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Adam Scott is at it again, talking up his chances at Augusta this week. Australia’s best golfer has been doing just that for 12 years, with two seconds his best results in 47 major starts – the 2011 Masters and 2012 British Open.
Charl Schwartzel pinched the Masters with birdies on the last four holes to pip Scott and compatriot Jason Day by a shot.
Gut-wrenching, but all credit to the South African.
A vastly different story at last years British Open. Leading by four with four holes to play, Scott bogeyed all four to lose by two shots to Enie Els.
Entirely Scott’s fault. He choked.
Which underlines why there’s no point talking up your chances pre-tournament as Scott always does when he’s “gunna” do this, and “gunna” do that.
Just do it, and then talk about it.
Scott is one of 11 among the world’s top 20 who have yet to win a major of any description:
Justin Rose (ranked 3 in the world), Luke Donald (4), Brandt Snedeker (5), Scott (7), Steve Stricker (8), Matt Kuchar (10), Ian Poulter (12), Lee Westwood (13), Sergio Garcia (16), Jason Dufner (18), and Dustin Johnson (19) make an impressive list yet to break their majors drought.
On the other side of the coin, there are 19 former Masters champions teeing off tomorrow at Augusta – a staggeringly high percentage in a field of 93.
Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Ian Woosnam, Mike Weir, Zach Johnson, Tom Watson, Craig Stadler, Mark O’Meara, Trevor Immelman, Ben Crenshaw, Bernard Langer, VJ Singh, Angel Cabrera, Freddie Couples, Jose Maria Olazabal, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Charl Schwartzel, and the defending champion Bubba Watson.
And between then 28 green jackets.
That’s Australia’s biggest international Achilles heel – no green jackets in 76 attempts.
Normally there are seven or eight Australians on Augusta duty, but only four this time – Scott, Day, John Senden, and Marc Leishman.
Scott is by far the best of the quartet to create history.
– He’s won eight times on the USPGA tour, with The Players Championship in 2004 the best success.
– Won eight times in Europe as well, with the 2005 Johnnie Walker Classic the highlight.
– Won four times in Asia with the 2010 Singapore Open on top of the list.
– Won three times in Australia with the 2009 Australian Open the highlight.
Scott has been drawn with Sergio Garcia and Angel Cabrera for the first two rounds tomorrow, and that’s encouraging for Scott.
He can’t win the Masters in the first 36 holes, but he can sure lose it. Garcia and Cabrera will push Scott all the way. Caddy Steve Williams will do the rest.
And hopefully, come Monday morning our time, an Aussie will be wearing that coveted green jacket.
Although I hasten to add, don’t hold your breath waiting for history to be made.