Adam Scott (golfer)
| Adam Scott AM | |||
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Scott in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Adam Derek Scott | ||
| Nickname | Scotty, The Big Queenslander | ||
| Born | 16 July 1980 Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
| Sporting nationality | Australia | ||
| Residence | Crans sur Sierre, Switzerland | ||
| Spouse |
Marie Kojzar (m. 2014) | ||
| Children | 3 | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) | ||
| Turned professional | 2000 | ||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
| Professional wins | 32 | ||
| Highest ranking | 1 (18 May 2014) (11 weeks) | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 14 | ||
| European Tour | 11 | ||
| Asian Tour | 4 | ||
| Sunshine Tour | 1 | ||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 6 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||
| Masters Tournament | Won: 2013 | ||
| PGA Championship | 3rd/T3: 2006, 2018 | ||
| U.S. Open | T4: 2015 | ||
| The Open Championship | 2nd: 2012 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Adam Derek Scott (born 16 July 1980) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He has won one major championship, the 2013 Masters Tournament.
After winning the Australian Boys' Amateur in 1997 and 1998, Scott attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he played for the UNLV Rebels until he turned professional in 2000. He soon earned membership on the European Tour and within three years he had won four European Tour events. Aged 23, Scott won the 2004 Players Championship, the flagship event on the PGA Tour, and afterwards played primarily in the United States. He won the Tour Championship in 2006 and rose into the top five of the Official World Golf Ranking. He suffered a slump in 2009 and fell outside the top 50 of the world rankings until winning the Australian Open.
Scott moved back into the top 10 of the world rankings by winning the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, and finished runner-up at the 2012 Open Championship. Scott won his first major championship at the 2013 Masters Tournament, making him the first Australian to earn a green jacket. In 2014, he overtook Tiger Woods to reach the number one position in the Official World Golf Ranking, a position he held for 11 weeks. Scott has had enduring success since; as of 2025, he has a total of 32 worldwide wins, including 14 on the PGA Tour. He has also made eleven consecutive appearances for international team at the Presidents Cup from 2003 to 2024.