Adam Scott

Adam Scott (born June 16, 1980) is a professional golfer and one of a crop of young Australians plying their trade on the major golf tours. As of March 2006 he is one of only two golfers born in the 1980s who have made the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings, the other being Sergio Garcia, and thus has one of the most promising careers in men's golf. He is currently 9th in the world.

Scott was born in Adelaide, Australia. His good looks and Aussie charm have contributed to his popularity on tour, and placed him much in demand from corporate sponsors. 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 Diageo Scottish PGA Championship.

2003 saw another European win in the Carlsberg 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 currently plays most often in the United States, but through 2005 continued to play enough events on the European Tour to qualify for tour membership.

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

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, also located on the Gold Coast.

Professional wins

PGA Tour

• 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship
• 2004 The Players Championship, Booz Allen Classic
• 2005 Nissan Open*

European Tour

• 2001 Alfred Dunhill PGA 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),

Other

• 2005 Singapore Open (Asian Tour)

(*) (Note: This event was shortened by 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.)

Results in major championships

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

Team appearances

• Presidents Cup: 2003, 2005
• WGC-World Cup: 2002