Zane Scotland
Zane Scotland | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Zane Leo Scotland |
Born |
Manchester, England | 17 July 1982
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Nationality |
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Residence | Wallington, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2003 |
Current tour(s) | MENA Golf Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 11 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T55: 2010 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
Zane Leo Scotland (born 17 July 1982) is an English professional golfer.
Scotland was born in Manchester and educated at The John Fisher School in Surrey. In 1997 he won a competition to find a British Tiger Woods.[1] He went on to have a successful amateur career, winning several tournaments and gaining many representative honours, in addition to becoming the youngest English player ever to qualify for The Open Championship in 1999. He turned professional in 2003 but a car crash that resulted in an injury to his neck severely affected his early career.[2][3]
Scotland finally earned his place on the European Tour by finishing inside the top 120 on the Order of Merit in 2007 despite having limited playing opportunities.[1] However he failed to establish himself during his maiden season in 2008 and was back competing on the second tier Challenge Tour the following year. Scotland later played in lower-tier tours including PGA EuroPro Tour and the Dubai-based MENA Golf Tour, winning the MENA Tour's Order of Merit in 2013. Scotland played in the European Tour's Q School in 2013 and made it to the final stage, but finished 57th. Scotland has ten wins on the MENA Tour, the most by any player.[4]
Scotland is the nephew of former Attorney General Baroness Scotland.[2]
Amateur wins
- 2000 Peter McEvoy Trophy
Professional wins (11)
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)
- 2010 ABC Solutions UK Championship
MENA Golf Tour wins (10)
- 2011 Abu Dhabi Golf Citizen Open
- 2012 Dubai Creek Open
- 2013 Royal Golf Dar Es Salam Open, Dubai Creek Open, Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open, Ras Al Khaimah Classic
- 2014 Ghala Valley Open, Golf Citizen Masters Al Ain
- 2016 Royal Golf Mohammedia Open, Ras Al Khaimah Classic
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||||||||
U.S. Open | ||||||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T55 | ||||||||||
PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1999 (winners), 2000 (winners)
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2002 (winners)
References
- 1 2 Buckley, Will (13 January 2008). "Scotland the brave". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- 1 2 Dabell, Norman (28 July 2007). "Zane Scotland tops Players' Championship". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ↑ Tregurtha, Craig (4 October 2007). "In-form Zane Scotland facing up to greatest challenge". The Times. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ↑ MENA Golf Tour Facts and Figures
External links
- Official website
- Zane Scotland at the European Tour official site
- Zane Scotland at the Official World Golf Ranking official site