Jason Scrivener (born 18 April 1989) is an Australian

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who plays on the

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. Born in South Africa, he started playing aged eight and moved to

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, Australia when he was 10.

Amateur career

Scrivener had a successful amateur career, winning the

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in 2007 to put his name alongside those of

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and Adam Scott. He ranked in the top five in the Australian amateur ranking and was also ranked in the top thirty in the

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. He competed in the 2010

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before turning professional later that year.

Professional career

After turning professional, Scrivener played mostly on the

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. In 2013, he managed to qualify for four tour cards in the

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, OneAsia and Challenge Tours. He was inspired by former

winner and club-mate at Mandurah Country Club,

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, to target a career in

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and twice progressed from the

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in 2014 and 2015. In 2015 he finished tied 3rd in Hong Kong Open and in 2016 he finished 3rd in the

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, both co-sanctioned by the European Tour, and tied 4th in the

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. After his first professional victory, the

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in November 2017 at Twin Creeks Golf & Country Club,

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, he advanced to 183rd on the

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and finished 6th on the 2017–18 Australasia Order of Merit. In February 2019, he advanced to a career best 125th on the

. After seven top-10s, he finished the 2019 European Tour

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in 32nd position with €1,018,789 in prize money. Scrivener's best result on the European Tour came in 2021 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. A final round 66 saw him jump up the leaderboard on the final day into solo second place. He pocketed €710,175 in prize money with this result. After a tied 23rd finish at the

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in May 2021, Scrivener advanced to a career best at the time; 111th on the

Amateur wins

*2007

, Mastercard Junior Masters *2009 New South Wales Medal (tied with Kyle Grant and Lincoln Tighe), Western Australian Amateur *2010 Mandurah Easter Amateur (Australia)

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to

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Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Australia): 2008 (winners), 2010 (winners)

References

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