The star of Wednesday’s events at the TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course (what a mouthful) was, without a doubt, Adam Scott. Scott is fresh off of a T2 finish at the Masters, where he had the lead on the back nine until Charl Schwartzel made 4 consecutive birdies coming in to grab the win.
If his play in today’s pro-am was any indication, Scott has found a way to maintain his Master’s form. He seemed to be enjoying himself after taking a couple of days off following Sunday’s exciting finish:
It’s certainly a big let down I think mentally or emotionally after any Major… So… like I said, it was important for me to have a couple of days where I did not do much…
The most noticeable change in Scott’s game has been the switch to a long putter, which he used to great effect at Augusta. For the time being, the long putter will remain in the bag:
Certainly the four times I’ve used it I’ve putted well so for now, yeah, it’s in.
If he keeps playing this well with the long putter, I suspect that we’ll be seeing a lot more of them showing up at bag drops all over the country.
While Scott certainly seems like a strong pick to win this week, there are a number of other players who will have something to say about that. 2011 event winners Jhonattan Vegas and Martin Laird are in the field. Geoff Ogilvy is coming off of a strong finish at Augusta, as is Bo Van Pelt, who made 2 eagles on the back nine Sunday. And don’t forget San Antonio native, Jimmy Walker, who already has 3 top-10′s this year.
But clearly Scott isn’t deterred:
[I'm] looking forward to getting out there and geting those good feeling happening again from last year and also carrying on the good feelings I had going on the golf course last week.
