Scott Samuel Gregory (born 1 October 1994) is an English

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. He won the 2016

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Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is a golf club in Wales in the United Kingdom, located north of Porthcawl and bordering the Bristol Channel. The club has hosted many prestigious tournaments including The Amateur Championship on six occasions, the Wal ...

, beating

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2&1 in the final, becoming the first Hampshire-born player to win the Championship.

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. 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.

Amateur career

In 2014 he was runner-up in the

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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

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, the 2015 Amateur champion. Later in 2016 he won the 2016

, beating

2&1 in the final. This gave him entry to the

2016 Open Championship The 2016 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 145th Open Championship, played from 14–17 July at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the ninth Open Championship played at the Old Course of Troon, and ...

, the

2017 Masters Tournament The 2017 Masters Tournament was the 81st edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of golf's four major championships in 2017. It was held at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Sergio García defeated Justin Rose in a sudd ...

and the 2017 U.S. Open. 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. In the Masters he scored 82 and 75 and missed the cut, although he had an eagle 3 at the second hole of his second round. In the U.S. Open he had rounds of 75 and 73 to miss the cut by 3. His current home club is

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, Hampshire.

Professional career

Gregory turned professional after playing in the

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. He played a few events towards the end of 2017 and finished tied for 8th place in the

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. He struggled with injury in 2018 and had little success. He qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open, scoring 67 and 69 in sectional qualifying at

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, his first major championship as a professional. He scored 92 in the first round of the U.S. Open, including 10 bogeys, 3 double-bogeys and 2 triple-bogeys and, despite a second round 75, finished last of the 156 competitors. However, the season ended successfully when he earned a

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card through Q School after finishing tied for 11th place in the 6-round final stage.

Amateur wins

*2014 Waterford Trophy *2016

*2017 NSW Amateur, Georgia Cup Source:

Professional wins (1)

Clutch Pro Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing England):

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

St Andrews Trophy The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland. It was first played in 1 ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2016 (tie) *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisen ...

(representing England):

Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches" as in Ryder Cup Matches). It is ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregory, Scott English male golfers Sportspeople from Portsmouth People from Waterlooville 1994 births Living people