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I know there are a lot of knowledgeable golf fans who remember the '96 US Amateur final between Tiger Woods and Steve Scott. Those who have the Tiger DVD collection will remember it even better, as its featured in "Tiger's Prey".

Anyway, I was in a qualifier for a regional professional tournament a few days ago, and I was paired with Steve Scott! Talk about being in over your head

It was still pretty cool, playing with better players (i was paired with another pro as well). Steve Scott was a nice guy, very businesslike, and a fierce competitor. Even though I played very poorly, it was a good learning experience.

That's pretty cool! Steve has always come off as a nice guy in his interviews.

Also, I definitely remember some of the 1996 US Amateur...my first glimpse of this young Tiger fella I'd heard a lot about.

I remember that Tiger could've very easily lost that match had it not been for Steve telling Tiger to replace his ball marker after having him move it out of his putting line. Man! Talk about a turning of events. I'm sure that Tiger would be doing what he's doing today even if he hadn't won that match but what if Steve would've won? Imagine the kick-start he would've gotten had he been the '96 US Amateur Champion! Interesting. Simp

Simp, that is a good point... what a win like that could have done for Scott. I can't think of another sport with such great sportsmanship, such as Scott telling Woods to replace his ball marker.

Also, many people think after Scott went up 5 holes in the morning, that he fell apart on the second 18. Scott actually shot two under 70 in the afternoon, and it was Woods who roared back with a 65 to send it to extra holes.

Yeah, ordinarily a 70 would've been good enough to win it against just about anyone else in the country. But not Tiger. That just goes to show everyone just how good Tiger was in his amateur days.

Ran across this story:

I remember that putt, that was unbelievable. Came right on top of a great chip by Scott that looked like the winning par saver.

That's a great story, and the boy is still knockin' em' in ten years later.

I just heard that the Golf Channel is airing "Three nights of Tiger" starting tonight, and tomorrow (Tuesday) night they are showing the '96 US Amateur final. I am not sure if it's a highlights show, or if they are going to re-broadcast the match. Either way, it was an epic battle, and well worth watching.

And for good reason

What is he doing now? Is he playing full time?

After playing in the Walker Cup in 1997 & 1999, he played a lot of mini tours. Won twice on the Canadian Tour, finished 4th on the money list in 2002.

That earned him conditional status on the Nationwide, where he missed the cut in all 10 events he played in during 2003.

He's played 15 PGA Tour events, making the cut at the 1997 US Open as an amateur. The only checks he cashed were from the 2002 Pebble Beach and the 2002 Canadian Open (T61, career best).

He's no longer active on the big tours, or the Canadian, or other known mini-tours like Grey Goose Gateway, Hooters or New England. For the last year he's been doing one day events in something called the "Minor League Golf Tour" in south Florida. To give you some idea how obscure that is, he won 4 out of 14 events and took home $2,944.70 for the year.

He's currently ranked 1260th in the world, and hasn't played any events that count towards that in 2006.

The good news for him is he married his caddy Kristy.

The day I played with him last week, he qualified for the MET Open, which will be played at Canoe Brook in NJ sometime in August. He lists Canoe Brook as his home course, so I would have to say he is a favorite. First prize there is $25,000.

Tonight's Golf Channel re-broadcast of the '96 final was very enjoyable.

Aye, thanks for the clue. Found an article stating he gave up the dream last winter and started working on his PGA of America Class A qualification. He is a first year assistant at Canoe Brook.

At the New Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship last month Steve finished T15th. The article I found quotes him: "(A) little different career path," said Scott, 29, a former Florida Gator who is working as an assistant at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, N.J., about 30 minutes from New York City. "That's pretty much my 100 percent focus. The golf is second right now."

I doubt he fairs very well at the MET Open, even with the home course advantage. That usually draws a strong field, and he's too busy to work on his game much. That's the case for most club pros.

That was one heck of a fight he put up against Tiger. Shot 2 under in the afternoon while losing his 5 hole lead. Very gracious in defeat. That's something he can always be proud of - wasn't quite enough, but he gave it his best shot.

Will be interesting to see if Andrew Giuliani does well in the MET Open in 3 weeks, as he's second in the MGA player of the year standings. He apparently wasn't good enough to walk on as a freshman at Duke - they have a pretty deep squad, he'll get some matches next year - but he's done ok on his own in some prestigous events this summer. Finished T28th at the Monroe Invitational in Pittsford, and 7th at the Eastern Am, where he had a 2nd round 64. This week he's playing the MGA Amateur at Baltusrol. He plays out of Trump National (yeah, must be nice, eh?).

At least we know how he's been consoling himself for his *$&# golf career.

you guys think if steve scott would of won he would of still been around, i havent heard a word of him in about 6 years.. least hes got a job