbasol Championship69-66-65-65=265−193 strokes
4Apr 29, 2018Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with )
65-73-61-67=266−221 stroke and


Nationwide Tour wins (2)
1Aug 10, 2008Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open64-62-65-71=262−222 strokes, ,
Daniel Summerhays
2Aug 24, 2008Northeast Pennsylvania Classic66-68-69-64=267−132 strokesBrendon de Jonge,


NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)
1Mar 19, 2006Michelob Ultra Classic70-70-65-69=274−141 stroke, Chris Devlin,


Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Masters Tournament T54 T29CUT
U.S. OpenCUT T51CUTCUT T2CUTT45
The Open Championship CUT CUT
T26T48T5CUTT48CUT CUT
Masters Tournament
T41CUT
U.S. OpenT52
The Open Championship NT

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


Summary
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  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2015 PGA − 2016 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)


Results in The Players Championship
The Players ChampionshipT22CUT CUTCUT CUTT23CUTCUTT56
The Players ChampionshipCT69CUTCUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic


Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
T25 T17T32
R16R64 T18T58
T19T59 2
ChampionsT2T21 T35T63

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


See also
  • 2008 Nationwide Tour graduates


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