While confessing he felt shocked and numb at losing the British Open championship, Adam Scott has asked his supporters not to feel sorry for him and declaring his best chances of winning a Major are in front of him.

After his final four-hole demise at Royal Lytham and St. Annes, the Australian sought the solice of the Swiss Alps after letting slip victory in golf’s oldest Major.

He spent some five days at his chalet at Crans-sur-Sierre including hitting balls on the practice range used each year for the Omega European Masters.

“I just got away for a few days in the Swiss Alps,” he said.

“But to be honest, I really just felt a bit shocked and almost numb of feeling about it.

Adam Scott -'I would quite golf If my Majors chances were not still in front of me'. (Photo - Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ie)

“I certainly didn’t beat myself up or have to curl up in a corner.

“But it just all kind of happened so fast, even looking back on it, how quickly it can slip away.  And without doing that much wrong, it was just compounding mistakes.

“You know, I felt overall the whole week and the way I’ve looked at it is I played some amazing golf and did what I needed to do, and the things I’ve worked on are obviously working. The next few days were quiet, but they were just the same as after any other major.  I pretty much find myself on the couch for about 48 hours after a major.”

Of course, Scott has been inundated with messages of support including from the likes of British Open winners and fellow Australians Greg Norman and Peter Thomson.

“I spoke to Greg Norman Sunday night,” said Scott.

“He called me, and that was great.  He’s obviously a good friend of mine and a big supporter, and he just wanted to make sure I was doing fine.  Get back out there and work on the things that I think I should.

“But the messages from family and friends and golfers and some people I don’t know how they got my number, actually.  It really made the next few days good for me because it was very nice to have that kind of support.  It made those few days much easier, I would say. ”

Though there’s been an outpouring of support for Scott, he’s demanded that people not feel sorry for him and that he’s determined to turn the negative of Royal Lytham into a positive going forward and capturing that illusive first Major.

“It does feel like everyone has been very sorry for me and while that’s not a bad thing, for me it is just a great thing for my career,” he said.

“For me, to know I can play that well in a Major Championship is rewarding.  I have played so many where I have never played that good.

“The game of golf is really a result driven industry and that’s why we play, and that’s to win.

“But the last two years there’s been less about that and more about getting to where I want to be in contention for the Majors.  We’ve seen the results from my practice and I’ve known I’m going to win.

“So, I’ve put an emphasis on winning Majors, and while Lytham was disappointing absolutely,  if I felt I that was my last chance I would never play golf again.

“I would be devastated and then everyone could feel sorry for me but all my chances are in front of me.”