Scott Piercy

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Top 125 in 2020-21 FedExCup standings (thru 2021-22)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR: 2009

PGA TOUR Victories (4)

• 2011 Reno-Tahoe Open
• 2012 RBC Canadian Open
• 2015 Barbasol Championship
• 2018 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2)

• 2008 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, Northeast Pennsylvania Classic

Personal

• Helped lead his high school to two state championships in soccer.
• Listens to hip-hop and R&B while warming up.
• Loves classic cars.

Special Interests

• Spending time with family, cars

Career Highlights

2021 Season

Collected one top-10 and qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the 12th time, ending the season at No 116 in the FedExCup standings. Made the cut in 17 of 26 starts, highlighted by a solo-third at the Barracuda Championship.

• Barracuda Championship: In his fifth Barracuda Championship start and first since winning the event in 2011, finished solo-third for his first top-10 on TOUR since the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open (T6).

2020 Season

Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season and 11th total, finishing No. 102 in the FedExCup standings. Claimed one top-10 finish, a T6 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, and made 14 of 19 cuts.

2019 Season

Qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the 10th time in his 11th season on TOUR and advanced to the BMW Championship for the seventh time, finishing the season No. 39 in the FedExCup standings, his best position since 2015-16 (37th). With six top-10s, collected more than five in a single season for the first time in his career, and made the cut 21 times in 24 starts.

• 3M Open: Held a two-stroke lead after 18 holes of the 3M Open before finishing T15. First-round 62 marked eighth career score of 62 or better and tied the low round of the week at TPC Twin Cities.
• AT&T Byron Nelson: Tied Matt Every for second at the AT&T Byron Nelson and picked up his fourth career runner-up finish on TOUR, finishing two strokes behind Sung Kang. Made 51 pars and 21 birdies at Trinity Forest Golf Club to become the first player since Charles Howell III at the 2010 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier to play all 72 holes without a bogey. Score of 263 was fourth career sub-265 72-hole score and first since the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open (261).
• RBC Heritage: Recorded four under-par scores to tie Patrick Cantlay and Shane Lowry for third at the RBC Heritage, his first top-10 in five starts at the event. Led the field in Greens in Regulation percentage (70.83%).
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Recorded his fourth top-10 of the season with a T10 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, finishing nine strokes behind champion Phil Mickelson. Week was highlighted by a second-round 65, his low round in six starts at the event.
• Mayakoba Golf Classic: Earned third consecutive top-10 with a T6 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Final-round 62 matched winner Cameron Champ (R2) for low 18-hole score of the week at El Camaleon Golf Club.
• Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Shot four scores in the 60s, highlighted by a final-round 65, to tie four others for 10th at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
• THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES: Carded first top-10 of the season with a T5 at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES. Opened with rounds of 70-65 to take the 36-hole lead by one shot over Brooks Koepka but carded weekend scores of 72-69.

2018 Season

Season included 17 made cuts in 26 starts and recorded eight top-25s. Won his fourth PGA TOUR title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, partnering with Billy Horschel in the two-man team event. Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the ninth time in 10 seasons, entering the Playoffs at No. 54 in the FedExCup. Made it through the first three FedExCup Playoffs events, but was eliminated at No. 68 in the standings.

• Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Teamed with Billy Horschel to shoot a final-round 5-under 67 (Foursomes) to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans by one stroke over Jason Dufner/Pat Perez at TPC Louisiana. Team shot 65-73-61-67-266 (-22) using Four-ball (R1/R3) and Foursomes (R2/R4) formats, including a bogey-free final round. Earned his fourth PGA TOUR title in his 251st start at the age of 39 years, 5 months, 23 days. Had made the cut twice (T13/2012, T34/2009) in eight previous appearances at the event, all in the individual stroke-play format.
• CareerBuilder Challenge: Finished T6 at the CareerBuilder Challenge after entering the final round two shots off the lead. Birdied six of his final eight holes and nine overall en route to a second-round 65 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course.

2017 Season

Made the cut in 14 of 22 starts during the 2016-17 season, with a T3 at the season-opening Safeway Open the best of his four top-10 finishes. Ended the season No. 98 in the FedExCup standings.

• Travelers Championship: Made his last start of the season at the Travelers Championship in late June, finishing in 85th place.
• DEAN & DELUCA Invitational: Opened with rounds of 68-66 to add his name to a DEAN & DELUCA Invitational record four co-leaders after 36 holes. Closed with rounds of 72-68 to finish T7, his first top-10 in six starts at Colonial. Marked his fourth top-10 of the season, just one shy of his career-high five top-10s during the 2014-15 Season.
• OHL Classic at Mayakoba: Opened with scores of 65-66-66--197 (-16) to find himself within two strokes of the lead at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. A double bogey at the 72nd hole resulted in a 1-under 70 on Sunday at El Camaleon GC and a T4 finish with Chez Reavie and Kevin Streelman at 17-under 267. One of three players with three top-10s through the first five weeks of the season.
• Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: While the Las Vegas native did not contend in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, finishing T24, the tournament presented him with a cake after the final round to celebrate his 38th birthday which fell on Sunday.
• CIMB Classic: Opened the CIMB Classic with a pair of 4-under 68s en route to his second straight top-10 showing, a T10 at 13-under 275.
• Safeway Open: Opened the first event of the season, the Safeway Open, with 12 birdies en route to a course-record 62, breaking tournament-host Johnny Miller's previous record of 63 set in 1976. Held the solo lead through the first two rounds in the weather-delayed event, but faltered with a third-round 73. Closed with a 2-under 70 to claim a share of third place at 16-under.

2016 Season

Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the seventh time in the last eight seasons, thanks to 10 top-25 finishes in 21 starts during the regular season. Of those, two were runner-up finishes to Dustin Johnson in consecutive starts, at the U.S. Open and World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Kept himself alive through the first three of four Playoffs events, before ending his season after the BMW Championship at No. 37 in the FedExCup standings.

• World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational: Finished second again behind Dustin Johnson in his very next start at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Birdie on 72nd hole earned solo runner-up finish. Jumped 16 spots to No. 22 in FedExCup standings. Led Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green for the week.
• U.S. Open: Made the cut in 13 of his next 15 starts, but it took those 15 starts before his next top-10 finish, a T2 at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Finished 1-under 279, three strokes behind champion Dustin Johnson. Marked his second top-10 finish in 13 major championship starts (T5 – 2013 PGA Championship), with his only other made cut in four prior U.S. Open starts a T51 in 2011. Was his second career runner-up finish.
• CIMB Classic: Following a T25 in the season-opening Frys.com Open, opened the CIMB Classic with the lowest first-round score in tournament history (62) to take a three-shot lead after 18 holes. Followed with three matching rounds of 69 to finish T7, seven strokes behind champion Justin Thomas.

2015 Season

Season highlighted by a career-best finish in the FedExCup (No. 22) and top-10 finishes (five), one of which was his victory at the Barbasol Championship (the third win of his PGA TOUR career).

• TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola: Went on to finish 25th at East Lake GC. It marked just his second trip to the season-ending event.
• BMW Championship: Totaled a 15-under 269 at the BMW Championship to finish alone in third, seven strokes behind champion Jason Day. Was one of four players to play his way into the top 30 in the FedExCup standings to advance to the final event, the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, moving from No. 44 to No. 20 in the standings.
• Barbasol Championship: Following birdies on four of his last five holes in the third round of the inaugural Barbasol Championship, kept the momentum going in the final round, opening with a pair of birdies at Nos. 1 and 2. Sank an unlikely putt on the second hole from 57 feet. Ensuing birdies at Nos. 5, 6, 9, 13, 14 and 16 resulted in a three-stroke win over Alabama native Will Wilcox in Opelika, Ala. Claimed his third career TOUR victory at age 36 years, 8 months, 13 days in his 185th career TOUR start. Won for the first time since his last TOUR win, 55 starts earlier. Led the field in Greens in Regulation.
• Shell Houston Open: Reeled off five consecutive birdies in the first round of the Shell Houston Open en route to a course record-tying, 9-under 63 and a two-stroke, 18-hole lead. Would post another low score Saturday, a 6-under 66, but 2-over 74s in the second and final rounds resulted in a 10th-place finish at the GC of Houston.
• Sony Open in Hawaii: Making his seventh start at the Sony Open in Hawaii, cracked the top 10 for the first time with a runner-up finish (a distant nine strokes behind runaway winner Jimmy Walker). Followed a pair of 3-under 67s in the first two rounds with a pair of 66s on the weekend, good for his first top-five since a T5 at the 2013 PGA Championship.
• Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Playing in his hometown event, the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, posted four rounds in the 60s to finish T7, six strokes behind champion Ben Martin. It marked his first top-10 since finishing T5 at the 2013 PGA Championship. Playing on a Major Medical Extension this season, started the season with 14 events to earn 200 FedExCup points or $300,710. His top-10 finish at TPC Summerlin was good for 85 points and $193,233.

2014 Season

Made seven cuts in 12 starts, finishing 166th in the FedExCup standings. Will have 14 events on a Major Medical Extension to earn 200 FedExCup points or $300,710. Had surgery to repair a torn flexor digitorum superficialis in his right arm in February after losing in the first round at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Dr. Thomas Graham performed the surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. The injury originally occurred at the 2013 HP Byron Nelson Championship.

• RBC Canadian Open: Made return to the PGA TOUR in July at the RBC Canadian Open (T25) in Montreal, an event he won in 2012. Made two other starts on the PGA TOUR before the end of the season. Missed the cut at the PGA Championship and finished season at Wyndham Championship (T12).
• Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco: Played at the Albertsons Boise Open in Idaho. Missed the cut at Hillcrest CC after opening 69-68.
• Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank: Played two Korn Ferry Tour events in July, shooting six consecutive rounds in the 60s. Finished T11 at the Utah Championship outside Salt Lake City, shooting rounds of 68-69-66-68.

2013 Season

Made 16 of 24 cuts on TOUR, with four top-10s. Finished No. 49 in the final FedExCup standings a year after advancing to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.

• PGA Championship: Was T5 at the PGA Championship on the strength of a final-round 65. Notched his first career top-10 in a major in his ninth start. Previous-best major finish was a T26, at the 2011 PGA Championship. Previous-low round in a major was a 68.
• HP Byron Nelson Championship: Third top-10 of the season came at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. Posted 4-under 66s in the first and third rounds en route to a T5 finish.
• World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship: Finished T9 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
• Waste Management Phoenix Open: In his fifth career start at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, closed with a 10-under 61 at TPC Scottsdale Sunday to claim third-place honors. The 61 was the low round of the day and matched his career-best on the PGA TOUR. He was tied for 74th after the first round but moved up the leaderboard to record his best since winning the RBC Canadian Open in July 2012.

2012 Season

Finished a career-best No. 27 in the FedExCup standings.

• World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions: Following three consecutive 4-under 68s, closed with a 7-under 65 in his first start at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, claiming a T2, with Phil Mickelson, Jason Dufner and Ernie Els. His runner-up finish came in just his second World Golf Championships start (T19 at Bridgestone Invitational earlier in the season). A week prior, closed with a 9-under 62 Sunday at the CIMB Classic to T10.
• Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: After the TOUR Championship, at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, the Las Vegas resident overcame a 2-over 73 in the third round, with a 7-under 64 Sunday at TPC Summerlin to claim T6.
• TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola: Finished T15 in his first career start at the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.
• BMW Championship: Finished T37 at the BMW Championship, but it earned him a spot in the TOUR Championship. Did not know he was in the TOUR Championship until an hour after he finished his round.
• RBC Canadian Open: At the RBC Canadian Open in July, he opened with a course-record, 8-under 62 at Hamilton G&CC, followed that with three 67s and held on to win his second PGA TOUR title by a stroke over Robert Garrigus and William McGirt. Was set to defend his 2011 Reno-Tahoe Open the next week, but the win in Canada earned him his first invitation to a World Golf Championships event, the Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio.
• John Deere Classic: Opened and closed with bogey-free, 6-under 65s at the John Deere Classic in July in his fifth start at TPC Deere Run. At 18-under, held the clubhouse lead until Zach Johnson and Troy Matteson finished tied at 20-under. Finished third, his second top-10 finish of the season in 13 starts.
• Transitions Championship: Collected his first top-10 of the season, a T5 at the Transitions Championship, on the strength of a final-round, 9-under 62, the lowest final round score of his PGA TOUR career. Posted 12-under but fell one stroke shy of a four-man playoff. The closing 62 bettered the previous-low, final-round score at the Transitions Championship by two strokes. Carded a 7-under 29 on the front nine, breaking the previous front-nine record at the Transitions Championship. Improved from T45 to T5, with the 62.

2011 Season

Enjoyed a banner year on TOUR, claiming three top-10s in 23 starts, highlighted by his first career TOUR win. Finished 69th in the FedExCup standings.

• Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: In his attempt to win twice in Nevada, enjoyed four sub-par rounds to finish T10 at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas.
• Reno-Tahoe Open: Collected first PGA TOUR victory in dramatic fashion, holing a 7-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to win the Reno-Tahoe Open. Victory came one day after carding the lowest round of his PGA TOUR career, a course record, 11-under 61 that featured eight consecutive birdies from Nos. 2-9. Equaled the lowest nine-hole score in relation to par with a front nine 8-under 28 en route to the 61. Only blemish of his third-round 61 was a bogey at No. 17, but he bounced back with an eagle-3 at the par-5 18th. Converted a third-round lead into victory on TOUR for the first time in three attempts. With the victory moved to No. 80 in the FedExCup standings, his highest ranking in the season-long points race since he was No. 70 following the 2009 Reno-Tahoe Open. Became the first Nevada native to win in Reno.
• RBC Canadian Open: First top-10 came at Shaughnessy G&CC, where he birdied his 71st and 72nd holes to turn in his third consecutive sub-70 round (a 1-under 69) to T6.

2010 Season

Claimed two top-10 finishes in 28 starts in his sophomore year on TOUR.

• Wyndham Championship: Next top-10 finish came with a T8 at the Wyndham Championship, making him the only player to move into the top 125 in the final FedExCup standings in the last event before the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Four-way T8 to earn 78 FedExCup points, moving from 140th to 125th and make the Playoffs on the number. He edged out Jeff Quinney, who finished 126th, by just two points. If just one of the six players who finished T12 had saved one shot throughout the course of four rounds, there would have been a five-way tie for eighth, and Piercy would have missed the playoffs by a single point. Took the position of Chris Stroud inside the top 125. Stroud missed the cut and fell from 124th to 127th.
• Waste Management Phoenix Open: First top-10 finish came at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where he finished T8. Made a pair of eagles through the first 10 holes in the third round on the way to a 65. Drove the green on the par-4, 390-yard 10th hole with a 361-yard drive that cut the corner and landed 10 inches from the hole.

2009 Season

Rookie year was marked by eight top-25 finishes in 28 starts, highlighted by a pair of top-10s.

• Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Was 54-hole co-leader at both Turning Stone Resort Championship and Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open before posting 73s Sunday at both events to finish T12 and T14, respectively. Back-to-back double bogeys on the final two holes in his native Las Vegas came after finding water hazards with his approach shots while tied for the lead through 70 holes.
• The Honda Classic: Bettered that finish a few weeks later at The Honda Classic where he closed with a 5-under 65 to claim T5. Birdied the daunting par-4 18th at PGA National to post the top-five finish.
• FBR Open: After T12 and T19 finishes in his first two starts, first top-10 of his career came at the FBR Open where he finished T6.

2008 Season

Placed 9th on the Korn Ferry Tour money list with $320,187.

• Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch: Finished T31 at Web.com Tour Championship and closed the season ranked third in Driving Distance (307.7 yards per) and second in Birdies.
• Albertsons Boise Open Pres'd by Kraft: Runner-up at the Albertsons Boise Open, where he tied the course record with a 10-under-par 61 in the final round, and moved up to No. 3 on the money list.
• Northeast Pennsylvania Classic: Won for the second time in three weeks, at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, coming from four strokes back to win by two on the strength of a final-round 64. Went from 123rd to 12th on the money list in the space of three weeks.
• Xerox Classic: He birdied his final hole at the Xerox Classic to T6, shooting four sub-70 rounds.
• Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open: Earned first Korn Ferry Tour victory at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open with tournament record, 22-under 262. Also set 36-hole (126, 16-under) and 54-hole (191, 22-under) tournament records. The $94,500 winner's check helped him jump 88 spots on the money list.

2007 Season

Missed the cut in all six PGA TOUR starts and lone Korn Ferry Tour start.

• Ultimate Game: Recorded a 5-under 31 on the back nine to overcome a three-stroke deficit with five holes to play to win the 2007 Ultimate Game at the Wynn Las Vegas G&CC. Posted rounds of 68-65 to win, which resulted in a first-place check of $2 million. The win came on his fifth wedding anniversary. Cites winning the Ultimate Game as his biggest thrill in golf.

2006 Season

Claimed T16 honors at the FBR Open on the PGA TOUR in six starts. Notched his first win on the Hooters Tour at the Michelob Ultra Classic.

2005 Season

Made the cut in three of four starts on the PGA TOUR with a best finish being a T26 at the B.C. Open.

2004 Season

Missed cut in only Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR start.

2003 Season

Posted a then career-best T22 at the Envirocare Utah Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour. Long-time mini-tour player, has played predominantly on the Hooters Tour since the 2001 season.