Can Adam Scott take advantage of his great Augusta National experience

Adam Scott during Wednesday’s par 3 contest – image Augusta National.

Adam Scott will play in his 25th Masters Tournament tonight, but with just five top tens in all of those starts, it is perhaps a little much to expect the now 45-year-old to reproduce some of his great performances at Augusta National, including his historic victory in 2013.

It has now been nine years since his last top ten in 2017, but the manner in which he continues to play so well into his forties suggests that a good, solid week is not beyond him. What a solid week for Scott would be is hard to determine, but no one would begrudge one of the game’s finest statesmen a finish to better the eight starts since his last top ten.

Scott’s purple patch at the Masters included his win in 2013, having finished runner-up to Charl Schwartzel in 2011, 8th in 2012, before that playoff victory over Angel Cabrera.

Scott has played solidly for most of the 2o26 season, and while he has been unable to contend at the pointy end of events, there have been some encouraging finishes, including a 4th placing at one of his favourite venues at the Riviera Country Club.

There are few in this field with his level of experience at Augusta National and in the sort of form he has been in his seven starts this season, and during his appearance with family in the Par 3 contest on Wednesday, he was asked his thoughts on the course and how he feels about the course and how its current conditions might suit his chances of a good week.

“Yeah, it’s just looking so good. It’s the way I like to see it. It’s getting firmer and likely getting faster as well. And the weather looks perfect. So it’s going to be play well and have a good score kind of stuff this week, and I think there’s going to be a lot of excitement.

“It’s good for me. I like fast greens. And I think at this point or stage in my career, some varying conditions on the ground is good for me as well, on the experience of playing here and having seen a few things. And certainly, I think growing up in Australia, we’re used to hard, fast golf courses.

“It’s a great opportunity for me. I’ve been playing well. I do feel comfortable out there. Really, if I pinpoint one thing over the season so far, I just haven’t put four great days together on the greens. So this will be a great time to do it.”