2026
Although Scott’s parents, Russell and Alicia were not golfers, his Uncle Mike Wise was very prominent in the Roanoke Valley golf community. Mike invited Scott to participate in a summer camp at Hunting Hills Country Club which introduced participants to golf, tennis and swimming. Scott’s interest was piqued by the golf sessions.
Around the age of 10 years old, Scott furthered his interest in golf, at Roanoke’s famed Brookside Par Three course. Then around 12, he took advantage of the Blue Hills Junior Membership, and he began playing golf in the summers to fill the gap between baseball and soccer seasons. It was these formative years at Blue Hills that really cultivated his love for the game – spending abundant time each summer at the course, playing and practicing with friends. It was not until he started high school, at William Byrd, that he began to take golf more seriously.
In a very short time, Scott assembled a very impressive junior golf resume. He won multiple local junior tournaments, including the Andrew Haley, Smith Mount Lake Junior and the Roanoke Valley Junior Championship. At the age of only 15, he won the 1998 VSGA Junior Match Play and was named the 1998 VSGA Junior Player of the Year. He then added to his junior resume, by qualifying for the 1999 US Junior Amateur.
Scott was honored, as a junior, by the VSGA multiple times, being named as a member of both the Virginia versus West Virginia and Virginia versus the Carolinas Teams in 1989, 1999 and 2000.
Scott continued his golf career and education at Virginia Tech playing on the Men’s team from 2000 – 2005. Playing alongside future PGA players Johnson Wagner and Brendon de Jonge, these years were
some of the most prolific in team history. Against the nation’s best players, Scott had multiple top 10 individual finishes including a career high of 4th during his time as a Hokie. He was elected Team Captain in 2004 and 2005.
During his senior year at Virginia Tech, Scott was top scorer on the team (lowest scoring average). He started in all 10 events that season and was the lowest finisher on the team in 5 of those events. In 2005, he was named First Team All-State by the Virginia State Golf Coaches Association.
Scott won the Roanoke Valley Match Play Championship in 2000 and 2008, and was runner up in 2003. He also holds the title of 1999 Roanoke Valley Tee off for Sight Champion.
Only Dicky Linkous and Matt Chandler hold more Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame Championships than Scott. He was crowned the Men’s Champion in 2002, 2003 and 2012.
Scott has worked for his community dutifully over the years. He has served on the Board of Governors at Hidden Valley Country Club from 2013-20016, including the position of Vice-President of the Board. Scott held the distinguished position as the Boy’s Entry Chairman for the Scott Robertson Memorial from 2009-2013. He is a devoted member of his church and volunteers there and across his community.
Scott would tell you that his greatest achievement is the beautiful family that he has raised with his wife of 20 years, Meg. Together they have three beautiful daughters, Kathryn, Emily and Abigail. Scott now proudly holds the title of father, coach, team dad and head cheerleader for his daughters many activities.
The Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame warmly welcomes Scott Wise as a 2026 Inductee.
