What to Expect from Adam Scott at the 2013 British Open

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Published: July 3, 2013

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Adam Scott is not only very good but very lucky as well.

The word "lucky" is not used in a derogatory sense. It just as easily could have been “fortunate” instead.

When the stylish Australian fell apart in last year’s Open Championship—a crash that wiped out a four-shot lead with four holes to play—his hunt for that elusive major championship victory continued.

That crash made Ernie Els a very happy man but just added to Scott’s list of major disappointments and raised questions about whether he'd ever win a major.

That’s where the lucky/fortunate part comes in. He had a respectable finish in the PGA Championship last year, finishing in a tie for 11th.

But somewhere between there and the Masters in April, something clicked for Scott, and he won at Augusta National, withstanding the fierce Sunday afternoon back-nine pressure to do so.

To make it even sweeter, he had to go to a sudden-death playoff to defeat Angel Cabrera.



Scott was fortunate in this way: He snapped back quickly after having his heart ripped out at Royal Lytham & St. Annes last summer.

And now, with the clock ticking toward this year’s Open Championship at Muirfield, what is to be expected of Scott this time around?

Based on how he responded so quickly and so well from last year’s heartbreaker, I’m thinking we can expect big things from him in a couple of weeks.

It’s true that Scott does not exactly have a rich history in the Open Championship, having teed it up 13 times with a pair of top 10s and three missed cuts.

The other results would best be characterized as mediocre, but those are pre-Masters results.

While his last two starts on the PGA Tour have been unremarkable (ties for 45th and 57th), the man now knows what it takes to win a major.

"Especially after the U.S. ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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