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Adam Scott Bio - (C) GOLFstats Inc. 2020

Scott was born in Adelaide, Australia, and moved with his family at age 9 to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. They settled on the Gold Coast in 1993. Initially attended The Southport School, an Anglican boys' facility, but he completed his high-school education at The Kooralbyn International School, where he took extra subjects in golf. He was a Golf Australia National Squad member and later attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

After playing 47 consecutive majors without a win, Scott broke through when he defeated Angel Cabrera with a birdie at Augusta National's second playoff hole (No. 10) to win the 2013 Masters. He had birdied the 72nd hole, but Cabrera also birdied the hole behind him to force the playoff. With the win, Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters.

The Australian, whose home base is in Switzerland, delivered a master class in 2008 when he blew away the field on the final day of the Commercial Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club, shooting a course-record 11-under-par 61. In 2004, at 23 years, 8 months, and 12 days, he became the youngest winner of The Players Championship. Two years later, he won the season-ending Tour Championship.

Scott's professional career started when he secured his European Tour card for 2001 in just eight starts. Established the Adam Scott Foundation, an organization dedicated to assisting and supporting young people in Australia. Won the Australian National Junior Championship twice, along with the 1997 World Junior and the New Zealand Junior. Member of the 2003, '05, '07, '09, '11, '13, '15 '17 and '19 International Presidents Cup teams.

2010 Notes: Finished 19th in the FedExCup playoffs and returned to the Tour Championship for the first time since 2007. Bounced back with a victory and four top-10 finishes after posting only one top-10 in 2009.

2011 Notes: Won the WGC-Bridgestone. Made 14 of 18 cuts to finish 16th in the FedExCup. Seven top-10s were his most since 2006 (10). He was headed toward becoming Australia's first Masters champion but was denied when Charl Schwartzel birdied the final four holes to defeat him and fellow Aussie Jason Day by two strokes. He finished the season No. 16 in the FedExCup standings, his best performance since he was No. 12 in 2007. Had a 2-3-0 record in his fifth appearance for the International team at the Presidents Cup. Started the year 23rd in the Official World Golf Ranking and finished at No. 5.

2012 Notes: Finished T-8th at the Masters for his second consecutive top-10 at Augusta National. The final round was highlighted by a hole-in-one at No. 16. Finished 3rd at the AT&T National, just three strokes off the winning score. He opened with a 75 after waking up 30 minutes before his tee time and arriving at the course as his group teased off. Responded with rounds of 67-70-67 to climb the leaderboard. Entered the final round of the British Open with a four-stroke lead over Graeme McDowell and Brandt Snedeker. After making birdie at the 14th hole, he had a four-stroke lead over Ernie Els but carded bogeys at his final four holes en route to a five-over 75 to lose by a stroke to the South African. Turned 32 on Monday of British Open week and began the championship with a six-under 64, equaling the best round at Royal Lytham & St Annes. Finished the year 25th in the FedExCup standings and on the PGA Tour money list.

2013 Notes: Along with his Masters victory, he finished T-45th at the U.S. Open, T-3rd at the British Open, and T-5th at the PGA Championship. Scott also won The Barclays and at the end of the year, triumphed at the Australian PGA Championship, then the Talisker Masters. In looking to sweep Australia's three majors, was leading the Australian Open but was caught by Rory McIlroy, who birdied the final hole while Scott made a bogey to lose by a shot. Scott finished the year 4th in the FedExCup standings and 6th on the money list.

2014 Notes: Led going into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, shot 76 and dropped to 3rd. It was his third top-10 of the season, along with a T-6th at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions and a T-8th at the Sony Open in Hawaii. With Tiger Woods injured, Scott took over the No. 1 spot in the world ranking with his victory at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in a playoff over Jason Dufner. He also finished T-4th at The Memorial, T-9th at the U.S. Open, T-5th at the British Open, and T-8th at the WGC-Bridgestone but lost his No. 1 spot in the world ranking to Rory McIlroy. Finished strong in the last two FedExCup playoff events: T-8th at the BMW Championship and T-9th at the Tour Championship. Finished 12th in the FedExCup rankings and 13th on the money list. Returned to Australia and played well again, placing T-2nd at the BetEasy Masters, one stroke behind winner Nick Cullen. Finished 5th at the Australian Open and T-2nd at the Australian PGA Championship, where he three-putted the seventh extra hole of a playoff to lose to Greg Chalmers.

2015 Notes: He took January and February off to be with his wife for the birth of their first child. Finished T-4th at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. He was reunited with his former caddie Steve Williams at the U.S. Open, where Scott finished T-4th after a final-round 64. Finished T-10th at the British Open but missed the cut at the PGA Championship. Only played in one FedExCup playoff event, missing the cut at The Barclays. Finished the PGA Tour season 106th in the FedExCup standings and 70th on the money list. He played his seventh Presidents Cup and went 1-2-2. On the Australian Tour, finished 5th at the UNIQLO Masters and T-2nd at the Emirates Australian Open.

2016 Notes: He started his PGA Tour season with a runner-up finish at the CIMB Classic, one stroke behind winner Justin Thomas. He was also runner-up at the Northern Trust Open, one stroke behind winner Bubba Watson. Won the Honda Classic, even with a quadruple bogey in the third round. The next week, he came from three strokes behind Rory McIlroy in the final round to win the WGC-Cadillac Championship for wins in consecutive weeks. He claimed his first top-10 since his double wins with a T-10th at the WGC-Bridgestone. In the FedExCup playoffs, finished T-4th at The Barclays, 4th at the Deutsche Bank, T-4th at the BMW Championship, and T-8th at the Tour Championship. He became the fourth player to finish inside the top-10 in all four FedExCup playoffs in a single season, joining Rory Sabbatini in 2007 (finished No. 4 in FedExCup), Padraig Harrington in 2009 (7th); and Dustin Johnson in 2012 (8th). His 4th-place result in the FedExCup standings matched his previous best from 2013. Ended the year with a 3rd-place finish at the Australian Open and a T-9th at the ISPS Handa World Cup with teammate Marc Leishman on the Australia team at Kingston Heath Golf Club.

2017 Notes: Started with a T-10th result at the CIMB Classic. Was T-9th at the SMBC Singapore Open. His next top-10 performance wasn't until his T-9th finish at the Masters. The best finish of the year was T-6th at The Players Championship. Added another top-10, a T-10th finish, at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. For the first time since the 2015 Masters, Scott didn't have Steve Williams on his bag in a major championship. Instead, David Clark caddied for Scott in both the WGC-Bridgestone and PGA Championship. Scott finished T-13th at Bridgestone and T-61st at the PGA Championship. His second child, Byron, was born on August 18, causing him to miss the first FedExCup playoff event. He missed the cut at the Dell Technologies Championship, finishing the year 79th in the FedExCup standings. Represented the International Team at the Presidents Cup for the eighth consecutive time, posting a 1-3-0 record at Liberty National.

2018 Notes: He played 21 PGA Tour events, making 18 cuts and three top-10 finishes. He was 51st in the FedExCup standings. With bogey-free six-under 65s in the second and final rounds, he finished T-9th at the AT&T Byron Nelson. He was 3rd at the PGA Championship, three strokes behind winner Brooks Koepka. He was T-5th at the Northern Trust, his 15th top-10 finish in the FedExCup playoffs.

2019 Notes: Played in 18 PGA Tour events, making 14 cuts with nine top-10 finishes. He was 6th in the FedExCup standings. Finished T-10th at the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges, where he closed with a final-round 63. Despite birdieing his last four holes at the Farmers Insurance Open, Scott finished runner-up, two strokes behind winner Justin Rose. His check of $766,800 made him the first Australian to surpass $50 million in career earnings. Finished T-7th at the Genesis Open after opening with rounds of 65-65. He shot 69-76 over the weekend. Was runner-up for a second time in 2019 at The Memorial. Shot rounds of 71-66-66-68 to finish two strokes behind winner Patrick Cantlay, who shot 64 in the final round. Was T-7th at the U.S. Open. In the FedExCup, he was 5th at the Northern Trust, T-9th at the BMW Championship, and 6th at the Tour Championship. He played in all five matches in the Presidents Cup with a 2-2-1 record. He lost his singles match against Xander Schauffele 2 & 1. He ended his year missing the cut at the Emirates Australian Open and then winning the Australian PGA Championship by two strokes over Michael Hendry. It was his first win in his home country of Australia since his victory at the 2013 Australian PGA Championship, marking a span of 2,266 days between the two wins. He notched his 11th European Tour and sixth PGA Tour of Australasia title with a 72-hole total of 13-under 275.

2020 Notes: Played in 10 PGA Tour events, making nine cuts with one top-10 finish. He was 41st in the FedExCup standings. He won his 14th PGA Tour title at The Genesis Invitational, winning by two shots after a final-round 70. The win came in his 325th start at the age of 39 years, 215 days. Faced an eight-shot deficit after his first-round 72. After the Players Championship, Adam spent the break for COVID-19 in Australia and decided to stay, even passing up the WGC-St. Jude Invitational. He returned at the PGA Championship, becoming the only player among the top 30 of the World Ranking to take that long to return to action after the COVID-19 break. Was T-22nd at the PGA Championship and in the FedExCup playoffs, finished T-58th at the Northern Trust, and T-25th at the BMW Championship.

2021 Notes: Played in 19 PGA Tour events, making 17 cuts with two top-ten finishes. He was 90th in the FedExCup standings. With rounds of 67-69 at the Farmers Insurance Open, he went into the weekend a shot off the lead. Shot 72-73 to finish T-10th, seven shots back of winner Patrick Reed. Was T-13th at the Honda Classic and Travelers Championship. Lost in a six-man playoff at the Wyndham Championship after missing a 4-foot, 3-inch birdie putt on the first extra hole. In the FedExCup Playoffs missed the cut at the Northern Trust.

2022 Notes: Played in 20 PGA Tour events, making 18 cuts with five top-ten finishes. He was 25th in the FedExCup standings. Was T-5th at the CJ Cup @ Summit, four shots back of winner Rory McIlroy. Shot final-round 66 to finish T-4th, five shots back of winner Joaquin Niemann at the Genesis Invitational. At the WGC-Dell Match Play, he won his group, beating Justin Rose and Jordan Spieth, halved his match with Keegan Bradley, but lost in the Round of 16 to Kevin Kisner 1 up. Entered the FedExCup playoffs 82nd in the standings, but with a T-5th at the FedEx St. Jude and a T-5th at the BMW Championship got the 30th and final spot at East Lake. Finished 25th in the Tour Championship. He ended his season with a T-42nd finish at the BMW PGA Championship and then T-6th at the Japan Open.

2023 Notes: He played in 19 PGA Tour events, making 17 cuts and five top-ten finishes. He was 72nd in the FedExCup standings. He was 2nd at the Handa Australian Open. He shot 72 in the final round, and when Adrian Meronk shot 66, he beat Scott by five shots. He was T-5th at the Wells Fargo Championship, eight shots back of the winner Wyndham Clark. He was T-8th at the AT&T Byron Nelson, four shots back of the winner Jason Day. He was T-9th at the Memorial. Was T-7th at the Wyndham Championship and T-5th at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.]

2024 Notes: He placed 6th at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship and T-4th at the Handa Australian Open. He also placed T-7th at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and T-8th at the WM Phoenix Open. He was 2nd at the Genesis Scottish Open, lost by a shot to Robert MacIntyre, who made a birdie on the 72nd hole. It was Scott's best finish on the PGA Tour since he was runner-up at the 2021 Wyndham Championship.

Scott played in the Masters and the PGA Championship to keep his consecutive major streak going but was forced to qualify for the U.S. Open. He lost a playoff to Cam Davis, which seemed to stop Scott's major streak at 91. But Scott got to Pinehurst when he was 61st in the Official World Golf Rankings the week before the U.S. Open. The exemption went to anyone in the top 60 of the rankings before the U.S. Open. Grayson Murray was 60th, but he passed away two weeks before, so Murray was taken off the list, giving the spot to Scott at Pinehurst to extend his consecutive streak to 92. Scott's streak is unique because he played in his first major at the 2000 Open championship. He didn't play in another major until the Open Championship in 2001 and has played In every one since so this week will be his 93rd straight. The record is held by Jack Nicklaus, who played in 146 straight between the 1962 Masters, ending after his start at the 1998 U.S. Open. Scott has the 2nd best major streak, followed by Tom Watson at 87 and Sergio Garcia at 84. In order for Scott to beat Nicklaus's streak, he would have to play in every major and would get his 147th straight at the 2038 Masters, at which time Scott would be 58 years old.