Scott Gregory (golfer)

Scott Gregory
— Golfer —

Gregory with the Amateur Championship trophy
Personal information
Full name Scott Samuel Gregory
Born (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality  England
Residence Waterlooville, Hampshire, England
Career
Status Amateur
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2016
PGA Championship DNP

Scott Samuel Gregory (born 1 October 1994) is an English amateur golfer. He won the 2016 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, beating Robert MacIntyre 2&1 in the final, becoming the first Hampshire-born player to win the Championship.[1][2]

Early career

Gregory first began the game going to the driving range with his father when he was about five years old and took to the game right away. As he got older, he went to the local pitch and putt courses where he was able to develop his short game and scoring until he was good enough to progress onto a proper golf course. The next step came when he was eight years old when he joined his local course which is Portsmouth Golf Club where he first started playing competitive golf. He played in junior matches and got his first handicap of 28 when he was nine years old. He played there for a couple of years before joining Waterlooville Golf Club and this is where he would play the majority of his junior golf. He started playing junior opens and made his way into the county junior squads by the age of 12. By age 13, his handicap was down to eight and he was competing at the junior opens and being a key member of the county squad.

In 2009 he joined Corhampton Golf Club where he is still based today. It was a natural progression for him as he needed somewhere where the condition was dry enough to practice all year round. Corhampton has superb practice facilities and is built on chalk. He saw the benefits straight away and won the club championships in 2010 at the age of 15. He also won several junior opens in 2010 and represented the England Regional Team in a few matches. He was a scratch golfer by 16 years old.

Amateur career

In 2014 he was runner-up in the English Amateur at Saunton losing 2&1 to Nick Marsh and in 2016 he was runner-up in the Spanish Amateur Championship, losing 9&8 in the final to Romain Langasque, the 2015 Amateur champion.[3]

Later in 2016 he won the 2016 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, beating Robert MacIntyre 2&1 in the final. This gave him entry to the 2016 Open Championship and, provided he remains an amateur, to the 2017 Masters Tournament and the 2017 U.S. Open.[2] In his first round in the Open he was 4-under-par after 10 holes but dropped 11 shots in the last 8 holes to finish with a 7-over-par 78. He had a second round 73 and missed the cut.

His current home club is Corhampton, Hampshire.[4][5]

Amateur wins

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Results in major championships

Tournament 2016
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

References

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