Scott Gardiner (born 22 March 1976) is an Australian professional golfer.
Career Gardiner has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia and its developmental tour, the Von Nida Tour, where he won once. He played on the European Tour from 2001 to 2003. He played on the Nationwide Tour from 2003 to 2012, where he won the 2010 Chattanooga Classic.Chattanooga Classic won by Gardiner in three-man playoff After the 2012 season, he graduated to the PGA Tour and made his Tour debut at the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii. He made seven cuts in 23 events and finished 177th on both the money list and the FedEx Cup. He played the Web.com Tour Finals, finishing in eighth place to retain his PGA Tour card for 2014.
Gardiner is the first person of Aboriginal descent to earn a PGA Tour card.
Amateur wins 1996 New South Wales Medal (tied with Nathan Green and Brendan Jones)
Professional wins (2) Nationwide Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up110 Oct 2010Chattanooga Classic−19 (69-66-68-66=269)Playoff Joe Affrunti, David Branshaw
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12010Chattanooga Classic Joe Affrunti, David BranshawWon with birdie on fourth extra holeBranshaw eliminated by birdie on first hole
Von Nida Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up113 Nov 2005Greater Building Society QLD PGA Championship−23 (63-63-68-67=261)Playoff Jason Day (a)
Team appearances Amateur Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1999 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2000 Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2000 Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 1998 (winners), 1999
See also 2012 Web.com Tour graduates 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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