Scott Robert Hend (born 1973) is an Australian professional golfer. He has played on a number of the world's main tours. He is renowned as a long hitter.
Professional career Hend turned professional in 1997. He joined the PGA Tour of Australasia later in the year. Hend has since played on most of the major golf tours around the world. He has won three times in Australia and was the inaugural winner of the Von Nida Tour Order of Merit in 2003. He has also won on the Canadian Tour at the 2002 Victoria Open.
Hend played on the United States-based PGA Tour in 2004 and 2005, having gained his card at qualifying school for both seasons. In 2005, he was the first foreign player to win the 'Long Drive' statistic on the PGA Tour. Hend's best PGA Tour finish was third at the 2004 BellSouth Classic.
Since 2007 he has played on the Asian Tour, winning for the first time in 2008 at the Indonesia President Invitational. He finished fourth on the Order of Merit in both 2007 and 2009, and in 2007 was named Rookie of the Year.
In June 2016, Hend won the Queen's Cup in Thailand by one stroke, for his ninth victory on the Asian Tour. This moved him up into a tie for third place on the all-time winners list, behind only Thaworn Wiratchant and Thongchai Jaidee. He went on to win the 2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit.
Hend won his third European Tour title in March 2019 at the Maybank Championship. This was also his tenth victory on the Asian Tour, in a co-sanctioned event. He won the event in a dramatic playoff with Nacho Elvira, making a birdie at the first extra hole.
Senior career Hend turned 50 in August 2023 and joined the European Senior Tour. He won on his first start at the WINSTONgolf Senior Open. In 2025, he won twice on the European Senior Tour, claiming the season-long Order of Merit.
In May 2026, Hend won the Trophy Hassan II in Morocco. It was his first on the PGA Tour Champions.
Awards and honors
In 2003, Hend won the Von Nida Tour's Order of Merit. In 2007, he earned the Asian Tour's Rookie of the Year honors. In 2016, Hend won the Asian Tour's Order of Merit. In 2016, he was voted the Asian Tour's Players' Player of the Year.
Professional wins (19) European Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up119 Oct 2014Hong Kong Open1−13 (67-66-67-67=267)Playoff Angelo Que213 Mar 2016True Thailand Classic1−18 (68-64-70-68=270)1 stroke Piya Swangarunporn324 Mar 2019Maybank Championship1−15 (69-70-67-67=273)Playoff Nacho Elvira 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (2–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12014Hong Kong Open Angelo QueWon with par on first extra hole22016Omega European Masters Alex NorénLost to birdie on first extra hole32017Omega European Masters Matt FitzpatrickLost to par on third extra hole42019Maybank Championship Nacho ElviraWon with birdie on first extra hole
Asian Tour wins (10) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up131 Aug 2008Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational−16 (71-69-66-66=272)3 strokes Lin Wen-tang28 Apr 2012ISPS Handa Singapore Classic−11 (67-68-64=199)1 stroke Javier Colomo, David Lipsky, Lu Wei-chih, Mithun Perera331 Mar 2013Chiangmai Golf Classic−20 (68-69-67-64=268)3 strokes Bryce Easton46 Oct 2013Mercuries Taiwan Masters−3 (69-72-70-74=285)4 strokes Sam Cyr520 Oct 2013Venetian Macau Open−16 (74-64-63-67=268)3 strokes Anirban Lahiri619 Oct 2014Hong Kong Open1−13 (67-66-67-67=267)Playoff Angelo Que718 Oct 2015Venetian Macau Open (2)−20 (66-68-64-66=264)3 strokes Chiragh Kumar, Anirban Lahiri813 Mar 2016True Thailand Classic1−18 (68-64-70-68=270)1 stroke Piya Swangarunporn919 Jun 2016Queen's Cup−15 (69-69-64-67=269)1 stroke Gunn Charoenkul1024 Mar 2019Maybank Championship1−15 (69-70-67-67=273)Playoff Nacho Elvira 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (2–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12014Hong Kong Open Angelo QueWon with par on first extra hole22016Omega European Masters Alex NorénLost to birdie on first extra hole32017Omega European Masters Matt FitzpatrickLost to par on third extra hole42019Maybank Championship Nacho ElviraWon with birdie on first extra hole
Von Nida Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up123 Mar 2003Toyota Southern Classic−12 (69-64-70-65=268)Playoff Craig Carmichael22 Nov 2003QLD Group Queensland Open−13 (68-70-70-67=275)2 strokes Matthew Millar
Australasian Development Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up122 Oct 2000Toyota Southern Classic−14 (68-64-71-63=266)2 strokes Paul Marantz, Andre Stolz
Canadian Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up17 Jul 2002Victoria Open−17 (65-70-65-63=263)3 strokes Michael Harris, David Hearn, Rich Massey
Foundation Tour wins (1) 1999 South Australian PGA Championship
PGA Tour Champions wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up123 May 2026Trophy Hassan II−15 (66-69-69=204)5 strokes Steven Alker, Tommy Gainey
European Senior Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up117 Sep 2023WINSTONgolf Senior Open−10 (70-70-66=206)1 stroke Phillip Archer, Peter Baker227 Apr 2025Barbados Legends−11 (69-69-64=202)2 strokes Greg Owen37 Sep 2025European Legends Cup−16 (70-63-67=200)2 strokes Adilson da Silva
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12024Barbados Legends Peter BakerLost to birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTT32The Open ChampionshipCUTPGA Championship Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTT72T54PGA ChampionshipT42CUT Tournament20192020Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships Results not in chronological order before 2015. Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020ChampionshipT1663T6565Match PlayNT1InvitationalT10ChampionsT24T21T19T54T62T28NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = no tournament "T" = tied
See also 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins
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