Scott Gump

Scott Gump
Personal information
Born (1965-12-17) December 17, 1965 (age 58)
Merritt Island, Florida
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Miami
Turned professional1988
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
U.S. Golf Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking98 (May 23, 1999)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT46: 2000
PGA ChampionshipT23: 1998
U.S. OpenT51: 1992
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1999

Scott Gump (born December 17, 1965) is a former American professional golfer.

Gump was born in Merritt Island, Florida. He has had three Nationwide Tour victories and has finished runner-up three times in PGA Tour tournaments, including The Players Championship in 1999. He also competed on mini-tours in the United States, winning several tournaments.

Professional wins (6)

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Nationwide Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 6, 1994 Nike Monterrey Open −19 (67-67-68-67=269) 1 stroke United States Brian Henninger
2 May 29, 1994 Nike Greater Greenville Classic −16 (71-67-66-68=272) 1 stroke United States Tim Conley
3 Sep 26, 2004 Albertsons Boise Open −14 (66-68-68-68=270) 2 strokes New Zealand Michael Long, United States Jimmy Walker

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1994 Nike Cleveland Open United States Tommy Armour III, United States Tom Scherrer Armour won with birdie on first extra hole

U.S. Golf Tour wins (1)

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  • 1989 Mobile Tournament[2]

Space Coast Tour wins (2)

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  • 1988 Hunter's Creek[3]
  • 1989 Walden Lake[4]

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Masters Tournament CUT T46
U.S. Open CUT T51 CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T79 T23 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
The Players Championship 66 CUT T19 T65 T54 2 T42
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 21 1999 Ending 23 May 1999" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Culpepper, Joe (March 31, 1989). "Rekindled Allen vies for Laurel title". The Clarion-Ledger. p. 3C. Retrieved January 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gump captures mini-tour title". Florida Today. October 12, 1988. p. 3C. Retrieved January 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Scoreboard | Golf | Space Coast Tour". The Orlando Sentinel. April 5, 1989. p. C-6. Retrieved January 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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