Former No. 1 golfer Adam Scott held the position for 13 weeks in 2014. Before joining the PGA, Scott competed on the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia. Scott was named a Member of the Order of Australia in June 2022 as part of the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours, in recognition of his "significant service to golf at the elite level."
The only Australian to win the Masters Tournament in 2013, Scott has a total of 32 victories, out of which 14 are from the PGA. His other notable wins include the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2016, the Players Championship in 2004, and the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in 2011.
His runner-up performance at the 2012 Open Championship is also noteworthy, given that Ernie Els won by a small margin of one shot.
At the 2021 Wyndham Championship, after 72 holes, Scott and five other players shared the lead. Kevin Kisner won the playoff on the second hole after Scott missed a close putt to win the first extra hole.
How many Majors does Adam Scott win?
Adam Scott has only one major championship win, at the 2013 Masters Tournament, against two-time major champion Angel Cabrera in a playoff.
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Score | Margin | Runner-up |
2013 | Masters Tournament | 1 shot deficit | 279, under 9 | Playoff | Ángel Cabrera |
Adam Scott’s Masters Tournament Wins
Adam Scott won the 2013 Masters Tournament.
In the final round of the 2013 Masters Tournament, Scott broke away from the trailing pack to tie for the lead going into the 72nd hole. Scott went on to make a birdie on the 18th hole.
But Angel Cabrera, the 2009 Masters champion, also made a birdie on the 72nd hole to level Scott at under-nine, forcing a sudden-death playoff. Cabrera missed a birdie by a mere inch on the opening hole (18), which both parred.
Cabrera missed his birdie putt by inches on hole 10 again, giving Scott a 12-footer to win the championship, which he holed. The first-ever Australian to win the Masters was Scott, who also won his first major title. Many also saw it as payback for his losing the Open Championship the year before.
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Adam Scott’s PGA Championship Wins
Adam Scott hasn't won a PGA Championship yet.
Scott finished in T3 at the 2006 PGA Championship, and finished the rounds with scores of 71, 69, 69, and 67, for a total of 276-under-12, which put his FedEx Cup ranking in sixth place. With $353,600, he did not receive any FedExCup points.
Scott was third once more in the 2018 PGA Championship. His scores in all four rounds were 70, 65, 65, and 67, for a total of 267-under-13. Along with 210 FedExCup points, he received $748,000.
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Adam Scott’s U.S. Open Wins
Adam Scott hasn’t won a U.S. Open yet.
Scott's best finish in the Open Championship came in the 2015 U.S. Open when he tied for fourth. His scores for the rounds were 70, 71, 72, and 64, totaling 277-under-3, placing his FedEx Cup rank in 87th; he also earned $407,037 and 126.667 FedExCup points.
Adam Scott’s Open Championship Wins
Adam Scott hasn’t won an Open Championship yet.
During the 2012 Open Championship, Scott recorded a six-under-par 64 to lead by one stroke after the first round. After Scott shot 67 in the second round, Brandt Snedeker equaled this to lead Scott by one stroke heading into the weekend. After shooting 68 in the third round, Scott led Brandt Snedeker and Graeme McDowell by four strokes going into the fourth round.
Scott had four holes remaining in the final round when he made a birdie on the 14th and 15th. On the 16th hole, he overhit his approach shot toward the back of the green, leaving himself with a long putt for birdie. He could not convert the par putt since he missed it by around five feet.
While Scott was teeing off on the 17th, Ernie Els had made a birdie on the last hole to move up to the top spot in the clubhouse at seven under, one shot behind Scott. Scott mishit his approach ball from the middle of the fairway on the 17th, landing in very dense rough behind the green. He was only able to pitch out to a distance of 20 feet, and he missed the ensuing putt, making his third bogey and tying Els for the lead.
Scott discovered a bunker off the tee and his ball went up close underneath the lip, limiting his ability to pitch out sideways on the final hole, where he needed a birdie to win or a par to go to a playoff with Els.
His third stroke was an iron, leaving him with an eight-foot par putt to send the match into a playoff. Scott finished the round with another bogey when he just missed the putt on the outer edge of the hole. He finished one stroke behind the winner, Ernie Els, at six under after firing a final-round score of 75.
Adam Scott’s Major Wins Year-by-Year
Year | Masters | PGA Champ. | U.S. Open | The Open |
2000 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
2001 | DNP | CUT | DNP | T47 |
2002 | T9 | T23 | CUT | CUT |
2003 | T23 | T23 | CUT | CUT |
2004 | CUT | T9 | CUT | T42 |
2005 | T33 | T40 | T28 | T34 |
2006 | T27 | T3 | T221 | T8 |
2007 | T27 | T12 | CUT | T27 |
2008 | T25 | CUT | T26 | T16 |
2009 | CUT | CUT | T36 | CUT |
2010 | T18 | T39 | CUT | T27 |
2011 | T2 | 7 | CUT | T25 |
2012 | T8 | T11 | T15 | 2 |
2013 | WON | T5 | T45 | T3 |
2014 | T14 | T15 | T9 | T5 |
2015 | T38 | CUT | T4 | T10 |
2016 | T42 | T18 | T18 | T43 |
2017 | T9 | T61 | CUT | T22 |
2018 | T32 | 3 | CUT | T17 |
2019 | T18 | T8 | T7 | CUT |
2020 | T34 | T22 | T38 | NT |
2021 | 54 | CUT | T35 | T46 |
2022 | T48 | CUT | T14 | T15 |
2023 | T39 | T29 | CUT | T33 |
Adam Scott’s Players Championship Wins
Adam Scott won the Players Championship in 2004. On the 72nd tee, he was ahead by two strokes, but as he got closer to the green, he discovered a water hazard. He defeated Pádraig Harrington, the runner-up, by a shot with a 40-yard up and down that contained a ten-footer for bogey. At 23 years old, he became The Players Championship's youngest winner until 2017, when Kim Si-woo surpassed him in age.
Adam Scott’s FedEx Cup Wins
Adam Scott hasn’t won a FedEx Cup yet. However, he did win the FedEx St. Jude Championship individually in 2013, but not the FedEx Cup; Henrik Stenson won the FedEx Cup that year.
FAQ's On Adam Scott PGA Major Wins
A. Adam Scott has one major win, at the 2013 Masters Tournament, defeating Angel Cabrera in a playoff.
A. Scott's best performances include a Masters win (2013), a PGA Championship 3rd place (2006, 2018), a U.S. Open T4 (2015), and the Open T2 (2012).
A. In 2013, Scott won the Masters Tournament, making a birdie on the 18th hole to win his first major title.
A. Scott finished T3 in 2006 and 3rd in the 2018 PGA Championships, earning him $353,600 and $748,000, respectively.
A. Scott's best U.S. Open performance was a T4 finish in 2015, earning him $407,037 and 126.667 FedExCup points.