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Subscribe Today!The recent winner of the 2008 Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, Adam Derek Scott, was born in Adelaide Australia. Although he resides in Switzerland and play Professional Golf at the European PGA Tour, Adam attended his college at the University of Nevada.

Adam was born on July 16, 1980. As of this moment, he is one of only three golfers born in the 1980s who have made the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings thus, being one of the most promising players in golf. Adam is also gossiped to be the natural successor of one of his golf mentors, Greg Norman. In fact, Norman’s former caddy teamed up with Scott in 2001.

Scott started his golfing career with his victories on the 1996 and 1997 Australian Junior Championship, the 1996 New Zealand Junior Championship and the 1997 Doug Sanders World Junior Championship.

In 2000, Adam turned professional.

In 2004, Adam continued his rise in rankings with a memorable and stunning win at the PLAYERS Championship picking up a lofty $1.44 million for his efforts. Adam backed up this victory with another at the Booz Allen Classic equaling the tournament record of 21 under 263 held by Billy Andrade and Jeff Sluman in 1991. He managed seven top-10 finishes in just 16 starts leading him to a season-ending world ranking of 11.

In 2005, Adam was awarded the Australasian Order of Merit.