Scott Gardiner facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Scott Gardiner |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 March 1976 Liverpool, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Coolangatta, Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| Current tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Web.com Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
Scott Gardiner (born 22 March 1976) is an Australian professional golfer.
Gardiner has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia and its developmental tour, the Von Nida Tour, where he won once. He played on the European Tour from 2001 to 2003. He played on the Nationwide Tour from 2003 to 2012, where he won the 2010 Chattanooga Classic. After the 2012 season, he graduated to the PGA Tour and made his Tour debut at the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii. He made seven cuts in 23 events and finished 177th on both the money list and the FedEx Cup. He played the Web.com Tour Finals, finishing in eighth place to retain his PGA Tour card for 2014.
Gardiner is the first person of Aboriginal descent to earn a PGA Tour card.
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Amateur wins
- 1996 New South Wales Medal (tied with Nathan Green and Brendan Jones)
Professional wins (2)
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Oct 2010 | Chattanooga Classic | −19 (69-66-68-66=269) | Playoff |  Joe Affrunti, David Branshaw |
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Chattanooga Classic | Joe Affrunti, David Branshaw |
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Branshaw eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Von Nida Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Nov 2005 | Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship | −23 (63-63-68-67=261) | Playoff |  Jason Day (a) |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1999 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2000
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2000
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 1998 (winners), 1999
See also
- 2012 Web.com Tour graduates
- 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
