Quail Hollow Club’s long-time director of golf, Scott Davenport, died over the weekend at the age of 69. Davenport held the head job at the prestigious North Carolina country club, site of the 2025 PGA Championship and the annual Truist Championship on the PGA Tour, for the past 27 years and was one of the most respected club professionals in the industry.
Club officials were not immediately available to comment on Davenport’s death, though an obituary posted online said that he passed away peacefully in his home on Jan. 30 after a brief illness.
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Davenport served as the host club professional for the 2022 Presidents Cup and the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. The Charlotte, N.C., club has been the site of a PGA Tour event since 2003—giving Davenport a major event to host in every year of his tenure. Quail Hollow is ranked 126th in Golf Digest’s most recent ranking of America’s Second 100 Greatest Golf Courses, ranking in our top 100 from 1966-1968 and 2021-2022. The long-time club professional also frequently contributed to instruction content for Golf Digest, an example of which is shown below.
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Throughout his distinguished career, Davenport’s obituary said, “Scott built a reputation for excellence and mentorship at some of the nation’s finest clubs, including Sea Island Club in Georgia and North River Yacht Club in Alabama. He was known not only for his professional expertise but for his generous spirit in mentoring young golf amateurs and professionals, many of whom credit him with shaping their careers and character.”
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