Scott Laycock

Scott Laycock (born 15 September 1971) is an Australian professional golfer.

Scott Laycock
Personal information
Born	(1971-09-15) 15 September 1971 (age 53)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb; 14.5 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Career
Turned professional	1992
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins	4
Highest ranking	67 (17 February 2002)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	2
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2002
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2002, 2007
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year 2001

Laycock won the Victorian Open in 2001 in Australia. He shot an aggregate of 270, 18 under par. This was a tournament record, but has since been broken by Min Woo Lee at the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open, when he shot an aggregate of 269, 19 under par.

Laycock joined the Japan Golf Tour in 2000, and won Bridgestone Open in 2002. In 2003 he played on the PGA Tour but failed to maintain his playing rights. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Laycock played in the PGA Championship once and The Open Championship twice between 2002–2007; missing the cut in all three of his major championship appearances.

Professional wins (4)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	27 Oct 2002	Bridgestone Open	−16 (66-66-69-71=272)	1 stroke	Shingo Katayama, Toru Taniguchi

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2002	Fujisankei Classic	Nobuhito Sato	Lost to par on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	14 Jan 2001	ANZ Victorian Open Championship	−18 (67-68-70-65=270)	3 strokes	Richard Green
2	23 Jan 2011	Surf Coast Knockout	1 up		Andrew Buckle

Other wins (1)

• 1997 Hugo Boss Foursomes

Playoff record

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1997	ABN-AMRO Pakistan Masters	Thammanoon Sriroj	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

OneAsia Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2011	Nanshan China Masters	Craig Hancock, Kim Bi-o, Michael Long	Kim won with birdie on third extra hole Hancock eliminated by par on second hole Laycock eliminated by par on first hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
The Open Championship	CUT					CUT
PGA Championship	CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Laycock only played in The Open Championship and the PGA Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2002
Match Play
Championship	60
Invitational

  Did not play

See also

• 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates