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Like several of his peers, Adam Scott decided to beat the January 1 deadline golf's ruling bodies imposed for switching from the long putter -- which helped him win the 2013 Masters -- to one of conventional length.
So after toying with it early in the season, Scott put in five weeks of concerted practice and made the change permanent in October at The Presidents Cup where he went 1-2-2. In his two stroke-play events on the PGA TOUR in the fall, though, Scott had wildly different results.
The Aussie shot four rounds in the 60s at the CIMB Classic, closing with a 63 that left him one off the winning pace set by Justin Thomas. Then he finished 70th at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions and didn't break 70 all week.
Scott went on to tie for second at the Australian Open, but may need more time to regain the consistency that once made him the No. 1 player in the world. He'll also be looking to rebound from a season where he didn't advance past the first Playoffs event after reaching the finale the previous five.
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SOCIAL MEDIA STATUS
While Scott is still a holdout to join Twitter and Instagram, he does do a great job giving his fans a behind-the-scenes look at his travels on his official Facebook page.
Posted by Adam Scott on Monday, October 12, 2015
SCOTT IN THE FEDEXCUP
Scott, who has made just two starts this season, will enter the 2016 portion of the schedule ranked 11th. He'll look to get back to the TOUR Championship.
PAST RESULTS: 2015 ... 106 | 2014 ... 12 | 2013 ... 4 | 2012 ... 25 | 2011 ... 16 | 2010 ... 19
BY THE NUMBERS
Check out Adam's rankings for the 2014-15 season in the strokes gained categories.
INSIGHT FROM OUR INSIDERS
PGATOUR.COM's insiders look at Adam Scott's upcoming year from their expert vantage points.
TOUR INSIDER by Brian Wacker
Last season was one of change for Scott -- new caddie, new baby, switching putters. It showed in the results with just three top 10s and getting bounced from the FedExCup Playoffs after the first event. Now on Jan. 1, the USGA’s ban on anchoring will go into effect, meaning Scott will have to adjust to life without the club that won him his only major. He spent part of 2015 playing with a short putter, though, and got Steve Williams back on the bag for the big events. Expect a bounce back year from the Aussie in 2016.
EQUIPMENT INSIDER by Jonathan Wall
With the anchor ban looming, Scott spent most of the 2014-15 season looking for a putter replacement. The Aussie opened the year with a conventional-length Odyssey White Ice Core #7 in Miami before going back to his Scotty Cameron Futura X long at the Masters. He switched to a Scotty Cameron X6 prototype at the U.S. Open before benching the long putter for good at the Presidents Cup (35-inch Scotty Cameron Rev X10 prototype). In addition to the putter changes, he started using a Titleist 716 T-MB 3-iron at the PGA Championship.
STATS INSIDER by Charlie Kane
Scott had his worst season since 2009. The Aussie ranked 158th in strokes gained: putting. He's come a long way since ranking first in 2004. He's still one of the longer players on TOUR, ranking fourth in driving distance and he's ninth in putting average early on in the 2015-16 season.
STYLE INSIDER by Greg Monteforte
Adam Scott remains one of the best clothes hangers in the game. Just when it felt like his basic kits were getting a bit stale, he gave his wardrobe a reboot with bold color blocked polos and vintage-looking contrasting collars and plackets. Scott’s effortless style will be one to copy again in 2016.
FANTASY INSIDER by Rob Bolton
What a year it was for the 35-year-old, but amid major adjustments both inside and outside the ropes, he ended it strong. It's what we expected entering the final year before the anchoring ban, but it wasn't shaping up that way as he all but grounded to a halt to conclude the 2014-15 season. Now armed with some confidence using a traditional style of putting, our hopes are raised, but he still doesn't compete often enough in the U.S. to demand greater than complementary value among the elite.
Adam Scott's pre-round warm-up routine
