Adam Scott reveals he is set to miss next year's Olympics

Adam Scott has said he is unlikely to play in the golf tournament at next year's Olympics in Rio.

Golf will be played at the Olympics for the first time since the 1904 Games in St Louis and will consist of men's and women's 72-hole individual strokeplay tournaments.

The world's top 15 in both the men and women's events qualify automatically in maximum fields of 60 players - with places limited to four from each nation - but Australian Scott expects to swerve a trip to Brazil.

"It's not really a priority of my scheduling next year and I'll still base my schedule around the majors," said the former world No 1. "Looking at the schedule some time off looks quite good actually.

"That's nothing to take away from the Olympics but I'm just not sure that they have got it quite dialled in for the format and might have missed an opportunity there to do something pretty special for golf."

Scott also believes the Olympics would have benefitted from having a team event as well as the individual tournaments.

"I would have liked to have seen it be a little more creative than a 72-hole strokeplay event," he added.

"I'm not really sure how just having another golf tournament is really going to enhance the game or grow the game any more than any other tournament just because it's the Olympics.

"And certainly with the field criteria, it doesn't necessarily get the strongest field in the game. Some kind of a team event, even a mixed team event with the guys and girls, would have been really interesting and something different."

Some kind of a team event at the Olympics, even a mixed team event with the guys and girls, would have been really interesting and something different.

Scott will be bidding for a third Australian Masters trophy at Huntingdale Golf Club this week and is also hoping to maintain his proud record of at least one tournament win every year dating back to 2001.

"All events are important, but when you're looking for that momentum to get back in the winner's circle, these tournaments play a big role in that," he said.

"I'd love to continue my run. Just got to go out and put four good days together, and that's something I haven't really done."