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Full name
  
Sydney Simeon Scott

Professional wins
  
2

Retired
  
1980


Turned professional
  
1936

Nationality
  
England

Name
  
Syd Scott

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Born
  
December 20, 1913Brampton, Carlisle, England (
1913-12-20
)

Died
  
April 22, 1985(1985-04-22) (aged 71)Chobham, Surrey, England

Sydney Simeon Scott (20 December 1913 – 22 April 1985) was an English professional golfer. He is best known for being runner-up in the 1954 Open Championship and for being a member of the British 1955 Ryder Cup team. He won the PGA Seniors Championship in 1964.

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He played in the 1938 Daily Mail Tournament at Northumberland Golf Club, making the cut. His first Open Championship was in 1939 where he finished tied for 11th in the qualifying competition. Scoring 76 and 77 he missed the cut by three strokes. In late 1939, he finished second in the northern qualifying competition for the News of the World Match Play, which was subsequently cancelled.

Before World War II, he was the professional at Hartlepool Golf Club and then after the war at Carlisle Golf Club. In 1958 he moved to the Roehampton Club where he was professional until 1980 when he was succeeded by his son Alan.

Professional wins

  • 1950 Leeds Cup
  • 1964 PGA Seniors Championship
  • Results in major championships

    Note: Scott only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

    NT = No tournament
    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    "T" indicates a tie for a place
    Yellow background for top-10

    Team appearances

  • Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1955
  • Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1954 (winners), 1955 (winners), 1956 (winners)
  • Slazenger Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1956 (winners)
  • Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1956 (winners), 1960 (winners)
  • References

    Syd Scott Wikipedia


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