Sandy Scott has turn into the newest Scottish golfer to earn a PGA Tour card after a profitable victory in Columbus, Ohio final night time.
The 28-year-old from Nairn secured his place on the distinguished US circuit with a one-stroke win within the Nationwide Kids’s Hospital Championship.
Not solely did his tournament-record 18-under-par whole win him promotion from America’s Korn Ferry Tour, it earned him $270,000 in prize cash.
Higher nonetheless, Scott can now put behind him the career-threatening wrist harm which sidelined him for 17 months and flared up once more earlier this 12 months.
The previous Walker Cup participant twice wanted surgical procedure after tearing ligaments in his proper wrist in 2019 and admitted: ‘I used to be in some actually low instances and didn’t know if I’d ever play golf once more.’
It was a difficult spell for Scott, who had loved an impressive newbie profession. Even after he battled again to earn Korn Ferry Tour standing in 2024, the issue persevered.
Sandy Scott lifts the trophy after successful the Nationwide Kids’s Hospital Championship
Scott secured his PGA Tour card with a final-round 65 that earned him a one-stroke victory
This 12 months, Scott withdrew from the BMW Charity Professional-Am – one of many extra distinguished regular-season occasions on the second-tier US Tour – and went on to overlook two months of the season however his expertise of the harm enabled him to take care of a constructive outlook.
‘Once I did come again from it in school, I had this overwhelming sense of perspective that I’m simply completely satisfied to be out right here competing, fulfilling this dream that I’ve all the time had of enjoying golf professionally. To have the ability to play properly has been a bonus.’
Scott began his newest occasion in thirteenth place on the event tour, however he closed with a six-under 65 and is now second on its factors checklist with two occasions remaining. He’ll formally obtain his PGA Tour card on the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship in three weeks’ time.
He’ll be part of fellow Scot Bob MacIntyre on the large stage subsequent season and observe within the footsteps of others equivalent to Russell Knox, from Inverness, and Glaswegian Martin Laird.
Requested about his celebrations, Scott stated: ‘I’m hoping Russell is round and we’ll possibly tuck into the tequila.’
