Full Name: Adam Derek Scott; known as Adam Scott
Date of Birth: 16th July, 1980
Country: Australia
Profile: Adam Scott is one of those players who have made it big in a very short time. Born in 1980 at Adelaide, Australia, Scott turned professional in June, 2000. Since then his career has been on an uphill course. Currently he is the No. 4 golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings. He is one of the two golfers who have been born in 1980 and have made it to the top 10. The other golfer is Sergio Garcia.
He won his first Senior Tour tournament in 2001 when he won the Alfred Dunhill Championship on the European Tour. He won his first tournament on the USPGA Tour in 2003. He lifted the Deutsche Bank Championship and followed it up with wins at The PLAYERS Championship and the Booz Allen Classic. Scott continued his good run and broke in to the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings in 2005.
This ace golfer from Australia has set his eyes on winning one of the four masters' tournaments this season. He had finished ninth when he played the Augusta Masters for the first time in April 2001. This feat is only inferior to Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus who had ranked higher on their debut at the Augusta Masters. Due to his good looks he is well sought after by sponsors. Scott is also tipped to be the next golfing great from Australia after Greg Norman.
Tournaments won
Till date Adam Scott has won 12 tournaments overall. Out of them he won four tournaments on the US PGA Tour, five on the European Tour and three on the Asian Tour.
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2006: The TOUR Championship; Singapore Open
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2005: Nissan Open; Johnnie Walker Classic; Singapore Open
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2004: The Players Championship; Booz Allen Classic
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2003: Deutsche Bank Championship; Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters
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2002: The Diageo Scottish PGA Championship; Qatar Masters
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2001: Alfred Dunhill Championship
