Scott Jamieson (born 28 November 1983) is a
Scottish professional
golf
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er who plays on the
European Tour
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.
Amateur career
Jamieson was born in
Glasgow, Scotland
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. He spent four years playing amateur golf on a scholarship at
Augusta State University
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History
Augusta State University was founded ...
. His amateur career culminated with him representing Scotland in the
2006 Eisenhower Trophy, turning professional later the same year.
Professional career
After a slow start to his professional career, Jamieson won twice on the third-tier
PGA EuroPro Tour
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in 2009, on his way to topping the Order of Merit; he also recorded four top-20 finishes on the
Challenge Tour
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History
The ...
toward the end of the year, playing off invitations. Jamieson's 2009 performance earned him full Challenge Tour status for 2010, and he produced another successful season: top-20 finishes in his final six tournaments, including a runner-up placing in the
Kazakhstan Open
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, boosted him to 14th in the rankings, and promotion to the
European Tour
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.
Jamieson's rookie year on the European Tour got off to a quick start, as he recorded top-10 finishes in two of his first six tournaments, the
Joburg Open
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in January and the
Sicilian Open
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(man) it, Siciliana (woman)
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in March. He then embarked on a golden summer, recording his best European Tour finish with a 3rd place in the
Open de España
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, then matching it in the
BMW International Open
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History
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and the
Barclays Scottish Open
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. The latter of these gave Jamieson his largest payday to date, and qualified him for the first
major
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of his career, the
2011 Open Championship.
Jamieson won for the first time on tour at
The Nelson Mandela Championship in December 2012, the first event of the 2013 season. In a tournament heavily affected by rain, with par reduced to 65 and only two rounds possible, he pipped
Steve Webster and
Eduardo de la Riva
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De la Riva turned professional in 2001. He joined the European Tour via qualifying school for 2003, but failed to keep his card. Since then, he has played mainly on the Cha ...
on the second hole of a playoff. A month later, he led
Volvo Golf Champions
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by 5 strokes after 3 rounds, but failed to win his second
European Tour
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title, finished 2nd, one stroke behind
Louis Oosthuizen
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.
After finishing runner-up to
Branden Grace
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at the 2017
Nedbank Golf Challenge
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, where he pocketed more than €700,000, Jamieson finished a career-best 26th on the European Tour Race to Dubai and, that winter, he relocated to Florida with his wife, Natalie, and two children.
Amateur wins
*2001 Scottish Boys Strokeplay Championship
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (1)
''*Note: The 2012 Nelson Mandela Championship was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.''
1Co-sanctioned by the
Sunshine Tour
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European Tour playoff record (1–0)
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
*
European Youths' Team Championship
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(representing Scotland): 2002, 2004 (winners)
*
Palmer Cup
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(representing Europe):
2005
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*
Eisenhower Trophy
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(representing Scotland):
2006
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Professional
*
Seve Trophy
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(representing Great Britain & Ireland):
2011
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(winners),
2013
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See also
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2010 Challenge Tour graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2010. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2010 earned their European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship r ...
References
External links
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Scottish male golfers
European Tour golfers
Augusta Jaguars men's golfers
Golfers from Glasgow
1983 births
Living people