Michael Scott (golfer)


The Hon. Michael Scott OBE was an English amateur golfer, most famous for being the oldest winner of The Amateur Championship.

Early life

Scott was the son of John Scott, 3rd Earl of Eldon, and the youngest of seven children. He attended Winchester College.
Several of Scott's siblings were also golfers. The most famous was Lady Margaret Scott, a dominant player in early women's golf who won the first three British Ladies Championships from 1893 to 1895 before retiring from tournament play. Osmund Scott was the runner-up at the 1905 Amateur Championship, and Denys Scott also competed.

Golf career

Scott emigrated to Australia in about 1900 but returned to the United Kingdom between July 1906 and early 1907, missing the main Australian golf events of 1906. Scott won a number of important amateur tournaments in Australia, including four Australian Amateur titles, six Victorian Amateur Championship titles, and several others. He won the inaugural Australian Open in 1904, and again in 1907. He returned to England in 1911.
Scott fought in World War I, and was decorated with the Order of Aviz of Portugal and the Order of the Black Star of France. In 1918, he was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
While he won the French Amateur in 1912 and 1922, Scott was not able to win in England itself, though he was a member of Great Britain's 1924 Walker Cup team. Finally, in 1933 when he was nearly 55 years old, he won The Amateur Championship by beating Thomas A. Bourn 4 & 3 at Hoylake. The following year, Scott played for and captained the 1934 Walker Cup team, setting the record for the oldest player in that event as well. He later won a West of England Amateur title at the age of 57, and was the Captain at Royal St George's Golf Club.

Personal life

Scott was married three times, had at least one daughter, and died at the age of 80 in 1959.

Tournament wins

Note: major championship win in '''bold'''

Major championships

Results timeline

Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
The Open Championship60T20 LA
The Amateur ChampionshipSFR64R128R16R16R128R256QF
U.S. AmateurDNQ

Tournament19401941194219431944194519461947
The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNT
The Amateur ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNTR256R128
U.S. AmateurNTNTNTNT

Note: Scott played in only The Open Championship, the U.S. Amateur, and The Amateur Championship.
LA = Low amateur
NT = No tournament
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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