Australian golfer Adam Scott is returning to Bermuda this week, hoping to end a three-year wait for a tournament victory on the same course where he secured a win 10 years ago against major winners.
The 43-year-old from Adelaide is expected to be a top contender when the US PGA Tour’s Bermuda Championship kicks off on Thursday at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton.
“I don’t find pressure like that,” Scott said. “You can feed off that expectation a little bit.”
This is the same course where Scott won the 2013 Grand Slam of Golf, a 36-hole matchup of the year’s major winners, defeating US Open winner Justin Rose of England by two strokes.
“It’s great to be back. I was excited to come here,” Scott said. “Whenever you’re returning to a place where you’ve had good results, there’s a positive vibe. I had a great experience here on and off the golf course the last time.”
Ranked 45th in the world, Scott is participating in the event with hopes of securing his tour status for the following year, aiming to qualify for more events after missing last season’s playoffs.
“I feel like I’ve played fairly solid all year and not got results,” Scott said. “I’m not going to get results being on the couch at home.”
“I don’t expect to be given invites all over the place next year. It would be so much better to go out and win a tournament this week and kind of get some result out of some of the work I’ve put into the game and the changes I’ve made this year and go into next year full of confidence.”
Scott, who has 31 worldwide wins, including 14 on the PGA Tour, will be hoping to secure a victory at the tournament this week to build confidence for the upcoming season.
Following the Bermuda Championship, Scott will return to Australia for the Australian PGA Championship in two weeks at Brisbane and participate in the Australian Open the following week in Sydney.
“Then I get to stay home for about five weeks after that before heading out early in the new year to play and settle back in Europe and then come out and play on the tour,” Scott added.
“It’s always nice, especially after long stretches like this year, to be away all year and get to go home and enjoy six or seven weeks at home.”
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