Adam Scott: Leading the Australian pack from the front
Adam Scott might just be 31-years-old for the moment but his performance in the current season has surely delivered some heavy jolts among the regular players on the PGA Tour, posting some gigantic finishes on both sides of the Atlantic. Although still shy
of winning an event in 2011, Scott came close on several occasions but was not able to win a tournament in his 12 appearances on the PGA Tour.
Scott has been one of the trailblazing golfers who have managed to remain in the headlines for most part of his career. After graduating from University of Nevada Las Vegas, he turned professional in the year 2000 and went over to win seven PGA Tour titles
and as many European Tour titles among his 19 professional victories.
The Aussie won the Singapore Open thrice in 2005, 2006 and 2010 and also won the highest event on the Australasian Tour circuit, the Australian Open in 2009. With his stellar victory at more than century old Australian Open, Scott was able to grab a berth
at the President’s Cup the same year.
Scott posted his highest major bid in this year’s Masters in April where he finished runner-up, trailing the leader Charl Schwartzel by two shots. The lanky Australian carded an aggregate of 12-under, 276 to finish for the second spot alongside his countryman
Jason Day.
Scott opened up with an average first round at Augusta with a disappointing double-bogey on the first hole, and pulled in just four birdies to finish for even-par on the first day. He then switched over to defensive mode and stumbled on just one bogey on
the second day, apart from carding a birdie and a glistering eagle at par-five, 13th.
The third day was probably the defining moment of Scott’s career when he shot an amazing five-under, 67 on the difficult Augusta layout to finally push himself into contention for the most revered title in golf.
Scott pulled in six birdies and an eagle on the third day and dropped three shots on his back nine. He carded another stunning five-under, 67 on the final day owing to six birdies on the final 18 holes, but fell short of two strokes to overpower Schwartzel.
He had held the lead in the final round till the 71st hole, until Schwartzel ravaged the field by four consecutive birdies on the closing holes to subsequently win by two strokes.
Born in Adelaide Australia, Scott received his early education from The Southport School, an Anglican boys' school where he also studied golf as an extra subject. His professional career came into full swing in 2001 when he won his maiden professional win
at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Johannesburg South Africa, sanctioned by the European Tour. The very next year, Scott pulled in two more victories on the tour including the Qatar Masters and the Scottish PGA Championship.
Scott made it to number three on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) after his runner-up finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship in January 2007, which the highest ranking he ever achieved to date. His best record in the major championships rests with
the Masters where he was able to make the cut on eight occasions in his 10 appearances.
He has been on the field at the WGC-World Cup in 2002 and has also played at the President’s Cup on four occasions in the years 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009.
Scott currently resides in Crans-Montana, Switzerland and plays on both PGA and European Tours.
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