Adam Scott

Adam Derek Scott (born 16 July 1980) is an Australian professional golfer. To date he is one of only three golfers born in the 1980s who have made the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings, the others being Sergio García and Justin Rose, and thus has one of the most promising careers in men's golf. On 7 January 2007, he reached a career high ranking of third with a second place finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.^[1]

Scott was born in Adelaide, Australia. He is often talked of as a natural successor to Greg Norman in Australian golf, an impression reinforced when Norman's former caddy joined up with Scott in 2004.

His playing career took off in 2001, his first full year as a professional golfer, when he won the European Tour's Alfred Dunhill Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa. The following year he recorded two further European Tour victories, at the Qatar Masters and the Scottish PGA Championship.

2003 saw another European win in the Scandinavian Masters and his first win on the US PGA Tour, at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Further PGA Tour successes followed in 2004 at The Players Championship and the Booz Allen Classic. Early in 2005 he won the Nissan Open and reached the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time. He has spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the rankings.^[2]

Scott now concentrates mainly on the PGA Tour and 2005 was the last year that he played enough European Tour events to qualify for the European Tour Order of Merit, but he continues to play all over the world. In 2006 he won the Tour Championship and finished third on the PGA Tour money list.

Scott represented Australia in the WGC-World Cup in 2002 and was a member of the International Team at the Presidents Cup in 2003, 2005, and 2007.

Scott is currently the touring professional at The Palms Golf Course Sanctuary Cove, located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. He attended the prestigious Anglican boys' school, The Southport School in middle school, and finished his high school education at The Kooralbyn International School where he also undertook extra subjects in Golf. He also briefly attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is coached by noted instructor Butch Harmon.

1 Professional wins (14)
2 Results in major championships
3 Team appearances
4 References
5 External links

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour (6*)

Scott during the 2008 Players Championship

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s) up
1.	Sep. 1, 2003	Deutsche Bank Championship	-20 (69-62-67-66=264)	4 strokes	Rocco Mediate
2.	Mar. 28, 2004	The Players Championship	-12 (65-72-69-70=276)	1 stroke	Pádraig Harrington
3.	Jun. 27, 2004	Booz Allen Classic	-21 (66-62-67-68=263)	4 strokes	Charles Howell III
-	Feb. 21, 2005	Nissan Open*	-9 (67-66=133)	Playoff	Chad Campbell
4.	Nov. 5, 2006	The Tour Championship	-11 (69-67-67-66=269)	3 strokes	Jim Furyk
5.	Apr. 1, 2007	Shell Houston Open	-17 (69-71-65-66=271)	3 strokes	Stuart Appleby, Bubba Watson
6.	Apr. 27, 2008	EDS Byron Nelson Championship	-7 (68-67-67-71=273)	Playoff	Ryan Moore

(* Note: The 2005 Nissan Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain. Scott defeated Chad Campbell on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff on a Monday. Due to the event's length, this win is counted as unofficial for Scott.)

European Tour (6)

2001 Alfred Dunhill Championship (co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour)
2002 Qatar Masters, Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship
2003 Scandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters
2005 Johnnie Walker Classic (co-sanctioned by Asian and Australasian Tours)
2008 Qatar Masters

Asian Tour wins (2)

2005 Singapore Open
2006 Singapore Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	T9	T23	CUT	T33	T27	T27	T25
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	T28	T21	CUT	T26
The Open Championship	CUT	T47	CUT	CUT	T42	T34	T8	T27	T16
PGA Championship	DNP	CUT	T23	T23	T9	T40	T3	T12	CUT

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tie
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2003 (tie), 2005, 2007
WGC-World Cup (representing Australia): 2002

References

External links

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