Transfer from Division II West Florida in Pensacola, where he earned All-America honors twice, who became an All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer and one of the nation[apos]s top 10 Division I golfers by the time he graduated in May, 2011 … Played two years for the Argonauts following a red-shirt year in 2006-07 … Earned a regular spot in Tech[apos]s lineup in 2009-10 and played in every event but one for two years.
2010-11: Solid No. 3 player for the Yellow Jackets all year long who earned All-ACC honors and became Tech[apos]s highest ranked player entering the NCAA Championship … Ranked 8th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index and No. 10 in the Golfstat Cup rankings … 2nd on the the team and 4th in the ACC in stroke average at 71.63 in 32 rounds, more than a stroke and a half better than his 2009-10 norm … Six top-10 finishes in 10 events and one other in the top 20 … Finished 2nd in three straight events (the Yellow Jacket Classic, ACC Championship, NCAA East Regional) before the NCAA Championship … Also 3rd at Puerto Rico, T4 at the USCC and T5 at the Brickyard … 22 rounds of par or better out of 32 total … Had a 743-129 head-to-head record overall, 105-77-13 against players in the nation[apos]s top 100.
2009-10: Played in every event for the Yellow Jackets until back spasms sidelined him for the Wolfpack Intercollegiate … Withdrew during the final round of the Linger Longer with that injury, but returned to play in the ACC Championship (T12, 2-under 214) … Also played well at the NCAA Southeast Regional (T30) … T72 at the NCAA Championship included a second-round 68 … Won his quarterfinal match against Taylor Floyd of Augusta State … Posted three top 10 finishes – Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (T10), UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate (9th) and Mauna Lani Invitational (T6) … Finished the spring ranked No. 166 in the Golfweek/Sagarin ratings (out of 1582) … Had a 73.37 stroke average through 30 rounds of play, fourth on the team … Spring average was 74.05 … Ranked 18th nationally in greens in regulation … Shot a 68 to advance in a U.S. Open Local Qualifier May 10 in Peachtree City, Ga.
2008-09: Named to the Division II Ping All-America second team and the PING All-South Region Team … Was his second All-America selection, becoming the ninth UWF golfer to earn two or more All-America honors … Led the team with a 71.56 stroke average over 40 rounds, including nine total rounds in the 60s … Best finish of the season was a second-place mark at the Bobcat Invitational, including a season low 66 in the tournament[apos]s second round.
2007-08: Named to the Division II Ping All-America first team and the PING All-South Region Team … NCAA Division II All-Freshman team and All-South Region team honoree … Ranked No. 28 in the Golfstat Cup and averaged 71.53 strokes over 32 rounds (seven in the 60s) … Tied for third at the Division II National Championship and helped the Argos to the team title … Won the NCAA division II South Regional and two regular season events, the Emerald Coast Collegiate (10-under-par) and the McLaughlin (also 10-under).
ACC Championship experience: T12 on his first try in 2010 (2-under 214), 2nd in 2011 (7-under 209) … 70.50 average in six rounds.
NCAA Championship experience: T29 at a senior, T72 as a junior at the NCAA Championship, helping Tech advance to match play both years … Went 1-1 in NCAA match play … T30 and T2 in his NCAA regional appearances … 72.58 stroke average in 12 NCAA DI rounds … T3 at the Division II National Championship and helped West Florida to the team title in 2008.
Amateur: 2011: Advanced through U.S. Open local qualifying and tied for 22nd in a sectional at Hawks Ridge Golf Club … 2010: T12 at Southeastern Amateur, T26 at Dogwood Invitational, T36 at Players Amateur … 2009: Advanced to match play at the U.S. Amateur Public Links, lost in first round … Ranked No. 40 in the 2007 South African Golf Association player rankings, No. 39 in the 2006 South Africa Golf Digest amateur rankings … Became the first player in the history of the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club to win both its Clulb and Winter Club championships … Represented Central Gauteng at the 2006 South African U23 Interprovincial … Named South Africa Golf Digest[apos]s [quote]Best New Amateur[quote] in 2005.
High School: Attended Edenglen High School, which did not field a golf team.
Junior Golf: Won four South African Junior Golf Foundation tournaments during 2003-04 and finished sixth on the 2004 Junior Order or Merit.
Personal: Full name is Kyle Ross Scott … Born July 10, 1986 in Germiston, South Africa … Son of Graham and Fiona Scott, who now live in Edenglen, Johannesburg … Has an older brother, Justin … Began playing golf at age 17 … Baseball was his sport of choice before that, and competed for South Africa in junior baseball … Enjoys music, swimming, exercise and movies … Majored in Accounting at West Florida, and received his bachelor[apos]s degree in Management at Tech.
Collegiate Tournament Results
| 2009-10 | ||
| T24 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (+4) | 72-77-71 – 220 |
| T10 | Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (-3) | 67-72 – 139 |
| T52 | Brickyard Collegiate (+7) | 78-73 – 151 |
| 9 | UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate (-6) | 71-68-71 – 210 |
| T6 | Mauna Lani Invitational (-1) | 73-72-70 – 215 |
| T43 | Puerto Rico Classic (+3) | 76-70-73 – 219 |
| T72 | Southern Highlands Collegiate (+29) | 76-88-81 – 245 |
| T93 | Linger Longer Invitational (+6) | 76-74-WD – 150 |
| T12 | ACC Championship (-2) | 71-68-75 – 214 |
| T30 | NCAA Southeast Regional (+7) | 77-72-68 – 217 |
| T72 | NCAA Championship (+5) | 78-69-74 – 221 |
| W | NCAA Match Play (Taylor Floyd, Augusta State) | 1-up |
| 2010-11 | ||
| T19 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (+3) | 74-71-74 – 219 |
| T21 | PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational (+8) | 74-74-76 – 224 |
| T5 | Brickyard Collegiate (-4) | 68-71-73 – 212 |
| T4 | United States Collegiate Championship (-4) | 70-71-71 – 212 |
| T28 | Amer Ari Invitational (-3) | 70-72-71 – 213 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico Classic (-8) | 70-69-69 – 208 |
| T25 | Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters (+8) | 72-72-80 – 224 |
| – | Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship | 0-2-2 |
| 2 | Yellow Jacket Classic (-4) | 70-70 – 140 |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference Championship (-9) | 68-71-68 – 207 |
| T2 | NCAA East Regional (-4) | 68-73-71 – 212 |
| T29 | NCAA Championship (+5) | 72-74-75 – 221 |
| L | NCAA Match Play Championship (Mitch Krywulycz, Augusta State) | 1-up |
#played as an individual
| Career Statistics at Tech | ||||||||||
| Year | Trn | T10 | T20 | Rnds/Cnt | Strk | Avg. | Lo | Hi | Par | 60s |
| 2009-10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30/23 | 2201 | 73.37 | 67 | 88 | 13 | 5 |
| 2010-11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 32/31 | 2292 | 71.63 | 68 | 80 | 22 | 6 |
| Totals | 47 | 9 | 11 | 62/54 | 4493 | 72.47 | 67 | 88 | 35 | 11 |
#includes rounds played as an individual
Career low round: 67 (-5), Mason Rudolph Collegiate, 1st round, 2009
Career low tournament score: 208 (-8), Puerto Rico Classic, 2011
Career best finish: 2, Yellow Jacket Classic, 2011; ACC Championship, 2011; NCAA East Regional, 2011