Scott Hend

Scott Robert Hend (born 1973)[2] is an Australian professional golfer who has played on a number of the world's main tours. He is renowned as a long hitter.[3]

Scott Hend
Personal information
Full nameScott Robert Hend
Born1973
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidencePonte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S.
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Career
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Canadian Tour
Professional wins16
Highest ranking59 (25 December 2016)[1]
(as of 22 October 2023)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour10 (Tied 3rd all time)
European Senior Tour1
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT42: 2016
U.S. OpenT32: 2006
The Open ChampionshipT54: 2017
Achievements and awards
Von Nida Tour
Order of Merit winner		2003
Asian Tour
Rookie of the Year		2007
Asian Tour
Order of Merit winner		2016
Asian Tour
Players' Player of the Year		2016

Professional career

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 Thaworn Wiratchant and Thongchai Jaidee. He went on to win the 2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit.[4]

Hend won his third European Tour title in March 2019 at the Maybank Championship. This was also his tenth victory on the Asian Tour, in a co-sanctioned event. He won the event in a dramatic playoff with Nacho Elvira, making a birdie at the first extra hole.[5]

Professional wins (16)

European Tour wins (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 19 Oct 2014 Hong Kong Open1 −13 (67-66-67-67=267) Playoff Philippines Angelo Que
2 13 Mar 2016 True Thailand Classic1 −18 (68-64-70-68=270) 1 stroke Thailand Piya Swangarunporn
3 24 Mar 2019 Maybank Championship1 −15 (69-70-67-67=273) Playoff Spain Nacho Elvira

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 Hong Kong Open Philippines Angelo Que Won with par on first extra hole
2 2016 Omega European Masters Sweden Alex Norén Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2017 Omega European Masters England Matt Fitzpatrick Lost to par on third extra hole
4 2019 Maybank Championship Spain Nacho Elvira Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (10)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 31 Aug 2008 Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational −16 (71-69-66-66=272) 3 strokes Taiwan Lin Wen-tang
2 8 Apr 2012 ISPS Handa Singapore Classic −11 (67-68-64=199)* 1 stroke Spain Javier Colomo, United States David Lipsky,
Taiwan Lu Wei-chih, Sri Lanka Mithun Perera
3 31 Mar 2013 Chiangmai Golf Classic −20 (68-69-67-64=268) 3 strokes South Africa Bryce Easton
4 6 Oct 2013 Mercuries Taiwan Masters −3 (69-72-70-74=285) 4 strokes United States Sam Cyr
5 20 Oct 2013 Venetian Macau Open −16 (74-64-63-67=268) 3 strokes India Anirban Lahiri
6 19 Oct 2014 Hong Kong Open1 −13 (67-66-67-67=267) Playoff Philippines Angelo Que
7 18 Oct 2015 Venetian Macau Open (2) −20 (66-68-64-66=264) 3 strokes India Chiragh Kumar, India Anirban Lahiri
8 13 Mar 2016 True Thailand Classic1 −18 (68-64-70-68=270) 1 stroke Thailand Piya Swangarunporn
9 19 Jun 2016 Queen's Cup −15 (69-69-64-67=269) 1 stroke Thailand Gunn Charoenkul
10 24 Mar 2019 Maybank Championship1 −15 (69-70-67-67=273) Playoff Spain Nacho Elvira

*Note: The 2012 ISPS Handa Singapore Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 Hong Kong Open Philippines Angelo Que Won with par on first extra hole
2 2016 Omega European Masters Sweden Alex Norén Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2017 Omega European Masters England Matt Fitzpatrick Lost to par on third extra hole
4 2019 Maybank Championship Spain Nacho Elvira Won with birdie on first extra hole

Von Nida Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 23 Mar 2003 Toyota Southern Classic −12 (69-64-70-65=268) Playoff Australia Craig Carmichael
2 2 Nov 2003 QLD Group Queensland Open −13 (68-70-70-67=275) 2 strokes Australia Matthew Millar

Australasian Development Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 22 Oct 2000 Toyota Southern Classic −14 (68-64-71-63=266) 2 strokes Australia Paul Marantz, Australia Andre Stolz

Canadian Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 7 Jul 2002 Victoria Open −17 (65-70-65-63=263) 3 strokes United States Michael Harris, Canada David Hearn,
United States Rich Massey

Other wins (1)

European Senior Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 17 Sep 2023 WINSTONgolf Senior Open −10 (70-70-66=206) 1 stroke England Phillip Archer, England Peter Baker

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT T32
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT T72 T54
PGA Championship T42 CUT
Tournament 20192020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020
Championship T16 63 T65 65
Match Play NT1
Invitational T10
Champions T24 T21 T19 T54 T62 T28 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

See also

References
  1. "Week 52 2016 Ending 25 Dec 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. "Scott Hend player page". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  3. "Hend Carries Canadian Success onto PGA Tour". Golf Channel. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  4. "Scott Hend biography". Asian Tour. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. "Hend claims remarkable play-off victory in Malaysia". European Tour. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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