| Adam Scott AM | |||
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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 45) Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg)[1] | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Australia | ||
| Residence | Crans sur Sierre, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Spouse | [2] | ||
| Children | 3 | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) | ||
| Turned professional | 2000 | ||
| Current tours | PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
| Professional wins | 32 | ||
| Highestranking | 1 (18 May 2014)[3] (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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Adam Derek Scott (born 16 July 1980) is an Australianprofessional golfer who plays on thePGA Tour. He is a formerworld number one in theOfficial World Golf Ranking. He has won onemajor championship, the2013 Masters Tournament.
After winning theAustralian Boys' Amateur in 1997 and 1998, Scott attended theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he played for theUNLV Rebels until he turned professional in 2000. He soon earned membership on theEuropean Tour and within three years he had won four European Tour events. Aged 23, Scott won the2004 Players Championship, the flagship event on the PGA Tour, and afterwards played primarily in the United States. He won theTour Championship in 2006 and rose into the top five of the Official World Golf Ranking. He suffered a slump in 2009 and fell outside the top 50 of the world rankings until winning theAustralian Open.
Scott moved back into the top 10 of the world rankings by winning the2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, and finished runner-up at the2012 Open Championship. Scott won his first major championship at the2013 Masters Tournament, making him the first Australian to earn agreen jacket. In 2014, he overtookTiger Woods to reach the number one position in the Official World Golf Ranking, a position he held for 11 weeks. Scott has had enduring success since; as of 2025, he has a total of 32 worldwide wins, including 14 on the PGA Tour. He has also made eleven consecutive appearances for international team at thePresidents Cup from2003 to2024.
Scott was born inAdelaide,South Australia on 16 July 1980,[1] to Pam and Phil Scott.[4] Phil was introduced to golf at age 14 while visiting his relatives inWales. He played alongside a cousin at Ashburnham Golf Club inBurry Port and continued to play golf when he returned to Australia. Phil had aspired to become a professional golfer, but suffered a career-ending injury while riding a motorbike aged 19. He then became a club professional and later a golf course designer. He introduced Adam to the game at a young age by giving him a plastic set of clubs, and regularly took him to the North Adelaide Par-3 course.[5]
Scott attended the Lady George Kindergarten in Adelaide and moved with his family at the age of nine toSunshine Coast, Queensland, where he attendedMatthew Flinders Anglican College. They then settled on theGold Coast, Queensland in 1993 when Scott was 12 years of age. Initially atThe Southport School, anAnglican boys' school on the Gold Coast, he completed his high school education atThe Kooralbyn International School, located in theScenic Rim Region, where he undertook extra subjects in golf. Alongside golf, Scott played football, cricket, handball, and tennis during his youth.[5] He was selected as a member of theGolf Australia National Squad. Scott was coached by his father until age 19, when he began to work withButch Harmon.[6]
Scott won theAustralian Boys' Amateur in 1997 and 1998.[7] He was also a member of theGolf Australia National Squad. Scott later attended theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in the United States, where he played for theUNLV Rebels golf team. Scott stated that he chose to attend UNLV because he was impressed by the school's brochure, stating: "I literally picked the one with the best‑looking prospectus, and that was UNLV. They had a really beautiful glossy magazine about their golf program. I didn't visit or anything, so I didn't really know." At UNLV, he was teammates with future PGA Tour playerCharley Hoffman, who mentored him.[8]
Scott turned professional midway through the 2000 season. He earned his card for the 2001 European Tour season in just eight starts as a professional, his best result being a tie for sixth at theLinde German Masters. Scott also made a handful of appearances on thePGA Tour but made only one cut in six events.
In Scott's first full year as a professional golfer he won theEuropean Tour'sAlfred Dunhill Championship inJohannesburg, South Africa for his first professional title. This event was Scott's first start of the year and was co-sanctioned by the European and Sunshine Tours. He beatJustin Rose to the title by one stroke.[9] Scott had three other top-3 finishes throughout the season and went on to finish 13th in the Order of Merit in his first season.
The following year in 2002, Scott had two victories on the European Tour and a final position of seventh on the Order of Merit. His first win of the year was a six-shot victory at theQatar Masters. Later in the year, Scott won theGleneagles Scottish PGA Championship, shooting a final round of 63 to win by ten shots.[10] In between these victories, Scott made his debut at theMasters Tournament, where he finished tied for 9th.
In2003, Scott made it to thesemifinals of theWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, but fell to eventual championTiger Woods on the 19th hole. He had previously beatenBernhard Langer,Rocco Mediate,Kevin Sutherland, andJay Haas en route to the semis, then defeated fellow AustralianPeter Lonard 1 up in the consolation match. In August 2003, Scott won his fourth European Tour title at theScandinavian Masters by two strokes overNick Dougherty. A month later he followed it up with his first victory on thePGA Tour at the inauguralDeutsche Bank Championship. The win came in his 34th career start on the PGA Tour. He shot a course record 62 in the second round to lead by two at the halfway stage and went on to win by four fromRocco Mediate.[11] At the end of the year he made his first appearance on the International team at thePresidents Cup inSouth Africa, contributing three points out of five, en route to a 17–17 tie.
Scott won the flagship event of the tour,The Players Championship; He had a two-stroke lead on the 72nd tee, but found the water hazard with his approach to the green. However, he sealed the title with a 40-yard up and down, which included a ten-footer for bogey to win by a shot over runner-upPádraig Harrington.[12] He became the youngest winner of The Players Championship at 23 years old.[13] Three months later, Scott collected this third PGA Tour win, with victory at theBooz Allen Classic. He equalled the tournament total record at 21-under-par to win by four fromCharles Howell III.[14]
Early in 2005 he won theNissan Open, but as the tournament was shortened to 36 holes due to heavy rain, it is not recognised as an official victory. Sharing the halfway lead withChad Campbell, they played off to determine the winner, with Scott winning on the first playoff hole.[15] Thus, he reached the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time in his career. He has since spentover 400 weeks in the top-10 of the rankings.[16][17][18] Several months later, Scott won his fifth European Tour title with victory at theJohnnie Walker Classic inBeijing, China. He shot a course record 63 on the way to a three-shot victory. Scott also won theSingapore Open later in 2005 on theAsian Tour by seven strokes overLee Westwood.
Scott played less frequently on the European Tour from 2006 onwards, focusing more on the PGA Tour. He had a successful year, recording one victory alongside three runners up finishes and three-third places. He finished tied third at the PGA Championship, which was his best showing at a major championship. He then went on later in the year to finish tied second at the WGC-American Express Championship, finishing eight strokes behindTiger Woods. At the end of the year, Scott won the season-endingTour Championship by three strokes for his fourth career PGA Tour win and finished third on the PGA Tour money list for 2006.[19]
The 2007 season started for Scott with a second-place finish at the season opening Mercedes Benz Championship in Hawaii behind Vijay Singh. After this, Scott reached his career high ranking of world number three. He then won for the fifth time on the PGA Tour, the week before the Masters, at theShell Houston Open. After hitting his tee shot into the water on the 72nd hole, he made a 48-foot par putt to seal a three stroke victory overStuart Appleby andBubba Watson.[20] He then played consistently for the rest of the year, qualifying for all four FedEx Cup playoff events and finishing 10th in the final standings.
In 2008, he played enough events on the European Tour to qualify for playing on the Order of Merit for the first time since 2005. Scott endured a somewhat difficult season in 2008 with injury and illness, but he managed to win once on each tour. In January 2008 he started off the year in fine style by winning his sixth career title on the European Tour at the Qatar Masters. Scott carded a 11-under-par final round of 61, which was both a course record and personal best round. He started his final round three shots behind the overnight leader and won the tournament by finishing three shots ahead ofHenrik Stenson.[21]
In April 2008, Scott won theEDS Byron Nelson Championship in a playoff againstRyan Moore. Scott holed a nine-foot putt to make the playoff on the 72nd hole. The playoff started with Moore and Scott making pars on the first two extra holes before Scott holed a dramatic 48-foot birdie putt at the third extra hole for the victory.[22] At the2008 U.S. Open, World No. 1Tiger Woods, World No. 2Phil Mickelson and World No. 3 Scott were all paired together in the first two rounds of the tournament. Woods won in a playoff, Mickelson finished in 18th, and Scott finished in 26th. He ended the year 39th on the money list. Scott's form dipped badly in 2009 as he dropped out of the top 50 in the world rankings and finished the year outside of the top 100 on the PGA Tour money list. He finished 108th on the money list which is his worst ever placing in his career. In 19 events on the PGA Tour, he missed the cut 10 times, with his only top 10 finish coming at theSony Open in Hawaii in January. He did however win at the end of year in December at his home championship, theAustralian Open, for his first victory on home soil in his career. In 2016 he described this as being one of the most important wins of his career, as it kickstarted his career back in the right direction.[23]
Despite a quiet couple of years Scott won his seventh career PGA Tour title at theValero Texas Open in May 2010, prevailing in a 36 hole long Sunday to finish one stroke ahead of SwedeFreddie Jacobson. It was Scott's first PGA Tour victory for two years.[24] He qualified and played in all the FedEx Cup playoffs, finishing 27th at the Tour Championship. In November, Scott won theBarclays Singapore Open for the third time in his career, having previously triumphed in 2005 and 2006. It was also his seventh title on the European Tour.
Scott achieved his best finish at amajor championship when he finished in a tie for second place at the2011 Masters Tournament alongside compatriotJason Day, two strokes behind the winnerCharl Schwartzel. Scott had held the sole lead of the tournament while playing the 71st hole, but four birdies in a row from Schwartzel meant Scott fell short by two strokes.[25]
With Tiger Woods injured at theU.S. Open, andThe Open Championship in 2011, Woods's caddieSteve Williams caddied for Scott. After Woods fired Williams on 20 July, Williams became Scott's permanent caddie. The two enjoyed their first win together on 7 August 2011 when Scott triumphed at the2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, earning him his first careerWorld Golf Championship and eighth title overall on both of the main tours. He beatLuke Donald andRickie Fowler by four strokes after a bogey-free final round of 65, becoming the 20th different player to win a World Golf Championship event.[26] Scott returned to the world's top 10 for the first time in over two years after his win, re-entering at ninth.[27]
In attempting to become the first player to win a major the week after winning a tour event since Tiger Woods in 2007, Scott finished tied seventh at the PGA Championship. Scott was one of six players to post two top 10 finishes at majors in 2011. He then held the 36 hole lead at the season ending Tour Championship, before rounds of 74-68 led to a tied sixth finish. Scott ended the year number 16 in the standings. In November 2011, Scott was one of five Australians in the President's Cup team that lost to the United States in Australia. Scott ended with a 2–3–0 record.
Scott started the year at theNorthern Trust Open, where he finished in a tie for 17th. In April, Scott enjoyed his second consecutive top-10 at theMasters Tournament when he finished T8th. He shot a final round 66, which included a hole-in-one at the 16th hole, to advance up the leaderboard on the final day. In the years second major championship, Scott had his best result at theU.S. Open with a tie for 15th at theOlympic Club. He shot three consecutive rounds of 70 in rounds two, three and four. Then in the build-up toThe Open Championship, Scott finished in third at theAT&T National.
At the2012 Open Championship, Scott equalled the course record forRoyal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club at an Open Championship when he shot a six-under-par round of 64 to lead by one stroke after the first round.[28] This was then matched by AmericanBrandt Snedeker in the second round, to lead Scott by one stroke going into the weekend after Scott had recorded a round of 67. In the third round, Scott shot a 68 to take a four stroke lead into the final round, ahead of Brandt Snedeker andGraeme McDowell.
In the final round, Scott's birdie on the 14th gave him a cushion of four shots with four holes to play. On the 15th, Scott made bogey after he pulled his approach shot into a greenside bunker. At the 16th he overhit his approach shot onto the back of the green to leave a lengthy putt for birdie. He missed the putt by about five feet and could not convert the par putt. As Scott was playing the 17th,Ernie Els had birdied the final hole to become the leader in the clubhouse at seven under, one shot behind Scott. On the 17th, from the middle of the fairway, Scott overhit his approach shot and landed in some thick rough at the back of the green. He could only pitch out to 20 feet away and missed the resulting putt to record his third bogey and drop into a tie for the lead with Els.
At the final hole, needing a birdie to win or a par to get into a playoff with Els, Scott found a bunker off the tee and his ball ended up tight underneath the lip. He was only able to pitch out sideways. For his third stroke he played an iron shot to leave himself with an eight-foot par putt to take the championship to a playoff. Scott narrowly missed the putt on the outside edge of the hole, resulting in another bogey to finish the round. Scott shot a final round of 75 to finish at six under, one stroke behind the champion Ernie Els.[29]
Scott's collapse down the home stretch was compared to many other famous golfing collapses down the years including fellow countrymanGreg Norman at the 1996 Masters.[30] After the round Scott said that his finish was down to finding some bad positions on the course, rather than nerves. He also said "I'm very disappointed but I played so beautifully for most of the week I really shouldn't let this bring me down. I know I've let a really great chance slip through my fingers today, but somehow I'll look back and take the positives from it."[29] With his second-place finish, Scott equalled his best ever performance at a major championship, alongside his tied second at the 2011 Masters and he returned to the world's top 10, at number six.
Scott's first appearance after The Open Championship was at theWGC-Bridgestone Invitational, where he attempted to defend his title from the previous year. He ended the week in a tie for 45th place. The following week, Scott was again in the mix at thePGA Championship, entering the final round in the penultimate grouping, four shots behind the leaderRory McIlroy. In good conditions though, Scott shot an over par 73 to drop back into a final position of T11th.
On 18 November, Scott fired a bogey-free final round atKingston Heath in theMelbourne Sandbelt, to win theAustralian Masters for the first time. He trailed defending championIan Poulter by one going into the final round, but shot a 67, including a birdie on the last, to don the "Gold Jacket" for Masters champion.[31]
Scott opened the season at theNorthern Trust Open, well into February of that year. He finished the event T10th with three rounds under par. He then played the twoWorld Golf Championships consecutively, losing at theWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in the opening round 2&1 toTim Clark. In the followingWGC-Cadillac Championship, Scott fired the low round of the week on the final day to jump from T19 to T3 behindTiger Woods andSteve Stricker. His last event before the Masters, was at theTampa Bay Championship where he finished T30.[32]
At the2013 Masters Tournament, Scott emerged from the chasing pack on the final day to enter into a tie for the lead heading into the 72nd hole. Scott proceeded to birdie the 18th hole. However, former championÁngel Cabrera also birdied the 72nd hole to tie Scott for the lead at −9, leading to asudden-death playoff. Both players parred the first hole (18) with Cabrera inches away from birdie. On the second hole (10), Cabrera once again missed his birdie putt by inches, leaving Scott a 12-foot birdie putt for the championship, which Scott holed.[33] It was Scott's firstmajor championship and marked the first time an Australian has won the Masters.[34] It was also seen by many as redemption for his failure to win the previous year's Open Championship.[35]
Scott's victory at the Masters moved him to No. 3 in theOfficial World Golf Ranking, equalling his career high ranking.
Scott finished in a tie for 45th place at theU.S. Open. Scott took a one-stroke lead heading into the back nine on the final day of theOpen Championship before eventually finishing in a tie for third. The final major of 2013, thePGA Championship, saw Scott finish in a tie for fifth. At the first event of theFedEx Cup Playoffs,The Barclays, Scott finished with a 66 (−5) final round to win over four players by one stroke and move to number two in the World Ranking, a career high.[36]
In October, Scott won the 2013PGA Grand Slam of Golf event in which the four major winners of that year compete. A month later Scott would win in his nativeAustralia, when he won theAustralian PGA Championship, his fourth career victory on thePGA Tour of Australasia. This was quickly followed by winning theAustralian Masters on 16 November, at Royal Melbourne, finishing 14 shots under par. The following week Scott would garner victory in the team portion ofISPS Handa World Cup of Golf, with fellow AustralianJason Day. The team shot a combined 17-under-par. Day won the individual championship at 10-under-par. Scott was runner up toRory McIlroy in theEmirates Australian Open on 1 December 2013. He led by one stroke going into the final hole but a bogey by Scott and a birdie by McIlroy saw a two shot swing and victory to the Northern Irishman. Scott would finish 2013 as the World's #2 ranked golfer.
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In March 2014, Scott tied the course record atBay Hill Club & Lodge, when he shot a 10-under-par 62 during the first round of theArnold Palmer Invitational. He went on to finish third in the tournament behind the winnerMatt Every andKeegan Bradley after a poor four-over-par 76 in the final round.[37]
On 19 May 2014, Scott took over as the World's #1 ranked golfer.[38] Scott is the 17th golfer to be ranked number one since official rankings began. He is also the second Australian and the first sinceGreg Norman in 1998. A week after becoming world #1, Scott strengthened his ranking with a win at theCrowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, being the first person to win all four Texas-based PGA Tour events. Scott held the number one ranking for eleven weeks until August 2014.
Scott started the season well with a runner-up finish at theCIMB Classic during the wrap-around 2016 season. He then followed this up during February 2016, with another runner-up placing at theNorthern Trust Open, where despite a final hole chip-in birdie, he finished a shot behind winnerBubba Watson.
On 28 February 2016, Scott won his 12th PGA Tour title with victory atThe Honda Classic played atPGA National Golf Club. He won by a single stroke overSergio García to end a near two-year winless drought.[39] This was also Scott's first win with the short putter, following the long putter ban issued in 2016, in over five years since the 2010Singapore Open. A notable footnote to Scott's victory was also that he became the first player to make a quadruple bogey on the weekend and win the tournament, sincePhil Mickelson at the 2009Tour Championship.[40] The win moved Scott back into the world's top ten, at number nine.
The following week, Scott claimed back-to-back victories with a one stroke victory at theWGC-Cadillac Championship. This was Scott's second victory in a WGC event and was the first time in his career, he had claimed back-to-back wins. He had begun the final round, three strokes back of overnight leaderRory McIlroy, but shot a three-under round of 69 and had to hole a six-foot putt for the par on the final green to take the victory. This coming after Scott made two double-bogeys on the front nine on the third and fifth holes to fall behind the leaders, but then followed this up with six birdies in his next nine holes. The win moved Scott up to number six in the rankings.
In April, Scott announced that he would not be participating in the 2016 Olympic Games, citing 'an extremely busy playing schedule'.[41] International Golf Federation chief executive Peter Dawson branded Scott's decision, as well as other high-profile golfers, 'regrettable',[42] while Gary Player said players who chose to opt out of playing in Rio de Janeiro were 'hurting' the game.[43] However, Scott's fellow countryman Marcus Fraser rushed to his defence, branding criticism of his decision 'absolute garbage'.[44]
In September 2017, Scott's part-time caddie Steve Williams announced that he would no longer be working for him after the end of the year, saying that he wanted to go back to having a full-time caddie from the start of 2018 onwards.[45]
In December 2019, Scott won the Australian PGA Championship for the second time in his career. It was his first win since the 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship.[46] In February 2020, he claimed his first title on the PGA Tour in nearly four years, winning theGenesis Invitational at theRiviera Country Club inPacific Palisades, California.[47]
In August 2021, Scott missed out in a five-way play-off at theWyndham Championship after 72 holes, missing a short putt on the first extra hole to win beforeKevin Kisner won on the second extra hole.[48]
Scott qualified for the International team at the2022 Presidents Cup; he won two and lost three of the five matches he played.[49]
Scott is the touring professional at theSanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club, where he resides while in Australia, located on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Scott bought a home inSanctuary Cove, Queensland for $2.75 million in 2006. He sold it in 2024 for $5.35 million, but maintained a holiday home inSunshine Beach.[50] As of 2013, Scott is a resident ofSwitzerland for tax purposes.[51] He said in 2015 that he spends around 15 weeks a year inAlbany, a resort in the Bahamas.[52] Scott stated in 2022 that it was a disadvantage to live in Switzerland while playing on the PGA Tour due to the frequent travel, and said for the 2023 season that he planned to base himself inFlorida from March to June.[53]
In 2010, Scott was in a relationship with Serbian tennis playerAna Ivanovic, but they separated in September of that year.[54] The pair reunited in 2011, before splitting up permanently one year later.[55]
In April 2014, Scott married Marie Kojzar, a Swedish architect, in a small ceremony in theBahamas. Scott and Kojzar had previously been in a long-term relationship in the early to mid-2000s, before splitting up and then reuniting in 2013.[2] In 2015, the couple had their first child, a daughter who was born atPindara Private Hospital in Queensland, Australia.[56]Their second child, a son, was born in 2017.[57]
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| Players Championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (2) |
| Tour C'ships/FedEx Cup playoff events (2) |
| Other PGA Tour (8) |
PGA Tour playoff record (3–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship |  Ryan Moore | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2013 | Masters Tournament |  Ángel Cabrera | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2014 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Jason Dufner | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 4 | 2021 | Wyndham Championship |  Branden Grace, Kim Si-woo,Kevin Kisner,Kevin Na, Roger Sloan | Kisner won with birdie on second extra hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (2) |
| Other European Tour (8) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jan2001 | Alfred Dunhill Championship1 | 67-66-65-69=267 | −21 | 1 stroke |  Justin Rose |
| 2 | 17 Mar2002 | Qatar Masters | 67-66-69-67=269 | −19 | 6 strokes |  Jean-François Remésy,Nick Dougherty |
| 3 | 25 Aug 2002 | Diageo Scottish PGA Championship | 67-65-67-63=262 | −26 | 10 strokes |  Raymond Russell |
| 4 | 3 Aug2003 | Scandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters | 70-71-67-69=277 | −11 | 2 strokes | Nick Dougherty |
| 5 | 24 Apr2005 | Johnnie Walker Classic2,3 | 63-66-69-72=270 | −18 | 3 strokes | Retief Goosen |
| 6 | 27 Jan2008 | Commercialbank Qatar Masters (2) | 69-73-65-61=268 | −20 | 3 strokes |  Henrik Stenson |
| 7 | 14 Nov2010 | Barclays Singapore Open2 | 65-65-69-68=267 | −17 | 3 strokes |  Anders Hansen |
| 8 | 7 Aug2011 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 62-70-66-65=263 | −17 | 4 strokes | Luke Donald,Rickie Fowler |
| 9 | 14 Apr2013 | Masters Tournament | 69-72-69-69=279 | −9 | Playoff | Ángel Cabrera |
| 10 | 6 Mar2016 | WGC-Cadillac Championship | 68-66-73-69=276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Bubba Watson |
| 11 | 22 Dec 2019 (2020 season) | Australian PGA Championship3 | 70-67-69-69=275 | −13 | 2 strokes |  Michael Hendry |
1Co-sanctioned by theSunshine Tour
2Co-sanctioned by theAsian Tour
3Co-sanctioned by thePGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | Masters Tournament | Ángel Cabrera | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Apr2005 | Johnnie Walker Classic1,2 | 63-66-69-72=270 | −18 | 3 strokes | Retief Goosen |
| 2 | 11 Sep 2005 | Barclays Singapore Open | 70-69-67-65=271 | −13 | 7 strokes | Lee Westwood |
| 3 | 11 Sep2006 | Barclays Singapore Open (2) | 70-69-66=205[a] | −8 | Playoff | Ernie Els |
| 4 | 14 Nov2010 | Barclays Singapore Open1 (3) | 65-65-69-68=267 | −17 | 3 strokes | Anders Hansen |
1Co-sanctioned byEuropean Tour
2Co-sanctioned by thePGA Tour of Australasia
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Barclays Singapore Open | Ernie Els | Won three-hole aggregate playoff; Scott: −1 (4-3-4=11), Els: +1 (4-3-6=13) |
| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (1) |
| Other PGA Tour of Australasia (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Apr2005 | Johnnie Walker Classic1,2 | 63-66-69-72=270 | −18 | 3 strokes | Retief Goosen |
| 2 | 6 Dec2009 | Australian Open3 | 68-66-67-72=273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Stuart Appleby |
| 3 | 18 Nov2012 | Talisker Masters | 67-70-67-67=271 | −17 | 4 strokes | Ian Poulter |
| 4 | 10 Nov2013 | Australian PGA Championship3 | 65-67-71-67=270 | −14 | 4 strokes | Rickie Fowler |
| 5 | 17 Nov 2013 | Talisker Masters (2) | 67-66-66-71=270 | −14 | 2 strokes | Matt Kuchar |
| 6 | 22 Dec2019 | Australian PGA Championship1 (2) | 70-67-69-69=275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Michael Hendry |
1Co-sanctioned by theEuropean Tour
2Co-sanctioned by theAsian Tour
3Co-sanctioned by theOneAsia Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | MasterCard Masters | Gavin Coles,Peter Lonard | Lonard won with par on third extra hole Scott eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2003 | MasterCard Masters | Robert Allenby,Jarrod Moseley,Craig Parry | Allenby won with birdie on second extra hole Moseley and Parry eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 3 | 2014 | Australian PGA Championship | Greg Chalmers,Wade Ormsby | Chalmers won with par on seventh extra hole Ormsby eliminated by birdie on third hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Feb 2005 | Nissan Open | 66-67=133[b] | −9 | Playoff | Chad Campbell |
| 2 | 16 Oct 2013 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | 70-64=134 | −8 | 2 strokes | Justin Rose |
| 3 | 24 Nov 2013 | ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf (with Jason Day) | 143-138-134-136=551 | −17 | 10 strokes |  United States −Matt Kuchar andKevin Streelman |
| 4 | 6 Dec 2023 | Cathedral Invitational | 64-68=132 | −12 | 3 strokes | Jeffrey Guan,Todd Sinnott |
Other playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Nissan Open | Chad Campbell | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2005 | Nedbank Golf Challenge |  Darren Clarke,Jim Furyk,Retief Goosen | Furyk won with birdie on second extra hole Goosen eliminated by par on first hole |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Masters Tournament | 1 shot deficit | −9 (69-72-69-69=279) | Playoff1 | Ángel Cabrera |
1Defeated Cabrera in a sudden-death playoff: Scott (4-3), Cabrera (4-4).
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T9 | T23 | CUT | T33 | T27 | T27 | T25 | CUT | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T28 | T21 | CUT | T26 | T36 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T47 | CUT | CUT | T42 | T34 | T8 | T27 | T16 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T23 | T23 | T9 | T40 | T3 | T12 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T18 | T2 | T8 | 1 | T14 | T38 | T42 | T9 | T32 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T15 | T45 | T9 | T4 | T18 | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T27 | T25 | 2 | T3 | T5 | T10 | T43 | T22 | T17 |
| PGA Championship | T39 | 7 | T11 | T5 | T15 | CUT | T18 | T61 | 3 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T18 | T34 | 54 | T48 | T39 | T22 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | T8 | T22 | CUT | CUT | T29 | CUT | T19 |
| U.S. Open | T7 | T38 | T35 | T14 | CUT | T32 | T12 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | T46 | T15 | T33 | T10 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 21 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 18 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 15 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 19 |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 98 | 73 |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Players Championship | 2 shot lead | −12 (65-72-69-70=276) | 1 stroke |  Pádraig Harrington |
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T17 | 1 | T8 | T53 | T6 | T54 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T26 | CUT | T15 | T19 | T38 | T38 | T12 | T6 | T11 | T12 |
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | C | T41 | CUT | 71 | T45 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 1 shot lead | −17 (62-70-66-65=263) | 4 strokes | Luke Donald,Rickie Fowler |
| 2016 | WGC-Cadillac Championship | 3 shot deficit | −12 (68-66-73-69=276) | 1 stroke | Bubba Watson |
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T39 | T40 | T36 | T29 | T2 | T61 | T9 | T66 | T50 | T6 | T13 | T3 | T25 | T4 | 1 | T45 | ||
| Match Play | R32 | 3 | R16 | QF | R32 | R64 | R32 | R64 | R32 | R64 | R64 | R64 | T52 | T28 | ||||
| Invitational | T64 | T55 | T36 | T10 | T36 | T56 | T51 | T9 | 1 | T45 | T14 | T8 | T45 | T10 | T13 | T57 | T40 | |
| Champions | T25 | T11 | 8 | T12 | 70 | T14 | T50 | T18 | T11 | |||||||||
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T26 | T54 | ||
| Match Play | NT1 | R16 | T31 | |
| Invitational | T36 | |||
| Champions | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | |
1Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
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