Scott Hend
Name:
Scott Robert HendCountry:
AustraliaBorn:
Aug 15, 1973 in Townsville, Queensland, Aus.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1997Multiple wins on the Asian and European Tours. Asian Tour Order of Merit winner (2016).
Hend has enjoyed several wins during his career on the Australasian, Asian and European Tours. He is known for his long hitting from the tee. The inaugural winner of the Von Nida Tour (Australian development tour) Order of Merit in 2003, Hend later won the season-long Asian Tour Order of Merit in 2016.
Europe
WinstonGolf
Played as the WinstonGolf Senior Open (Sept 15-17). Second-placed Phillip Archer (Eng) and Peter Baker (Eng) finished 1 shot behind 50-year-old Scott Hend, who recorded his first European Senior (Legends) Tour win in his very first start on the Tour. [Open course, WinstonGolf, Vorbeck, nr Schwerin, Germany].
Asia
Maybank
Played as the Maybank Championship (March 21-24; Asian/Eurpn Trs event). Scott Hend (Aus) beat Nacho Elvira (Esp) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th). [Palm course, Saujana G&CC, nr Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia].
Asia
True Corp
Played as the True Thailand Classic (March 10-13; Asian/Eurpn Trs event). Second-placed Piya Swangarunporn (Thai) finished 1 shot behind Hend (Aus), who claimed his second European Tour title. [Black Mountain GC, Hua Hin, Thailand]. Note: the Thailand Classic title made a comeback with an unrelated European Tour event in 2023.
Asia
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Played as the Queen's Cup (June 16-19; Asian Tour event; in honour of Queen Sirikit of Thailand). Second-placed Gunn Charoenkul (Thai) finished 1 shot behind Scott Hend (Aus), who recorded his ninth Asian Tour win. [Santiburi Samui CC, Koh Samui Island, Thailand].
Awards
Asian Tr
Hend (Aus) recorded the season's lowest scoring average on the Asian Tour over a minimum of 40 rounds. Prom Meesawat (Thai) was second with 69.47; Pavit Tangkamolprasert (Thai) was third 69.53.
Awards
Asian Tr
Hend (Aus) won the Asian Tour 2016 Order of Merit, with earnings of US$1,004,792 on the Tour. Marcus Fraser (Aus) was second with $730,023; Jeung-hun Wang (S Kor) was third with $546,193.
Asia
Venetian
Played as the Venetian Macau Open (Oct 15-18; Asian Tr event). Second-placed Chiragh Kumar (India) and defending champion Anirban Lahiri (India) finished 3 shots behind Hend (Aus), who recorded his second win in this event in three years. [Macau G&CC, Macau, China].
Asia
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Played as the Hong Kong Open (Oct 16-19; Asian/Eurpn Trs event). Hend (Aus) beat Angelo Que (Phil) with a par at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th) to claim his first European Tour win. [Hong Kong GC, Fanling; composite of 10 holes from Eden course, 8 from the New].
Asia
Mercuries
Played as the Mercuries Taiwan Masters (Oct 3-6; Asian Tr event). Second-placed Sam Cyr (USA) finished 4 shots behind Hend (Aus), the only player to finish the tournament under par. [Tamsui course, Taiwan G&CC, Taipei, Taiwan].
Asia
PTT
Played as the inaugural Chiangmai Golf Classic presented by PTT (March 28-31; Asian Tr event). Second-placed Bryce Easton (RSA) finished 3 shots behind Hend (Aus), who closed with an 8-under par 64 final round. [Alpine Golf Resort, nr Chiang Mai, Thailand].
Asia
Venetian
Played as the Venetian Macau Open (Oct 17-20; Asian Tr event). Second-placed Anirban Lahiri (Ind) finished 3 shots behind Hend (Aus), who claimed his second Asian Tour win in the space of three weeks. [Macau G&CC, Macau, China].
Asia
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Singapore Classic (April 5-7; Asian Tr event). Second-placed Mithun Perera (Sri), Wei-chih Lu (Tpe), Javi Colomo (Esp) and David Lipsky (USA) finished 1 shot behind Scott Hend (Aus). Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Orchid CC, Singapore]. Note: the Singapore Classic title returned with an unrelated European Tour event in 2023.
Asia
Pertamina
Played as the Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational (Aug 28-31; Asian Tr event). Second-placed Wen-tang Lin (Taiw) finished 3 shots behind first-time Asian Tour winner Hend (Aus). [Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) course, Damai Indah Golf, North Jakarta, Indonesia].
Awards
Asian Tr
Hend (Aus) won the Asian Tour 2007 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. He finished fourth on the Tour's Order of Merit, with earnings of US$363,109.
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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