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Adam Scott Finally Finds Big Relief Using Shortest Club In His Bag.

10 years ago by Fatiha Betscher Comments Off

Persistence and determination has finally translated into Australian Adam Scott finding huge relief with the shortest club in his bag.

It is little wonder when Scott holed a 12-inch par putt at the 72nd hole to win the Honda Classic by a stroke, he out big sigh and then broke out a huge smile.

For two days, Scott fought tooth-and-nail with good friend Sergio Garcia for the $US 6.1m championship and while tied for the lead with a round to play it was Scott who emerged victorious.

“It wasn’t elation,” said the 35-year-old Aussie. “It definitely was a sense of relief.”

And in going back to use a centre-shaft standard length putter Scott singled out fellow Australian Brett Rumford who introduced a new putting grip into his game during the 2014 Australian Masters in Melbourne.

Adam Scott (AUS) winner of the 2016 Honda Classic, PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. 28/02/2016.
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“I can’t take the credit for this grip as it was actually Brett Rumford, an Australian pro who plays in Europe showed me the grip, and felt good,” said Scott.

“So thank you, Brett.

“And I tried it when I putted with the short putter at Doral last year, and I putted quite nicely, generally, for the few weeks I tried putting with the short putter last year. It just felt right.

Scott sandwiched his two best rounds (65 and 66) between shooting par on the opening and final rounds for a 9-under 271.

Garcia shot 272 for the tournament with rounds of 65-69-67-71.

“I’m not swinging that great,” said Garcia, who rebounded after missing the cut a week earlier at the Northern Trust at the Riviera Country Club in Southern California.

“I managed to score very nicely throughout the whole week and today was more of the same. I hit some good shots but I didn’t feel like I was firing on all cylinders like I would like to.”

Scott’s victory was his 13th on the PGA Tour, the most of any golfer 40 and under, passing Rory McIlroy, who has 11. He had never finished higher than 11th at the Honda and is the second Australian player to win this tournament, joining Stuart Appleby, the 1997 winner.

The win will move Scott to the new World No. 9 and a jump of four places

“I said (Saturday) I was desperate to the win and I was,” Scott said. “I want to feel somewhat relevant when it comes to being one of the best players in the world.”