Syd Scott

{{Short description|English golfer (1913–1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Syd Scott | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = Sydney Simeon Scott | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|12|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Brampton, Carlisle, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|1985|4|22|1913|12|20|df=yes}} | death_place = Chobham, Surrey, England | height =  | weight =  | nationality = {{ENG}} | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | status = Professional | yearpro = 1936 | extour =  | prowins = 7 | eurowins =  | otherwins =  | majorwins = | masters = CUT: 1962 | usopen = DNP | open = T2: 1954 | pga = DNP | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 =  | year1 =  | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  }} '''Sydney Simeon Scott''' (20 December 1913<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZM-6B1J|title=FamilySearch.org|accessdate=20 July 2023}}</ref> – 22 April 1985<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=scott&yearOfDeath=1985&page=17#calendar|title=Search probate records for documents and wills (England and Wales)|website=probatesearch.service.gov.uk|accessdate=20 July 2023}}</ref>)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/other/forget-monty-meet-syd-our-own-ryder-cup-hero-1.360814 |title=Forget Monty, meet Syd our own Ryder Cup hero |newspaper=News and Star |date=22 September 2006}}</ref> was an English professional golfer. He is best known for being runner-up in the 1954 Open Championship and for being a member of the British 1955 Ryder Cup team. He won the PGA Seniors Championship in 1964.

He played in the 1938 Daily Mail Tournament at Northumberland Golf Club, making the cut.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=9 April 1938 |page=6 |title=The "Daily Mail" tournament - Perry's victory}}</ref> His first Open Championship was in 1939 where he finished tied for 11th in the qualifying competition.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=5 July 1939 |page=7 |title=Golf - Open Championship}}</ref> Scoring 76 and 77 he missed the cut by three strokes.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=7 July 1939 |page=4 |title=Golf - Open Championship - R. Burton leads}}</ref> In late 1939, he finished second in the northern qualifying competition for the News of the World Match Play, which was subsequently cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=25 August 1939 |page=4 |title=Golf - £1,250 tournament - W. H. Davies retains his form}}</ref>

Before World War II, he was the professional at Hartlepool Golf Club and then after the war at Carlisle Golf Club. In 1958 he moved to the Roehampton Club where he was professional until 1980 when he was succeeded by his son Alan.

==Professional wins== *1950 Leeds Cup *1952 Leeds Cup *1953 Leeds Cup, Dunbar Open Tournament *1954 Dunbar Open Tournament *1955 Leeds Cup *1964 PGA Seniors Championship

==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1939 !1940 !1941 !1942 !1943 !1944 !1945 !1946 !1947 !1948 !1949 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|The Open Championship |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1950 !1951 !1952 !1953 !1954 !1955 !1956 !1957 !1958 !1959 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|The Open Championship |32 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|T9 |T22 |style="background:yellow;"|T2 |T19 |T28 |T39 |T34 |style="background:yellow;"|4 |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1960 !1961 !1962 !1963 !1964 !1965 !1966 !1967 !1968 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|The Open Championship |style="background:yellow;"|T9 |style="background:yellow;"|T10 |style="background:yellow;"|10 |CUT |T19 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |} ''Note: Scott only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.''<br /> {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} NT = No tournament<br /> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br /> "T" indicates a tie for a place

==Team appearances== *Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1955 *Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1954 (winners), 1955 (winners), 1956 (winners) *Slazenger Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1956 (winners) *Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1956 (winners), 1960 (winners)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Sydney Simeon}} Category:English male golfers Category:Ryder Cup competitors for Europe Category:Sportspeople from Cumbria Category:People from Brampton, Cumberland Category:1913 births Category:1985 deaths Category:20th-century English sportsmen