Scott was born in 2003 in
Nairn, the
Scottish Highlands, and begun representing Scotland internationally in 2017. He was runner-up at the 2020
Northern Open. Scott finished 3rd at the 2022
European Amateur in Spain, behind
Filippo Celli and
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, and 4th in 2024, 2 strokes behind American
Tommy Morrison. He finished 3rd at the 2023
St Andrews Links Trophy behind
Alex Maguire and
Albert Hansson, and was runner-up in 2024, 2 strokes behind
Seb Cave of England. He represented Great Britain & Ireland at the
2023 Walker Cup at
St Andrews Links and won two points from four matches. He helped to beat Ben James and
Caleb Surratt in the Saturday morning foursomes, but lost, 3 and 2, to Surratt in the opening match of the closing Sunday singles. In 2024, Scott won the Open Amateur Qualifying Series to earn a start at the 152nd
Open Championship after recording a second, quarter-final, and fourth-place finish in the
St Andrews Links Trophy,
The Amateur Championship, and
European Amateur, respectively. ==Professional career==