Reigning Masters  champion, Adam Scott joins the only two players above him on the Official World Golf Ranking, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, for the first two rounds this week, and hoping winnnig earlier this year at Augusta National can give him the platform to go on to win again this week at Merion.

“It’s a good feeling to come here to know that I’ve achieved that,” he said.

“I’ve got my first Major.  And my sights are definitely set on trying to win more.

Adam Scott looking to build on his Masters winning momentum at Merion. (Photo – www.europeantour.com)

“I’m looking forward to seeing how I feel playing for the first time in a Major after having won, to see if there’s less pressure or if up I’m going to put more pressure on myself, I don’t really know.

“For me, it’s a very exciting time in my career, where hopefully I can make the most of all the things that I’ve been working for and take advantage of the momentum of winning the Masters and that good form.”

Scott got his first look at Merion three weeks ago, and is not looking forward to the challenge of playing this week’s 113th US Open championship host venue.

“It’s a big part of golfing history, and everyone knows that’s a big reason why the USGA has come back here, and probably rightly so,” he said.

“I think at the moment it’s just all very disappointing with the weather.  But hopefully we can get a bit lucky and it can dry out and we can get a really good test over the weekend.

“It’s nice to come to these places that have played such a big part in golf’s history because we don’t get to do it that much.

“I think most of us appreciate the history of the game and understand everything that’s happened before.”