Scott Langley
Scott Alexander Langley is an American professional golfer. Langley is notable for making the cut at the 2010 U.S. Open as an amateur. Langley is the first alumnus of The First Tee to make it on the PGA Tour. He turned professional in 2011. He earned his PGA Tour card for 2013 at qualifying school.
Early life
In 1989, Langley was born in Barrington, Illinois. He attended Parkway South High School. Among individuals, he finished fourth place at the Missouri State High School Championship.Amateur career
Langley attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was a two-time All-American. He finished in second place at the 2007 Metropolitan Amateur Championship.In 2010, Langley had much success at USGA events. Finished tied for 16th and was low amateur at 2010 U.S. Open. He was a quarter-finalist at 2010 U.S. Amateur.
Professional career
In 2011, Langley turned professional. In his first event as a PGA Tour member, Langley carded an –8 and led in the first round of the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii. In the second round, he carded a –4 positioning him into second. Langley ended the third round with a 65, tied for the lead with Russell Henley, another PGA Tour rookie. Langley finished T3, seven strokes behind Henley. He ended the PGA Tour Season 124th in FedEx Cup points and retained his card for the 2014 season.On February 4, 2018, Langley won the Panama Championship on the Web.com Tour by two strokes.
On November 16, 2021, Langley announced on Twitter his retirement from professional golf.
Amateur wins
- 2006 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
- 2007 AJGA Midwest Junior Players Championship
- 2008 Metropolitan Open Championship
- 2009 Metropolitan Open Championship
- 2010 Metropolitan Amateur Match Play Championship, NCAA individual championship
Results in major championships
LA = Low amateur"T" = tied for place
Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the halfway cut"T" indicates a tie for a place