Adam Scott is Getting Closer and Closer to the Best Players in Golf

Holding a trophy in his hands, this is officially Adamfor the winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship
Scott's best year. This has been his mostthat starts the 2007 season in 61 days. Scott
consisting season and it was only missing a PGAfinished at 11-under 269 and earned $1.17 million to
Tour, but not anymore, he closed with a 4-underfinish a career-high third on the PGA.
66 and that got him his very own TourScott can now count five trophies on the PGA
Championship. The dark side of things was for theTour, even though only four count in the record
fanatics since Scott turned the season finale intobooks since his playoff victory in the Nissan Open
a snoozer, playing flawless golf until it no longerlast year was unofficial because rain shortened
mattered. Hundreds of fans headed for thethe tournament to 36 holes. Scott got the
parking lot when the 26-year-old Australian madefirst-place check and in his own list of
the turn with a three-stroke lead, and he neverachievements, the trophy. The next step for
let anyone get any closer.Scott is competing in a major level and for now,
His goal was to be a bigger and scarier rival, andhe will have to settle for winning two of the PGA
he accomplished that making it to nine top tens,Tour's elite events. The Players Championship two
six of those in the first, second or third theyears ago and the Tour Championship.
lowest. It was his fourth career PGA TourIt was the perfect way to end the PGA Tour
victory, and it earned him the last spot at Kapaluaseason for Scott.