Adam Scott

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**Adam Derek Scott**
Personal Information

Birth:	July 16, 1980, Adelaide, Australia
Height:	1.97 m
Nationality:	Australian
Residence:	Crans sur Sierre, Switzerland
Career
College:	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Turned Professional:	2000
Current Tour:	PGA Tour (joined 2003), European Tour (joined 2000)
Professional wins:	11 (PGA Tour 4; European Tour 5; other 2)
Majors:	None
Awards:	None

Adam Derek Scott (born July 16, 1980) is a professional golfer and one of a crop of young Australians plying their trade on the major golf tours. As of October 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 García, and thus has one of the most promising careers in men's golf. On 1 October 2006 he reached a career high ranking of fourth.

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 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. 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 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 in middle school, and finished his high school education at The Kooralbyn International School where he also undertook extra subjects in Golf.

1 Professional wins
2 Results in major championships
3 Team appearances
4 External links

[edit] Professional wins

PGA Tour

2003 Deutsche Bank Championship
2004 THE PLAYERS Championship, Booz Allen Classic
2005 Nissan Open*
2006 THE TOUR Championship

European Tour

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)

Other

2005 Singapore Open (Asian Tour)
2006 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.)

Adam Scott is known for his intelligence managing the golf course as well as his strength.