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Adam Scott (golfer)
Australian golfer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adam Derek Scott AM (born 16 July 1980) is an Australian professional golfer. In 2000, Scott turned professional and quickly earned European Tour membership. He won four tour events early in his career. In 2004, Scott won The Players Championship, the flagship event on the PGA Tour, and has focused on the United States since then. Scott continued with success in the ensuing years, winning several PGA Tour events, reaching #3 in the world in 2008.
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![]() Scott in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Adam Derek Scott | ||
Nickname | Scotty, The Big Queenslander | ||
Born | (1980-07-16) 16 July 1980 (age 44) Adelaide, Australia | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Residence | Albany, Nassau, Bahamas | ||
Spouse |
Marie Kojzar ā (m. 2014) | ||
Children | 3 | ||
Career | |||
College | University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) | ||
Turned professional | 2000 | ||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Professional wins | 32 | ||
Highest ranking | 1 (18 May 2014)[2] (11 weeks) | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 14 | ||
European Tour | 11 | ||
Asian Tour | 4 | ||
Sunshine Tour | 1 | ||
PGA Tour of Australasia | 6 | ||
Other | 4 | ||
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||
Masters Tournament | Won: 2013 | ||
PGA Championship | 3rd/T3: 2006, 2018 | ||
U.S. Open | T4: 2015 | ||
The Open Championship | 2nd: 2012 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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In 2009, however, Scott's play slipped, finishing the year outside the top 50 in the world, winning no PGA Tour events. In 2010, though, Scott experienced a comeback year, winning the Valero Texas Open and Barclays Singapore Open. The following year, Scott began his greatest stretch of his career. He won the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, finished runner-up 2012 Open Championship, and won the 2013 Masters Tournament. In 2014, Scott won the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial earning the world #1 ranking for first time. Since then Scott's success has endured, winning multiple international tournaments, continuously remaining in the top 50 in world.