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Adam Scott is itching to begin his Masters conquest, with the 2013 Augusta champion giving his preparation the tick of approval despite three days of stormy weather.
Scott’s experience from 15 previous Masters starts has shone through in the world No.9’s meticulous planning of the build up to the year’s first major at Augusta National.
With tornado warnings and storms gripping Georgia and neighbouring South Carolina in the lead up to the first round on Thursday (Friday AEST), Masters officials were forced to suspend play on Wednesday – ending the final practice session and cancelling the popular Par-3 Tournament for the first time in its history.
Monday’s practice session was also cut short due to heavy rain.
But 36-year-old Scott is buoyed by the fact he put the finishing touches on his game on Tuesday.
“I left the course on (Tuesday) night ready to play and that’s still how I feel,” said a confident Scott.
“We knew (Wednesday) was going to be bad, so I used (Tuesday) as my final preparation. To not get any practice in on Wednesday wasn’t a problem.”
With strong winds forecast for Thursday and Friday’s opening rounds, the Queensland native believes wise heads will prevail.
“I don’t know if it can get more difficult conditions than windy here,” said Scott, who is paired with American Kevin Kisner and Englishman Andy Sullivan for the first two days.
“But I’ve got a lot of good vibes here from the past six or seven years and a seasoned caddie (Steve Williams); in the wind you have to have the patience and experience of knowing when to press or not.”
Scott heads into the year’s first major full of confidence with a razor-sharp short game and recent ball-striking issues fully resolved.
“At some point, I’m going to have to to rely on my short game, which has been sharp, but I also want to rely on the fact I feel I’m hitting the ball the best I have all year,” he said.
“Hopefully that can get me into that spot of contention for the weekend.”
Scott is also drawing confidence the fact he feels as good with the putter as when he became the first Australian to don Augusta’s green jacket, in 2013.
“It’s similar (to 2013), yeah. I’m putting well obviously I was putting well then. You can’t win (majors) and get to No.1 in the world putting poorly,” said Scott, referring to his for 11-week stint as world No.1 in 2014.
“I feel really confident in my game and I’m looking forward to this (Masters) getting underway.”
Scott is joined by world No.3 Jason Day, Marc Leishman, Rod Pampling and amateur world No.1 Curtis Luck in the Australian contingent at Augusta.