Carrying
the weight of a continent on his back and hauling around the burden
of expectation for years hasn't been easy at times for Adam Scott.
Since
his days as a dashing amateur in Australia he has been a beacon of
hope for a proud sporting nation yearning for the next Greg Norman.
Although
Scott notched wins across the globe and captured huge tournaments
such as The Players Championship, the Tour Championship and the World
Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, the 32-year-old had come
up short in the majors, the most coveted of all golf events.
He
also was known for a crushing defeat — he failed to hold a
four-shot lead with four holes to play in last year's British Open at
Royal Lytham and lost to Ernie Els by one shot. Doubt started to
percolate that perhaps Scott just didn't have it in him to win a
major and that he has underachieved.
But
he never lost his cool — nor his nerve. Turns out he is as
resilient as he is talented. And on a gloomy Sunday that tempered the
beauty of Augusta National's grounds, with bouts of rain from above
perplexing players on the putting surfaces below, Adam Scott silenced
his doubters and left with a green jacket.
With
a final-round 3-under-par 69, highlighted by a birdie from 25 feet on
the 72nd hole and a great break on the 13th hole when his ball didn't
roll into Rae's Creek and he walked away with a fortunate birdie,
Scott finally won a major championship by taking the Masters with a
birdie from 12 feet on the second playoff hole to beat Angel Cabrera.
Source:
usatoday
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