Scott Hend
| Scott Hend | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
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| 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
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| 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 | 14 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Asian Tour | 9 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T32: 2006 |
| The Open Championship | T72: 2016 |
| PGA Championship | T42: 2016 |
| Achievements and awards | |
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Von Nida Tour Money List winner |
2003 |
| Asian Tour Order of Merit |
2016 |
Scott Robert Hend (born 1973) is an Australian professional golfer, renowned as a long hitter.
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 Prayad Marksaeng and Thongchai Jaidee. He went on the win the 2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit.
1 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
1 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
DNP = Did not play
"T" = tied
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