Scott says USGA might want to get away from protecting par at the U.S. Open

DUBLIN, OH – JUNE 01: Adam Scott of Australia watches his tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 1, 2017 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) Less than two weeks from the U.S. Open, Adam Scott had a message […]

Scott called Thursday conditions at Augusta National 'borderline' unplayable

Adam Scott found difficult scoring conditions like the rest of the Masters field (Getty Images) Scoring at Augusta National was tough on Thursday. The field average for the first round of the Masters was 74.98, the highest of the 2010s. The first nine played a stroke over par while the second nine played near two […]

Adam Scott may miss playoff event for birth of second child

Adam Scott is enjoying a good start to his 2017. (Getty Images) Adam Scott is making his 2017 PGA Tour debut this week at the Genesis Open, but he’s already thinking about his schedule come late summer, when he might be taking a week off during the FedEx Cup playoffs. Scott and his wife, Marie, […]

Inspired by Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley shares Valspar lead

Keegan Bradley saw what Adam Scott did the last two weeks and felt inspired. He turned that inspiration into results on Thursday at the Valspar Championship, shooting an opening 4-under 67 that has him in a three-way share of the lead with Ken Duke and Charles Howell III. “That did get me motivated and made […]

Adam Scott leads by 2 at Doral as he looks for 2nd win in a row

Adam Scott isn’t part of the new Big 3. He is, however, having a great Big 3-5. The 35-year-old of Aussie leads by two shots heading into the weekend at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. That two-shot edge over Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson comes just five days after Scott polished off his 12th PGA Tour win […]

Adam Scott sent ex-R&A head man long putter as retirement gift

Behind the sunglasses and stoic looks, Adam Scott has a good sense of humor. With the start of the anchoring ban in 2016, all of the long and belly putters Scott has used since going to the anchored putting stroke in 2011 became, to him, scrap metal. So, Scott decided to have a little fun […]

Adam Scott using short putter at the Presidents Cup

Adam Scott was eliminated from the PGA Tour playoffs after The Barclays, giving him a five-week vacation as the FedEx Cup was decided.  So, Scott took the free time to ditch the broomstick putter he has used since 2011 and get comfortable with a traditional-length putter, which he is using this week at the Presidents […]

Adam Scott will stick with long putter even after the anchoring ban starts

Adam Scott won’t be able to use the anchored putting stroke come Jan. 1, 2016. It’s been banned by the game’s governing bodies. However, the long putter that Scott has been using for the last five years will remain legal.  Scott has decided, then, that he’s sticking with his original plan: He’s going to keep […]

Adam Scott replaces Steve Williams with Mike Kerr on full-time basis

Adam Scott has found his man.  Scott has selected Mike Kerr to take over as his caddie heading into 2015. Kerr, who had been working with up-and-coming Dane Thorbjorn Olesen, will take over permanent looping duties from Steve Williams, who had made it known he would retire as a full-time caddie at the end of […]

Greg Chalmers wins Aussie PGA from Adam Scott on 7th playoff hole

If anything, Adam Scott has one weakness in his golf game: putting. He ranked a modest 55th on the PGA Tour last year in strokes gained putting, but an abysmal 137th in one-putt percentage from inside 5 feet. It was the latter liability that lead to losing the Australian PGA Championship to Greg Chalmers on […]