From Opengolf.comWith three holes to go, Australian Adam Scott was still yet to register a bogey, and looked likely to hold the lead on his own after day one of The Open Championship. But while his nearest competitors all finished birdie-birdie, the world number four dropped two shots over the last stretch to fall back into a tie for fourth with veteran compatriot Greg Norman. He had previously looked unflappable, even getting up and down after being in an interesting rules situation with playing partner Pablo Larrazabal: the pairs'' balls were almost next to each other in the bunker, meaning that Larrazabal''s ball had to be marked and his lie recreated after Scott played out successfully."It was disappointing to throw in some bad bogeys at 16 and 17," he said. "I three-putted from nowhere and 17 is the easiest hole on the course, and I wasted it.Keep reading....
With three holes to go, Australian Adam Scott was still yet to register a bogey, and looked likely to hold the lead on his own after day one of The Open Championship. But while his nearest competitors all finished birdie-birdie, the world number four dropped two shots over the last stretch to fall back into a tie for fourth with veteran compatriot Greg Norman. He had previously looked unflappable, even getting up and down after being in an interesting rules situation with playing partner Pablo Larrazabal: the pairs'' balls were almost next to each other in the bunker, meaning that Larrazabal''s ball had to be marked and his lie recreated after Scott played out successfully."It was disappointing to throw in some bad bogeys at 16 and 17," he said. "I three-putted from nowhere and 17 is the easiest hole on the course, and I wasted it.
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From GOLF.comBy PGA Tour Player Adam ScottWith Michael Walker Jr.KEEP IT SIMPLEYou know the feeling. You pose like a superhero after a 260-yard bomb and feel like your game is finally coming together. Then on the next tee you hit a 200-yard pull and skulk away like a perp leaving the scene of a crime. Your main problem isn''t your swing plane or your alignment: it''s inconsistency. You won''t start posting the scores you''re capable of until you develop a swing you can repeat. The key is to master a few simple moves. Here''s how.Keep reading....
By PGA Tour Player Adam ScottWith Michael Walker Jr.KEEP IT SIMPLEYou know the feeling. You pose like a superhero after a 260-yard bomb and feel like your game is finally coming together. Then on the next tee you hit a 200-yard pull and skulk away like a perp leaving the scene of a crime. Your main problem isn''t your swing plane or your alignment: it''s inconsistency. You won''t start posting the scores you''re capable of until you develop a swing you can repeat. The key is to master a few simple moves. Here''s how.
By PGA Tour Player Adam ScottWith Michael Walker Jr.
KEEP IT SIMPLEYou know the feeling. You pose like a superhero after a 260-yard bomb and feel like your game is finally coming together. Then on the next tee you hit a 200-yard pull and skulk away like a perp leaving the scene of a crime. Your main problem isn''t your swing plane or your alignment: it''s inconsistency. You won''t start posting the scores you''re capable of until you develop a swing you can repeat. The key is to master a few simple moves. Here''s how.
From ReutersBy Mark Lamport-StokesSAN DIEGO, June 13 (Reuters) - Two spectators were arrested during the U.S. Open second round on Friday after becoming embroiled in a scuffle with Australian Adam Scott''s caddie.According to a San Diego police spokesman, the spectators heckled world number three Scott and his caddie Tony Navarro on the par-five ninth hole at Torrey Pines.Navarro ducked under the ropes that keep fans off the course to confront the pair, a father and his son. After a brief physical exchange, Phil Mickelson''s caddie Jim ''Bones'' Mackay intervened to help Navarro.The two spectators, who had earlier distracted Australian Stuart Appleby on the adjacent 18th tee, were eventually led away by San Diego police.Keep reading....
SAN DIEGO, June 13 (Reuters) - Two spectators were arrested during the U.S. Open second round on Friday after becoming embroiled in a scuffle with Australian Adam Scott''s caddie.According to a San Diego police spokesman, the spectators heckled world number three Scott and his caddie Tony Navarro on the par-five ninth hole at Torrey Pines.Navarro ducked under the ropes that keep fans off the course to confront the pair, a father and his son. After a brief physical exchange, Phil Mickelson''s caddie Jim ''Bones'' Mackay intervened to help Navarro.The two spectators, who had earlier distracted Australian Stuart Appleby on the adjacent 18th tee, were eventually led away by San Diego police.
From Golf.comSAN DIEGO (AP) — The "other guy" in the marquee threesome was happy with his opening round in the U.S. Open, considering he''s playing with a broken bone near his right pinkie.Australian Adam Scott, ranked No. 3 in the world, shot a 2-over 73 at Torrey Pines'' South Course on Thursday. His playing partners were Tiger Woods, who shot a 72, and Phil Mickelson, who had a 71. Woods and Mickelson are ranked 1-2.Scott''s injury was the top topic after his round in front of a huge gallery at the clifftop course overlooking the Pacific Ocean."Well, it''s broken," he said. "It''s not my finger anyway; it''s my hand. It doesn''t really affect my golf swing, so I''m pretty lucky to be playing."Scott, a six-time winner on the PGA Tour, said he broke the bone when a friend slammed his hand in a car door in London in mid-May."It''s pretty miserable," he said.Keep reading....
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The "other guy" in the marquee threesome was happy with his opening round in the U.S. Open, considering he''s playing with a broken bone near his right pinkie.Australian Adam Scott, ranked No. 3 in the world, shot a 2-over 73 at Torrey Pines'' South Course on Thursday. His playing partners were Tiger Woods, who shot a 72, and Phil Mickelson, who had a 71. Woods and Mickelson are ranked 1-2.Scott''s injury was the top topic after his round in front of a huge gallery at the clifftop course overlooking the Pacific Ocean."Well, it''s broken," he said. "It''s not my finger anyway; it''s my hand. It doesn''t really affect my golf swing, so I''m pretty lucky to be playing."Scott, a six-time winner on the PGA Tour, said he broke the bone when a friend slammed his hand in a car door in London in mid-May."It''s pretty miserable," he said.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The "other guy" in the marquee threesome was happy with his opening round in the U.S. Open, considering he''s playing with a broken bone near his right pinkie.
Australian Adam Scott, ranked No. 3 in the world, shot a 2-over 73 at Torrey Pines'' South Course on Thursday. His playing partners were Tiger Woods, who shot a 72, and Phil Mickelson, who had a 71. Woods and Mickelson are ranked 1-2.
Scott''s injury was the top topic after his round in front of a huge gallery at the clifftop course overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
"Well, it''s broken," he said. "It''s not my finger anyway; it''s my hand. It doesn''t really affect my golf swing, so I''m pretty lucky to be playing."
Scott, a six-time winner on the PGA Tour, said he broke the bone when a friend slammed his hand in a car door in London in mid-May.
"It''s pretty miserable," he said.
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From Sign on San DiegoA moment nearly seven years in the making finally arrived this morning under a canopy of clouds on the South Course at Torrey Pines in La Jolla.The 2008 U.S. Open began with a dream matchup -- top-ranked Tiger Woods and No. 2 Phil Mickelson, along with No. 3 Adam Scott. That matchup drew largest first-round gallery in Open history, a gathering that Mickelson found impressive."I thought it was great, and the reason I''m so proud is that this is my hometown and everybody out here was so respectful," Mickelson said. "There wasn''t any derogatoryKeep reading....
A moment nearly seven years in the making finally arrived this morning under a canopy of clouds on the South Course at Torrey Pines in La Jolla.The 2008 U.S. Open began with a dream matchup -- top-ranked Tiger Woods and No. 2 Phil Mickelson, along with No. 3 Adam Scott. That matchup drew largest first-round gallery in Open history, a gathering that Mickelson found impressive."I thought it was great, and the reason I''m so proud is that this is my hometown and everybody out here was so respectful," Mickelson said. "There wasn''t any derogatory
From majorchampionships.comQ. How is the finger first of all?ADAM SCOTT: Well, it''s broken. It''s not my finger anyway it''s my hand, but. It doesn''t really affect my golf swing, so I''m pretty lucky to be playing.Q. Do you have any good stories?ADAM SCOTT: I got lots of good stories on how it happened, yeah. It''s pretty miserable. But a friend slammed my hand in the door.Q. Of a car?ADAM SCOTT: Yeah.Q. Did it catch it like right here?ADAM SCOTT: Right across the edge. Yeah, it''s broken right here.Q. Where was it?ADAM SCOTT: In London. It was the night of the Champion''s League final in Russia.Q. Do you normally overlap or interlock?ADAM SCOTT: I overlap, fortunately, because I wouldn''t have been able to play of I interlock, it would have been too much stress on it.Keep reading....
Q. How is the finger first of all?ADAM SCOTT: Well, it''s broken. It''s not my finger anyway it''s my hand, but. It doesn''t really affect my golf swing, so I''m pretty lucky to be playing.Q. Do you have any good stories?ADAM SCOTT: I got lots of good stories on how it happened, yeah. It''s pretty miserable. But a friend slammed my hand in the door.Q. Of a car?ADAM SCOTT: Yeah.Q. Did it catch it like right here?ADAM SCOTT: Right across the edge. Yeah, it''s broken right here.Q. Where was it?ADAM SCOTT: In London. It was the night of the Champion''s League final in Russia.Q. Do you normally overlap or interlock?ADAM SCOTT: I overlap, fortunately, because I wouldn''t have been able to play of I interlock, it would have been too much stress on it.
From The Golf ChannelBy Brian HewittFirst it was Tiger Woods’ knee. Now it’s the pinky finger on Adam Scott’s right hand. And suddenly that dream Thursday-Friday grouping at next week’s U.S. Open has another major question mark.GOLF CHANNEL confirmed Saturday that Scott, the No. 3 ranked player in the world, broke the finger three weeks ago in an incident that involved his hand and the slamming of a car door.Scott hasn’t played since finishing a disappointing tie for 54th at THE PLAYERS early last month. Sources say he didn’t pick up a club until a few days ago although he did play at Torrey Pines South Saturday.Scott is still expected to play in next week’s Open at Torrey Pines. But, said a source close to the Scott camp, “the problem is that his practice is limited.”The other player in the Woods-Scott grouping next week is world No. 2 Phil Mickelson. Butch Harmon, who coaches both Mickelson and Scott, said both his players are looking forward to playing in Woods'' company.Keep reading....
First it was Tiger Woods’ knee. Now it’s the pinky finger on Adam Scott’s right hand. And suddenly that dream Thursday-Friday grouping at next week’s U.S. Open has another major question mark.GOLF CHANNEL confirmed Saturday that Scott, the No. 3 ranked player in the world, broke the finger three weeks ago in an incident that involved his hand and the slamming of a car door.Scott hasn’t played since finishing a disappointing tie for 54th at THE PLAYERS early last month. Sources say he didn’t pick up a club until a few days ago although he did play at Torrey Pines South Saturday.Scott is still expected to play in next week’s Open at Torrey Pines. But, said a source close to the Scott camp, “the problem is that his practice is limited.”The other player in the Woods-Scott grouping next week is world No. 2 Phil Mickelson. Butch Harmon, who coaches both Mickelson and Scott, said both his players are looking forward to playing in Woods'' company.
From PGATour.comTiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will play together the first two rounds of the U.S. Open, a decision by the USGA to create equal footing for the highest-ranked players, but one that could turn Torrey Pines into one big traffic jam.Woods and Mickelson, Nos. 1 and 2 in the world, will be joined by No. 3 Adam Scott.The USGA will release the pairings Thursday.Mike Davis, the senior director of rules and competition for the USGA, said the top 12 players will be grouped together and spread over the four various time slots -- starting on the first tee or 10th tee in the morning, and first tee or 10th tee in the afternoon.Keep reading....
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will play together the first two rounds of the U.S. Open, a decision by the USGA to create equal footing for the highest-ranked players, but one that could turn Torrey Pines into one big traffic jam.Woods and Mickelson, Nos. 1 and 2 in the world, will be joined by No. 3 Adam Scott.The USGA will release the pairings Thursday.Mike Davis, the senior director of rules and competition for the USGA, said the top 12 players will be grouped together and spread over the four various time slots -- starting on the first tee or 10th tee in the morning, and first tee or 10th tee in the afternoon.
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will play together the first two rounds of the U.S. Open, a decision by the USGA to create equal footing for the highest-ranked players, but one that could turn Torrey Pines into one big traffic jam.
From The Golf ChannelBy Brian HewittThe Comebacker is a mixed bag this week. A little Anthony Kim. A little Olympics. A little Masters. And more. A real moveable feast of edginess.Without further ado:Mark writes:“Whatever. Anthony Kim’s got game. So do a lot of other players. Every year the media desperately tries to find the next ‘One.’ In one short week, the golf world forgot about Adam Scott, who was supposed to be the one to dethrone Tiger. And then there are the ‘others’: Justin Rose, Sergio, Villegas, Luke Donald, Jason Day, Ryan Moore, Baddeley, Romero, Sean O’Hair, J.B. Holmes to name a few. Reality check. There are dozens of young talented players, but the Next Big Thing is not on the Tour yet. Unless and until Kim, Scott, or anyone else wins 5 or more times on the PGA Tour in a single calendar year, the only Big Thing out there remains to be Tiger.”Keep reading....
The Comebacker is a mixed bag this week. A little Anthony Kim. A little Olympics. A little Masters. And more. A real moveable feast of edginess.Without further ado:Mark writes:“Whatever. Anthony Kim’s got game. So do a lot of other players. Every year the media desperately tries to find the next ‘One.’ In one short week, the golf world forgot about Adam Scott, who was supposed to be the one to dethrone Tiger. And then there are the ‘others’: Justin Rose, Sergio, Villegas, Luke Donald, Jason Day, Ryan Moore, Baddeley, Romero, Sean O’Hair, J.B. Holmes to name a few. Reality check. There are dozens of young talented players, but the Next Big Thing is not on the Tour yet. Unless and until Kim, Scott, or anyone else wins 5 or more times on the PGA Tour in a single calendar year, the only Big Thing out there remains to be Tiger.”
From The Daily TelegraphAUSTRALIA''S Adam Scott has moved to a career-high No.3 in the world golf rankings and now has only Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson ahead of him.Despite missing a tiddler on the final green, Scott finished equal eighth at the Wachovia Championship on the US PGA tour on Sunday.The points were enough for him to move from fifth to third in the rankings, leapfrogging South African Ernie Els and in-form American Steve Stricker.Keep reading....
AUSTRALIA''S Adam Scott has moved to a career-high No.3 in the world golf rankings and now has only Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson ahead of him.Despite missing a tiddler on the final green, Scott finished equal eighth at the Wachovia Championship on the US PGA tour on Sunday.The points were enough for him to move from fifth to third in the rankings, leapfrogging South African Ernie Els and in-form American Steve Stricker.
AUSTRALIA''S Adam Scott has moved to a career-high No.3 in the world golf rankings and now has only Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson ahead of him.
From PGATour.comBy Lauren Deason, PGATOUR.COM Editorial CoordinatorCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- As ominous clouds moved in over Quail Hollow Club, Adam Scott was putting the finishing touch on a back nine 31.It seems there are some benefits to barely making the cut -- Scott needed a14-footer on Friday at No. 18 to save par and squeeze into the weekend -- and getting an early tee time."It was beautiful this morning. I mean, if the wind blows this afternoon it''ll be tough. There''s some tough pins out there today," Scott said, adding that gusty conditions would make it even tougher as the greens firm up.Keep reading....
By Lauren Deason, PGATOUR.COM Editorial Coordinator
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- As ominous clouds moved in over Quail Hollow Club, Adam Scott was putting the finishing touch on a back nine 31.It seems there are some benefits to barely making the cut -- Scott needed a14-footer on Friday at No. 18 to save par and squeeze into the weekend -- and getting an early tee time."It was beautiful this morning. I mean, if the wind blows this afternoon it''ll be tough. There''s some tough pins out there today," Scott said, adding that gusty conditions would make it even tougher as the greens firm up.
From The LA TimesBy Thomas Bonk, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterApril 29, 2008It has been a long wait, everyone studying the faces of the players as they run straight into Tiger Woods and fall flat. The Rival Game, or finding someone who is going to challenge Woods, hasn''t yielded many results, but Adam Scott may change all that.The list of Tiger''s rivals is long and it''s also deflating, because no one has endured in the role.Keep reading....
By Thomas Bonk, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterApril 29, 2008It has been a long wait, everyone studying the faces of the players as they run straight into Tiger Woods and fall flat. The Rival Game, or finding someone who is going to challenge Woods, hasn''t yielded many results, but Adam Scott may change all that.The list of Tiger''s rivals is long and it''s also deflating, because no one has endured in the role.
By Thomas Bonk, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterApril 29, 2008
It has been a long wait, everyone studying the faces of the players as they run straight into Tiger Woods and fall flat. The Rival Game, or finding someone who is going to challenge Woods, hasn''t yielded many results, but Adam Scott may change all that.The list of Tiger''s rivals is long and it''s also deflating, because no one has endured in the role.
From Golf.comAP) — One of the most vexing labels in golf is "best to have never won a major," which is now affixed to Sergio Garcia with little debate. But there is another description that is even more burdensome, and it belongs to Adam Scott.Best to never even contend in a major."That''s the last thing he needs to do to get to the next level," swing coach Butch Harmon said Monday night. "You forget that he''s won a lot of tournaments. But he''s got to step up to the plate in the majors, and stop putting so much pressure on himself."Keep reading....
AP) — One of the most vexing labels in golf is "best to have never won a major," which is now affixed to Sergio Garcia with little debate. But there is another description that is even more burdensome, and it belongs to Adam Scott.Best to never even contend in a major."That''s the last thing he needs to do to get to the next level," swing coach Butch Harmon said Monday night. "You forget that he''s won a lot of tournaments. But he''s got to step up to the plate in the majors, and stop putting so much pressure on himself."
AP) — One of the most vexing labels in golf is "best to have never won a major," which is now affixed to Sergio Garcia with little debate. But there is another description that is even more burdensome, and it belongs to Adam Scott.
Best to never even contend in a major.
"That''s the last thing he needs to do to get to the next level," swing coach Butch Harmon said Monday night. "You forget that he''s won a lot of tournaments. But he''s got to step up to the plate in the majors, and stop putting so much pressure on himself."
From Fox SportsAS ADAM Scott was donning the mascara for a sexy magazine photo shoot in the US recently, he looked very much like a man who had reached the pinnacle of his profession.Only the very best are lavished with the attention he was receiving from a Hollywood-style production crew and Scott can certainly be counted in that group, having been in the world''s top 10 for three years.Then, as if to prove he''s not just a pretty face, the 27-year-old Queenslander won his sixth US Tour title in Texas, boldly holing a 15m putt to shake off the dogged former US amateur champion Ryan Moore on the third hole of a playoff.Keep reading....
AS ADAM Scott was donning the mascara for a sexy magazine photo shoot in the US recently, he looked very much like a man who had reached the pinnacle of his profession.Only the very best are lavished with the attention he was receiving from a Hollywood-style production crew and Scott can certainly be counted in that group, having been in the world''s top 10 for three years.Then, as if to prove he''s not just a pretty face, the 27-year-old Queenslander won his sixth US Tour title in Texas, boldly holing a 15m putt to shake off the dogged former US amateur champion Ryan Moore on the third hole of a playoff.
From ESPN.comThe NBA playoffs? Humdrum on hardwood. The NHL playoffs? Ennui on ice.The postseasons of other sports are in full bloom, but Sunday was playoff season in professional golf -- and no, we''re not talking about the FedEx Cup. (Thankfully.) Adam Scott beat Ryan Moore in extra holes on the PGA Tour, Annika Sorenstam defeated Paula Creamer in overtime on the LPGA and Darren Clarke may as well have taken out Robert-Jan Derksen in a playoff on the European Tour, as he sank what amounted to a walk-off clinching putt on the final hole of regulation.(Just for fun, everybody read along in your best Jim Mora voice: What''s that? Uh … playoffs? Don''t talk about … playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs?)The Weekly 18 begins with the notion that Scott''s victory was well-deserved for reasons other than the obvious.Keep reading....
The NBA playoffs? Humdrum on hardwood. The NHL playoffs? Ennui on ice.The postseasons of other sports are in full bloom, but Sunday was playoff season in professional golf -- and no, we''re not talking about the FedEx Cup. (Thankfully.) Adam Scott beat Ryan Moore in extra holes on the PGA Tour, Annika Sorenstam defeated Paula Creamer in overtime on the LPGA and Darren Clarke may as well have taken out Robert-Jan Derksen in a playoff on the European Tour, as he sank what amounted to a walk-off clinching putt on the final hole of regulation.(Just for fun, everybody read along in your best Jim Mora voice: What''s that? Uh … playoffs? Don''t talk about … playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs?)The Weekly 18 begins with the notion that Scott''s victory was well-deserved for reasons other than the obvious.