Scott Hend

Scott Hend
Personal information
Full nameScott Robert Hend
Born1973 (age 51–52)
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 toursAsian Tour
European Senior Tour
Former toursPGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Canadian Tour
Von Nida Tour
Professional wins18
Highest ranking59 (25 December 2016)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour10 (Tied-4th all-time)
European Senior Tour3
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
European Senior Tour
Order of Merit Winner		2025

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

Career

In 1997, Hend turned professional. He joined the PGA Tour of Australasia later in the year. Hend 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]

Awards and honors

  • In 2003, Hend won the Von Nida Tour's Order of Merit.
  • In 2007, he earned the Asian Tour's Rookie of the Year honors.
  • In 2016, Hend won the Asian Tour's Order of Merit.
  • In 2016, he was voted the Asian Tour's Players' Player of the Year.

Professional wins (18)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
119 Oct 2014Hong Kong Open1−13 (67-66-67-67=267)PlayoffPhilippines Angelo Que
213 Mar 2016True Thailand Classic1−18 (68-64-70-68=270)1 strokeThailand Piya Swangarunporn
324 Mar 2019Maybank Championship1−15 (69-70-67-67=273)PlayoffSpain Nacho Elvira

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12014Hong Kong OpenPhilippines Angelo QueWon with par on first extra hole
22016Omega European MastersSweden Alex NorénLost to birdie on first extra hole
32017Omega European MastersEngland Matt FitzpatrickLost to par on third extra hole
42019Maybank ChampionshipSpain Nacho ElviraWon with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (10)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
131 Aug 2008Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational−16 (71-69-66-66=272)3 strokesTaiwan Lin Wen-tang
28 Apr 2012ISPS Handa Singapore Classic−11 (67-68-64=199)[a]1 strokeSpain Javier Colomo, United States David Lipsky,
Taiwan Lu Wei-chih, Sri Lanka Mithun Perera
331 Mar 2013Chiangmai Golf Classic−20 (68-69-67-64=268)3 strokesSouth Africa Bryce Easton
46 Oct 2013Mercuries Taiwan Masters−3 (69-72-70-74=285)4 strokesUnited States Sam Cyr
520 Oct 2013Venetian Macau Open−16 (74-64-63-67=268)3 strokesIndia Anirban Lahiri
619 Oct 2014Hong Kong Open1−13 (67-66-67-67=267)PlayoffPhilippines Angelo Que
718 Oct 2015Venetian Macau Open (2)−20 (66-68-64-66=264)3 strokesIndia Chiragh Kumar, India Anirban Lahiri
813 Mar 2016True Thailand Classic1−18 (68-64-70-68=270)1 strokeThailand Piya Swangarunporn
919 Jun 2016Queen's Cup−15 (69-69-64-67=269)1 strokeThailand Gunn Charoenkul
1024 Mar 2019Maybank Championship1−15 (69-70-67-67=273)PlayoffSpain Nacho Elvira

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12014Hong Kong OpenPhilippines Angelo QueWon with par on first extra hole
22016Omega European MastersSweden Alex NorénLost to birdie on first extra hole
32017Omega European MastersEngland Matt FitzpatrickLost to par on third extra hole
42019Maybank ChampionshipSpain Nacho ElviraWon with birdie on first extra hole

Von Nida Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
123 Mar 2003Toyota Southern Classic−12 (69-64-70-65=268)PlayoffAustralia Craig Carmichael
22 Nov 2003QLD Group Queensland Open−13 (68-70-70-67=275)2 strokesAustralia Matthew Millar

Australasian Development Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
122 Oct 2000Toyota Southern Classic−14 (68-64-71-63=266)2 strokesAustralia Paul Marantz, Australia Andre Stolz

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
17 Jul 2002Victoria Open−17 (65-70-65-63=263)3 strokesUnited States Michael Harris, Canada David Hearn,
United States Rich Massey

Foundation Tour wins (1)

European Senior Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
117 Sep 2023WINSTONgolf Senior Open−10 (70-70-66=206)1 strokeEngland Phillip Archer, England Peter Baker
227 Apr 2025Barbados Legends−11 (69-69-64=202)2 strokesEngland Greg Owen
37 Sep 2025European Legends Cup−16 (70-63-67=200)2 strokesBrazil Adilson da Silva

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12024Barbados LegendsEngland Peter BakerLost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUTT32
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA Championship
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTT72T54
PGA ChampionshipT42CUT
Tournament20192020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipNT
  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
ChampionshipT1663T6565
Match PlayNT1
InvitationalT10
ChampionsT24T21T19T54T62T28NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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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