Adam Scott

Australia · born July 16, 1980, Adelaide, Australia

1major championship

Masters1 win, 1 2nd
The Open1 2nd, 6 top 10s
PGA Tour 2024–262 2nds, 3 seasons of stats

Summary

First major 2013 The Masters
Runner-up in majors 2 times
PGA Tour runner-up, 2024–26 2 times
2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 20 events · 3 top 10s · FedEx Cup No. 11

Wins

2013 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 279 (-9) · won a playoff against Angel Cabrera

Near misses

2006 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T8 · 279 (-9)
2011 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Charl Schwartzel · 276
2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Ernie Els · 274
2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T3 · 285 (+1)
2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T5 · 276 (-12)
2015 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 278 (-10)
2024 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T10 · 284 (E)
2024 Genesis Scottish Open PGA Tour · runner-up to Robert MacIntyre · margin 1 stroke
2024 BMW Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Keegan Bradley · margin 1 stroke
2026 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T9 · 275 (-5)

Rivals

Beat him

Beaten in finals and playoffs

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Moments

2013 Masters Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters, holing a birdie putt on the second playoff hole (the 10th) to beat Angel Cabrera.
2013 Masters Guan Tianlang, a 14-year-old amateur from China, made the cut on the number despite a one-stroke slow-play penalty, the youngest to make a cut in a major.

Records and firsts

2013 Masters First Masters champion from: Australia
— PGA Championship most rounds of 65 or better · 4

Results by championship

Best day

2013 Masters

Augusta National Golf Club · 279 (-9) · won a playoff against Angel Cabrera (Hole 18: Scott par, Cabrera par; Hole 10: Scott birdie, Cabrera par)

Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters, holing a birdie putt on the second playoff hole (the 10th) to beat Angel Cabrera.

Guan Tianlang, a 14-year-old amateur from China, made the cut on the number despite a one-stroke slow-play penalty, the youngest to make a cut in a major.

Record: Australia

Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2013.

Career line, 2006–2026

Masters

2011 Masters: runner-up to Charl Schwartzel 2013 Masters: won

The Open

2006 The Open: finished T8 2012 The Open: runner-up to Ernie Els 2013 The Open: finished T3 2014 The Open: finished T5 2015 The Open: finished T10 2024 The Open: finished T10 2026 The Open: finished T9

PGA Tour 2024–26

2024 Genesis Scottish Open: runner-up2024 BMW Championship: runner-up2025 PGA Tour season: 18 events2026 PGA Tour season: 20 events

2010201520202025

13 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

Major win
Runner-up
Top 10
Tour season

Adam Scott was born on July 16, 1980, in Adelaide, Australia. Scott won one major championship: the 2013 Masters. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Scott played 20 events, had 3 top-10 finishes and stood No. 11 in the FedEx Cup standings.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

2013 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 279 (-9) · won a playoff against Angel Cabrera (Hole 18: Scott par, Cabrera par; Hole 10: Scott birdie, Cabrera par)

Near misses

Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

2006 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T8 · 279 (-9)
2011 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Charl Schwartzel · 276
2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Ernie Els · 274
2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T3 · 285 (+1)
2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T5 · 276 (-12)
2015 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 278 (-10)
2024 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T10 · 284 (E)
2024 Genesis Scottish Open PGA Tour · runner-up to Robert MacIntyre · margin 1 stroke
2024 BMW Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Keegan Bradley · margin 1 stroke
2026 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T9 · 275 (-5)

PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

2024 Season 19 events · 0 wins · 5 top 10s · 17 cuts made · $4,753,172 official money (No. 29) · FedEx Cup No. 4 · strokes gained total 0.938 (No. 17) · driving distance 307.1 (No. 41)
2025 Season 18 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 15 cuts made · $1,803,164 official money (No. 90) · strokes gained total 0.448 · driving distance 304.9 (No. 73)
2026 In progress 20 events · 0 wins · 3 top 10s · 18 cuts made · $5,271,268 official money (No. 31) · FedEx Cup No. 11 · scoring average (adjusted) 70.18 (No. 31) · strokes gained total 0.556 (No. 41) · driving distance 311.4 (No. 47)

2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

Masters Champions Dinner

2014, as the 2013 champion

Confidence: Confirmed. Menu status: Full. First Australian host.

Records and firsts

Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

2013 Masters First Masters champion from: Australia
— PGA Championship most rounds of 65 or better · 4

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.