Scott Sterling (golfer)
| Scott Sterling | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 2, 1972 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Louisiana State University |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour NGA Hooters Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2008 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Scott Sterling (born February 2, 1972) is an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Sterling was born in Beaumont, Texas. He played college golf at Louisiana State University where he was an All-American in 1994.[1]
Professional career
[edit]In 1995, Sterling turned professional. In 1999, Sterling started playing on the Nike Tour. He did not have much success and returned to the minitours, playing on the NGA Hooters Tour, winning the 2001 NGA Hooters Tour Championship.
In 2002, Sterling returned to the PGA Tour's developmental tour. In 2007, he won the Jacob's Creek Open Championship, an event in Australia, co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia. He received a promotion to the PGA Tour where his best finish was a T-6 at the 2008 Children's Miracle Network Classic.
Professional wins (2)
[edit]Nationwide Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 18, 2007 | Jacob's Creek Open Championship1 | −12 (70-69-66-71=276) | 1 stroke |  David Lutterus
|
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 30, 2001 | Tour Championship | −16 (68-69-68-67=272) | 1 stroke |  Peter Dyson
|
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Former Tiger Sterling One of 'The 25'; Earns PGA Tour Card". LSU Sports. November 5, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Scott Sterling at the PGA Tour official site
- Scott Sterling at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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