Zane Leo Scotland (born 17 July 1982) is an English professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Scotland was born in Manchester and educated at The John Fisher School in Surrey. In 1997, he won a competition to find a British Tiger Woods. He went on to have a successful amateur career, winning several tournaments and gaining many representative honours, in addition to becoming the youngest English player ever to qualify for The Open Championship in 1999.
Professional career In 2003, Scotland turned professional. However, a car crash that resulted in an injury to his neck severely affected his early career.
Scotland finally earned his place on the European Tour by finishing inside the top 120 on the Order of Merit in 2007 despite having limited playing opportunities. However he failed to establish himself during his maiden season in 2008 and was back competing on the second tier Challenge Tour the following year. Scotland later played in lower-tier tours including PGA EuroPro Tour and the Dubai-based MENA Golf Tour, winning the MENA Tour's Order of Merit in 2013. Scotland played in the European Tour's Q School in 2013 and made it to the final stage, but finished 57th. Scotland has ten wins on the MENA Tour, the most by any player.
Scotland is the nephew of former Attorney General Baroness Scotland.
In March 2022, Scotland was appointed Diversity Ambassador to The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
Amateur wins 2000 Peter McEvoy Trophy 2002 Spanish International Amateur Championship, Portuguese International Amateur Championship
Professional wins (11) PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up112 Aug 2010ABC Solutions UK Championship−5 (72-71-68=211)1 stroke James Busby
MENA Golf Tour wins (10) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up128 Sep 2011Abu Dhabi Golf Citizen Open−8 (69-72-67=208)1 stroke Yasin Ali226 Sep 2012Dubai Creek Open−8 (65-70-70=205)2 strokes Stephen Dodd314 Mar 2013Royal Golf Dar Es Salam Open−10 (67-73-69=209)5 strokes Younes El Hassani425 Sep 2013Dubai Creek Open (2)−7 (69-70-67=206)1 stroke Trevor Marshall59 Oct 2013Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open−13 (65-71-67=203)2 strokes David Law615 Oct 2013Ras Al Khaimah Classic−9 (70-70-67=207)1 stroke David Law722 Oct 2014Ghala Valley−11 (68-69-68=205)3 strokes Carlos Balmaseda829 Oct 2014Golf Citizen Masters−14 (69-64-66=199)Playoff Joshua White925 Mar 2016Royal Golf Mohammedia Open−11 (69-68-68=205)2 strokes Jamie Elson, Andrew Marshall104 May 2016Ras Al Khaimah Classic (2)−10 (67-69-70=206)Playoff Craig Hinton, Miles Tunnicliff
Results in major championships Tournament199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010The Open ChampionshipCUTT55
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" = tied Note: Scotland only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances Amateur European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 2000 (winners), 2002 Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1999 (winners), 2000 (winners) St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2002 (winners)
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