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Home > Golf > PGA Tour Players > Scott McCarron
Scott McCarron
Golf is an outdoor sport where player as an individual or from varied teams strike a ball targeting a hole using various clubs. PGA stands for Professional Golfers' Association Tour. The PGA Tour is an organization headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA that operates the USA's main professional golf Tours.
Scott McCarron was born in Sacramento, California. His height is 5 foot 10 inches and weight 170 pounds. He was nearly won U.S. mid-Amateur with homemade model later that year. In 1995, he was third-place finish at Las Vegas Invitational spared him a trip to Qualifying Tournament. In 1997, he was captured his second PGA Tour title, winning the BellSouth Classic. He opened 70-69 at TPC, Tournament Players Club at Sugarloaf, then fired 66 for share of lead with David Duval. Final-round 69 secured three-stroke victory over Duval and Lee Janzen.
His win came after he pulled hamstring racing Dicky Pride during second-round rain delay. In 2000, he was compiled season earnings of $495,975, good for 97th on official money list; two top-10 finishes came in final stretch of season, effectively securing full playing privileges. In final official money appearance of year, finished T5 at Invensys Classic of Las Vegas, teamed with Brad Faxon to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout at the new Great White Course at Doral in November.
In 2003, after eight top-25s in first 22 events, broke through in 23rd start, a T10 in adopted hometown at the Reno-Tahoe Open. He was lost in sudden-death playoff to Stuart Appleby at the Las Vegas Invitational. In 2004, he was failed to extend streak of $1 million seasons to four as money list position fell below number 100 for the first time since 1999, Part of a four-man playoff after closing with 1-under 71 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, one of only 11 players to post an under-par score.
Rookie Vaughn Taylor claimed his first PGA Tour title when he rolled in an 11-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win the playoff. His top finish was second at the FBR, Friedman Billings Ramsey Open. He was picked up fifth runner-up finish in the last four seasons with a T2 at the FBR Open in Phoenix. The five runner-up finishes have all come since his last victory at the 2001 BellSouth Classic. He possessed superior approach and dedication to the game which made him stand out from the other players.
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