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Scott Parel
Personal information
Born (1965-05-15) May 15, 1965 (age 59)
Pontiac, Michigan
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceAugusta, Georgia
SpouseMary
Children2
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Tarheel Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
PGA Tour Champions4
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2002, 2005
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Scott Parel (born May 15, 1965) is an American professional golfer.

Parel was born in Pontiac, Michigan.[1] He graduated from the University of Georgia[1] but did not play college golf.[2] He worked for 10 years as a computer programmer and database administrator after college before becoming a professional golfer.[2]

Parel played on the Web.com Tour in 2003, 2005–09, and 2012–15.[1] He won his first title at the 2013 Air Capital Classic.[2]

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.

In August 2018, Parel won on the PGA Tour Champions by winning the Boeing Classic.[3]

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.[1]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

Professional wins (8)

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Web.com Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jun 16, 2013 Air Capital Classic −18 (69-66-67-64=266) 3 strokes United States Alex Aragon

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2012 Rex Hospital Open United States James Hahn Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Tarheel Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 May 13, 2004 Eagle Chase Classic −15 (69-67-65=201) Playoff United States Chris Patton
2 Oct 7, 2004 Fox Den Open −19 (66-65-66=197) 2 strokes United States Braxton Wynns

PGA Tour Champions wins (4)

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Legend
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 26, 2018 Boeing Classic −18 (65-70-63=198) 3 strokes United States Kevin Sutherland
2 Oct 28, 2018 Invesco QQQ Championship −11 (67-70-68=205) 1 stroke United States Paul Goydos
3 Feb 16, 2020 Chubb Classic −17 (64-69-63=196) 2 strokes United States Bob Estes
4 Apr 24, 2022 ClubCorp Classic −11 (67-70-65=202) Playoff New Zealand Steven Alker, United States Gene Sauers

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Classic United States Steve Flesch, Germany Bernhard Langer Flesch won with birdie on second extra hole
Langer eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 2019 Rapiscan Systems Classic United States Kevin Sutherland Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole
3 2019 Principal Charity Classic United States Kevin Sutherland Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4 2022 ClubCorp Classic New Zealand Steven Alker, United States Gene Sauers Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005
U.S. Open CUT CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in senior major championships

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Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Tradition T2 T34 T16 NT T15 T36 T18 T60
Senior PGA Championship T7 T15 T45 6 NT T68 T66 CUT T72
U.S. Senior Open T35 T16 T24 NT T46 T28 CUT CUT
Senior Players Championship T67 T35 T6 T4 2 T20 T22 T9 T72
Senior British Open Championship T44 T43 T24 NT T35 T20 T61 T49
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "PGA Tour profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Scott Parel wins Air Capital Classic". KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "PGA Champions Tour - Scott Parel". Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Sutherland finally makes birdie to win playoff". National Post. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Sutherland rallies, outlasts Parel on senior tour". ESPN. Associated Press. June 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Parel rallies to win Chubb Classic". PGA Tour. Associated Press. February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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