Adam Scott has been playing professional golf for some time. This is why he joined the PGA Tour’s $60 million career earnings club.
It speaks to more longevity. Scott spoke Tuesday, ahead of his 10 th career debut at the Sony Open in Hawaii. It adds up to playing at a high level.
When he became a professional in 2000, the Australian had no career goals. His goals were simple: Win majors and reach the top of the world. 1.
“After a few decades on Tour, (like maybe many others) felt like they were going unattainable because Tiger Woods was so dominant at No. Scott said that Scott was No. 1 and won about two majors per year. “If I’m being honest, my majors golf wasn’t nearly as threatening. It was an interesting first 10 year of my career. I don’t know why I did that, but it seemed unattainable.”
Scott, 42, believes that these dreams are more possible now than ever.
He said, “This year, I’m playing what I want to do.” “I feel like I don’t have to chase anything. I can prioritize all the things I need to win big events. I can put myself in a place where I want to fulfill those childhood dreams.
I think my motivation is as strong now as ever.
Scott has won 14 PGA Tour and 11 DP World Tour wins, from Augusta, Georgia to his home country of Australia. From Qatar to Scotland. From Florida to California. He’s like golf’s Johnny Cash. Scott has a unique perspective that very few players can offer. Fans will be happy to know that the 2013 Masters champion doesn’t mind speaking his mind.
He spoke about Tuesday’s Official World Golf Ranking points during a press conference. He said that the board tried to be objective and purely based on strength of field. But we are seeing top players not see the strength and weighted the way the numbers do.
He talked about the Masters Champions Dinner as the “best evening of the year”, where Fred Couples “does an amazing job forcing some of the older players to tell stories.” Scott also started a story about “Bernhard Langer being sat down by Billy Payne, former Augusta National chairman.
Scott smiled and said, “I don’t recall the details, but I can remember the gist of the story, ‘You could sit down.'”
“Hideki Matsuyama’s was a wonderful dinner. He practiced his speech and spoke English. I think that the audience really appreciated this. Scott said that even though the time was only three minutes, it felt like an hour to him.” Scott said, “But I think that the room appreciated it and showed how much he meant to be part of that club. It was both memorable and recent. It was memorable to me.”
Like most press meetings these days, Scott was asked about LIV Golf’s place in professional golf. Scott was specifically asked about his Australian colleague and world No. Cam Smith, 3rd, made the switch to LIV last season and now faces the possibility of not qualifying for the Australian Olympic team 2024 if he loses his world ranking due to LIV events receiving OWGR points.
Scott stated, “I believe it would be tragic; however, as everyone has said, they have made their decisions and some decisions — well that decision may come along with some sacrifice in either the short- or long-term.” It was short-term sacrifice of world ranking points. They don’t realize that they are aware of this fact. It would be a shame for Australia and their team.
He continued, “But, you’re right, it’s not — Cam also took these decisions as did Matt Jones and Marc Leishman, and all other Aussies who have gone on there.” There may be some sacrifices. It seems like they are okay with it, at least for the most part.
