Zane Scotland

Zane Leo Scotland (born 17 July 1982) is an English professional golfer.

Zane Scotland
Personal information
Full nameZane Leo Scotland
Born (1982-07-17) 17 July 1982
Manchester, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceWallington, England
Career
Turned professional2003
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
MENA Tour
Professional wins11
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT55: 2010
Achievements and awards
MENA Tour
Order of Merit winner		2013

Scotland was born in Manchester and educated at The John Fisher School in Surrey. In 1997 he won a competition to find a British Tiger Woods.[1] He went on to have a successful amateur career, winning several tournaments and gaining many representative honours, in addition to becoming the youngest English player ever to qualify for The Open Championship in 1999. He turned professional in 2003 but a car crash that resulted in an injury to his neck severely affected his early career.[2][3]

Scotland finally earned his place on the European Tour by finishing inside the top 120 on the Order of Merit in 2007 despite having limited playing opportunities.[1] However he failed to establish himself during his maiden season in 2008 and was back competing on the second tier Challenge Tour the following year. Scotland later played in lower-tier tours including PGA EuroPro Tour and the Dubai-based MENA Golf Tour, winning the MENA Tour's Order of Merit in 2013. Scotland played in the European Tour's Q School in 2013 and made it to the final stage, but finished 57th. Scotland has ten wins on the MENA Tour, the most by any player.[4]

Scotland is the nephew of former Attorney General Baroness Scotland.[2]

In March 2022, Scotland was appointed Diversity Ambassador to The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.[5]

Amateur wins
  • 2000 Peter McEvoy Trophy

Professional wins (11)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 12 Aug 2010 ABC Solutions UK Championship −5 (72-71-68=211) 1 stroke England James Busby

MENA Tour wins (10)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 28 Sep 2011 Abu Dhabi Golf Citizen Open −8 (69-72-67=208) 1 stroke England Yasin Ali
2 26 Sep 2012 Dubai Creek Open −8 (65-70-70=205) 2 strokes Wales Stephen Dodd
3 14 Mar 2013 Royal Golf Dar Es Salam Open −10 (67-73-69=209) 5 strokes Morocco Younes El Hassani
4 25 Sep 2013 Dubai Creek Open (2) −7 (69-70-67=206) 1 stroke New Zealand Trevor Marshall
5 9 Oct 2013 Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open −13 (65-71-67=203) 2 strokes Scotland David Law
6 15 Oct 2013 Ras Al Khaimah Classic −9 (70-70-67=207) 1 stroke Scotland David Law
7 22 Oct 2014 Ghala Valley −11 (68-69-68=205) 3 strokes Spain Carlos Balmaseda
8 29 Oct 2014 Golf Citizen Masters −14 (69-64-66=199) Playoff England Joshua White
9 25 Mar 2016 Royal Golf Mohammedia Open −11 (69-68-68=205) 2 strokes England Jamie Elson, England Andrew Marshall
10 4 May 2016 Ras Al Khaimah Classic (2) −10 (67-69-70=206) Playoff England Craig Hinton, England Miles Tunnicliff

Results in major championships
Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
The Open Championship CUT T55
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
Note: Scotland only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. Buckley, Will (13 January 2008). "Scotland the brave". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  2. Dabell, Norman (28 July 2007). "Zane Scotland tops Players' Championship". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  3. Tregurtha, Craig (4 October 2007). "In-form Zane Scotland facing up to greatest challenge". The Times. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  4. MENA Golf Tour Facts and Figures
  5. "R&A appoint Zane Scotland as a diversity ambassador to help encourage more people into golf".
  6. "European Amateur Team Championships, Results". European Golf Association. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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