Top amateur Calum Scott earns silver medal honor at The 2024 Open Championship

Calum Scott was one of the local stars at the 2024 edition of The Open Championship. Not only was he the second-highest placed Scottish player on the final leaderboard, but he also won the Silver Medal as the low amateur.

Scott was one of four amateurs to make the cut at The 2024 Open Championship. The young Scot carded rounds of even par, 4 over, 1 under and 5 over to win the silver medal, three shots ahead of American Tommy Morrison.

At the end of the fourth round, Calum Scott said (via the Daily Mail):

"'Super-happy, excited, buzzing, relieved as well. There have been a bunch of Silver Medal winners that have gone on to do incredible things. It's one of the highest honours you can win as an amateur. I'm very proud of myself."

Calum Scott, 20, carded four birdies and four bogeys in the first round. On Friday, he got four birdies and a bogey to make the cut at 4 over.

On the moving day, Scott had his best round of the event with three birdies and two bogeys for a 70. His fourth round included one birdie and six bogeys, five of which came on the back nine.

He finished tied for 43rd (8 over) and was the second-highest placed Scot at The 2024 Open, four shots behind Ewen Ferguson (T22). Local hero Robert MacIntyre tied for 50th, one shot behind Scott.

Scott qualified for The Open Championship by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2023 Amateur Championship, where he finished fifth. The Royal Troon event was the first major championship experience of his career.

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Calum Scott's career at a glance

Calum Scott is one of the rising stars in world golf. He currently plays collegiate golf in the USA for Texas Tech University. He is ranked 13th in the world amateur rankings, not counting his performance at The Open Championship.

Prior to his collegiate golf experience, Scott played on the junior tours in Scotland, Great Britain and Europe. In 2021, he was ranked No. 1 among European amateurs under 18 and No. 3 overall.

Scott is playing his junior season at Texas Tech. As a freshman, he played in all 12 events his team competed in and posted six top-20 finishes, including one top-10.

As a sophomore, he played in all 14 events of the season, with three top-10s and six top-20s. His best finish was a runner-up finish at the Inverness Tournament, where Texas Tech won the team title.

As a junior, he earned another runner-up finish, this time at the 2023 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.

His performances with Texas Tech have earned him numerous accolades, including being named an All-Big-12 selection in 2023.