[1] He emigrated to Australia in about 1900 but returned to the United Kingdom between July 1906 and early 1907, missing the main Australian golf events of 1906.

[1] While he won the French Amateur in 1912 and 1922, Scott was not able to win in England itself, though he was a member of Great Britain's 1924 Walker Cup team.

Finally, in 1933 when he was nearly 55 years old, he won The Amateur Championship by beating Thomas A. Bourn 4 & 3 at Hoylake.

[5] The following year, Scott played for and captained the 1934 Walker Cup team, setting the record for the oldest player in that event as well (which still stands).

He later won a West of England Amateur title at the age of 57, and was the Captain at Royal St George's Golf Club.

The most famous was Lady Margaret Scott, a dominant player in early women's golf who won the first three British Ladies Championships from 1893 to 1895 before retiring from tournament play.

Michael Scott was married three times, had at least one daughter, and died at the age of 80 in 1959.

LA = Low amateur NT = No tournament DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Source for British Open: www.opengolf.com Source for 1911 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July 1911, p. 180.