Scott Parel


Scott Parel is an American professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Parel was born in Pontiac, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Georgia but did not play college golf. He worked for 10 years as a computer programmer and database administrator after college.

Professional career

In 1996, at the age of 31, Parel turned pro. Parel played on the Web.com Tour in 2003, 2005–09, and 2012–15. He won his first title at the 2013 Air Capital Classic.
Parel has played only five PGA Tour events, making the cut only once: a T-57 at 2006 BellSouth Classic. He qualified for the U.S. Open twice, in 2002 and 2005.

Senior career

In August 2018, Parel won on the PGA Tour Champions by winning the Boeing Classic.
In October 2018, Parel won for the second time on the PGA Tour Champions, winning the Invesco QQQ Championship at Sherwood Country Club in Lake Sherwood, California.
In November 2018, Parel finished third in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup, earning a $300,000 bonus.
On April 1, 2019, Parel lost a seven-hole playoff at the Rapiscan Systems Classic in Mississippi to Kevin Sutherland. The playoff was held over two days because play had to be suspended on Sunday March 31, 2019 due to darkness.
Sutherland and Parel faced off in a playoff again in June 2019 at the Principal Charity Classic with Sutherland winning on the second extra hole.
In February 2020, Parel overcame a three-shot deficit Sunday and closed with an 8-under 63 to win the Chubb Classic by two shots over Bob Estes, his third career victory on the PGA Tour Champions to surpass $5 million for his career.

Professional wins (8)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Web.com Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12012Rex Hospital Open

Tarheel Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour Champions wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Aug 26, 2018Boeing Classic−18 3 strokes

Other wins (1)

CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Parel only played in the U.S. Open.''

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order
Tournament2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
The TraditionT2T34T16NTT15T36T18T60T27
Senior PGA ChampionshipT7T15T456NTT68T66CUTT72T35
Senior Players ChampionshipT67T35T6T42T20T22T9T72
U.S. Senior OpenT35T16T24NTT46T28CUTCUTT36
Senior British Open ChampionshipT44T43T24NTT35T20T61T49

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic