The Hon. Michael Scott

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(31 August 1878 – 9 January 1959) was an English amateur golfer, most famous for being the oldest winner of The Amateur Championship. Michael Scott was the son of John Scott, 3rd Earl of Eldon, and the youngest of seven children. He attended Winchester College. He emigrated to

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in about 1900 but returned to the United Kingdom between July 1906 and early 1907, missing the main Australian golf events of 1906. Scott won a number of important amateur tournaments in Australia, including four Australian Amateur titles (1905, 1907, 1909, and 1910), six Victorian Amateur Championship titles (all between 1904 and 1910), and several others. He won the inaugural

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in 1904, and again in 1907. He returned to England in 1911. Scott fought in World War I, and was decorated with the

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of Portugal and the Order of the Black Star of France. In 1918, he was invested as an

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. While he won the French Amateur in 1912 and 1922, Scott was not able to win in England itself, though he was a member of Great Britain's 1924 Walker Cup team. Finally, in 1933 when he was nearly 55 years old, he won The Amateur Championship by beating Thomas A. Bourn 4 & 3 at Hoylake. The following year, Scott played for and captained the 1934 Walker Cup team, setting the record for the oldest player in that event as well (which still stands). He later won a West of England Amateur title at the age of 57, and was the Captain at Royal St George's Golf Club. Several of Scott's siblings were also golfers. The most famous was Lady Margaret Scott, a dominant player in early women's golf who won the first three British Ladies Championships from 1893 to 1895 before retiring from tournament play.

Osmund Scott The Hon. Osmund Scott (24 March 1876 – 9 September 1948) was an English cricketer. He played for Gloucestershire in 1905. Scott was also a golfer; he was runner-up in the 1905 Amateur Championship. Osmund Scott was the son of John Scott, ...

was the runner-up at the 1905 Amateur Championship, and Denys Scott also competed. Michael Scott was married three times, had at least one daughter, and died at the age of 80 in 1959.

Tournament wins

*1904

, Victorian Amateur Championship *1905 Australian Amateur, Victorian Amateur Championship,

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*1907 Australian Amateur,

, Victorian Amateur Championship *1908 Victorian Amateur Championship *1909 Australian Amateur, Victorian Amateur Championship,

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*1910 Australian Amateur, Victorian Amateur Championship,

*1912 French Amateur *1922 French Amateur *1933 The Amateur Championship *1934 West of England Amateur

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

Results timeline

''Note: Scott played in only The Open Championship, the U.S. Amateur, and The Amateur Championship.''
LA = Low amateur
NT = No tournament
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place Source for British Open:
www.opengolf.com
Source for 1911 British Amateur
The American Golfer, July 1911, p. 180.
Source for 1912 British Amateur:
The American Golfer, July 1912, p. 199.
Source for 1913 British Amateur:
The American Golfer, July 1913, p. 224.
Source for 1914 British Amateur:
Golf Illustrated, July 1914, p. 29.
Source for 1920 British Amateur:
The American Golfer, 19 June 1920, p. 9.
Source for 1923 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 10 May 1923, p. 15.
Source for 1924 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1924, p. 13.
Source for 1924 U.S. Amateur
USGA Championship Database
Source for 1925 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1925, p. 9.
Source for 1926 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1926, p. 8.
Source for 1927 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1927, p. 4.
Source for 1928 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 22 May 1928, p. 4.
Source for 1929 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 15 June 1929, p. 8.
Source for 1930 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 30 May 1930, p. 13.
Source for 1931 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 19 May 1931, p. 17.
Source for 1932 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1932, p. 6.
Source for 1934 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 22 May 1934, p. 10.
Source for 1935 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 22 May 1935, p. 7.
Source for 1936 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1936, p. 6.
Source for 1937 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 26 May 1937, p. 23.
Source for 1938 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1938, p. 3.
Source for 1939 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 23 May 1939, p. 17.
Source for 1946 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1946, p. 2.
Source for 1947 British Amateur:
The Glasgow Herald, 28 May 1947, p. 6.

Team appearances

* Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1924,

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(playing captain) * England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing England): 1911, 1912, 1923, 1924 (winners), 1925 (winners), 1926 (winners) *Coronation Match (representing the Amateurs):

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* Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1904, 1905 (winners), 1907 (winners), 1908 (winners), 1909 (winners)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Michael English male golfers Amateur golfers Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Winchester College Recipients of the Order of Aviz British military personnel of World War I Scott family (England) Younger sons of earls 1878 births 1959 deaths