After years of watching the ball ignore the hole, Adam Scott finally figured out a way to make a few putts. Yesterday, the Australian golfer claimed his first major victory by holing out two putts that he deemed “the putts that the winners make.”
Adam was 3 back of Angel Cabrera with 8 holes left yesterday. Both players hit the back 9 on Sunday trying to hold it together for one of the most treacherous back nine’s in golf.
Angel would slip, hitting a shot into the water on 11, while the moisture on the greens kept a few important putts from falling. Meanwhile, the moisture kept Adam’s ball out of the cup as well. He missed a great look for eagle on 14, and failed to follow up a brilliant tee shot on the par 3 16th by leaving the putt on the high side of the cup.
Adam wouldn’t miss on 18. Looking to take the lead for the first time all week, Adam looked at a 20 footer that could possibly define his career.
If you don’t remember the summer of 2012, Adam met catastrophe on the final holes of the British Open. He was 5-over that Sunday at Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s. Nothing worse than only needing a par on 18 and driving into an inescapable fairway bunker. Adam pitched it out and showed his metal by putting his approach shot to 7 feet. But Adam failed to convert the putt and handed the 2012 Claret Jug to Ernie Els.
4 bogeys in a row, and Adam saw his chance at a major fade away.
Golf is give and take and it simply does not care how much it takes from you.
For Adam, golf has never rewarded his high effort. He was the 5th overall player in the world at one point, before he improved his woeful putting by switching to a long belly putter. A putter that could be taken away as soon as 2014.
No, for Adam, golf has just led to heartbreak. A talent who has never been rewarded, never gotten a break. Often mentioned as one of the nicest guys on the PGA Tour, Scott finally saw a pay day, the putts finally dropped.
History hasnt been kind to Australians at the Masters. Just google Greg Norman. His career chasing the green jacket defined collapsing. Nick Faldo was the beneficiary one year, when Norman went into Sunday with a 6 shot lead and ended up losing by 5 shots.
Would the Aussie curse engulf Adam too?
No.
Congratulations to Adam Scott on being the 2013 Masters Champion. And congratulations to Angel Cabrera who played unbelievable shots down the stretch and was an inch from forcing another playoff hole.
