Scott's major plan
By Jamie Hunt Last updated: 21st January 2008
Scott: Planning for Augusta
It's all good to play nicely, finish in the top ten, or fifth or second and pick up a nice cheque but the satisfaction comes from winning.
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There are only four of them a year and with Tiger Woods winning 13 of them in the last decade, winning a major championship in golf is still the hardest thing in the game - just ask Colin Montgomerie.
But that doesn't mean that the world's best golfers won't plan their year around winning one of the four big ones that will give them the title in their career that takes a golfer from good to great.
World No.8 Adam Scott is no different and in 2008 he will again be looking to break his duck at the majors, starting at the Augusta Masters.
For a man often tipped to take a major, the Australian's record is not what he would want it to be.
In 27 tournaments entered, Scott has been cut nine times - that's one in every three - but he had his best year at the majors in 2006 when he finished tied 8th at the Open and tied for third, his best ever major finish, at the US Open. In 2007 he made three cuts and finished the major season on a high with 12th place on the leaderboard at the USPGA.
Golf Night caught up with Scott at the Abu Dhabi Championship and he told us about his approach to improve on that record in 2008.
He said: "I have sat back every year and tried to think why I didn't do so well but never really put a plan in place to do better, just took it from that one specific year and took those examples and tried to change it or work with it or, you know, work around what happened last year.
"But for me to get to that level there is a bit of a process and everything I do leading up to it is part of that.
"Looking forward to Augusta this year, I think I have put a very good plan in place, playing wise and practice wise and travel wise for me to go into Augusta feeling good about myself, good about my game, have my body feeling good and my mind free and confident.
"If that is how I get to the majors now, that is how I am going to give myself the best chance to perform well."
Performing well though is not enough for Scott, whether at a major or otherwise. As he told Golf Night, it is all about winning.
"I base my performance on wins, that is what are out here to do," said Scott. "It's all good to play nicely, finish in the top ten, or fifth or second and pick up a nice cheque but the satisfaction comes from winning.
"Not winning out here is frustrating, especially if you are playing ok but the competition is deep now and to win any tournament, anywhere in the world is difficult so you have to push yourself hard and not just settle for playing ok."
Watch Adam Scott's interview on Golf Night by clicking on "play video" in the top right corner of your screen. Scott will be playing at the Qatar Masters this week and you can watch all four days live action on Sky Sports.
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