Adam Scott Winning Ways at the Valero Texas Open Champion

Adam Scott Winning Ways at the Valero Texas Open Champion

Turning point

Scott felt there was little wrong with his long game in recent months and the stats back that up - he ranked top five for ball-striking at Innisbrook, Houston and Augusta. But his putting was a struggle, indeed at Quail Hollow he needed a miserable 69 putts for the two rounds he completed. The answer was to turn to the putting man of the moment - Dave Stockton.

In his bag:

Driver - Titleist 909 D3
3-wood - Titleist 909 F2
Hybrid - Titleist 909 H
Irons - Titleist 710MB
Wedges - Titleist Vokey Design spin milled
Putter - Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport GSS prototype
Ball - Titleist ProV1

Insight

Until last winter Adam Scott had failed to win in his home country but he righted that situation with a fine victory in tough conditions in the Australian Open.

He might have struggled to get the win, but he has never been uncomfortable on Aussie courses and his comfort levels were high this week when the tour took on a new course, designed by Scott's fellow countryman Greg Norman, that felt instinctively similar to the layouts down under.

"When I played Tuesday," Scott said, "I was amazed how much it looked like some of the courses back at home. A lot like the Mornington Peninsula. I even saw some of the Brisbane courses."

"It felt like the landscape was very similar to back home, kind of harsh, scrub land off the fairways and I had a feeling I knew Aussies would do well here this week.

"Greg's greens are a lot like some of the sandbelt greens back at home, you know, that design and the bunkering. I felt comfortable on it and I think a lot of the other Aussies did, too. It certainly helps."

In his words

Referring back to that win in Australia, Scott acknowledged how important it was for him to lay two ghosts - both his hitherto poor record at home and his ineffectual form in 2009.

"The victory in the Australian Open was very big because it got me out of a rut and made me feel like a good player again, a great player.

"You know, I questioned myself at times last year whether I was a great player or not.

This victory also had some other meaning because it was Lee's National Championship and he had been trying for awhile to win in Australia and got tired of being asked the question when that was going to happen. So it was a very proud moment for him to win the Open.

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