Adam Scott has had a career as reliable, you might say, as a trusty-old watch.
Scott, 43, became the first – and remains the only – Australian to have won the Masters in 2013. He’s also reached world No. 1 in 2014 and has competed on the last 10 International Presidents Cup teams. In addition to collecting trophies around the world, Scott has accumulated quite a collection of watches.
“The first Rolex that I ever acquired was perhaps a strange choice for a young kid. It was a pink-gold Day-Date and to this day, it is still such a beautiful watch,” he said. “It was an odd choice for a 21-year-old to pick that but at the same time, a great choice. Every time I put that watch on, I feel really great about it.”
When he won the Masters in 2013, he was presented a Sky-Dweller model with “Masters Champion 2013” inscribed on the back. “That’s such a special watch to me because of what it stood for,” he said.
His other favorite? “The one that I was wearing when I was presented the Green Jacket at the Masters in 2013 which was a Sea-Dweller Deep-Sea. When I see that in pictures and at home, it triggers quite an emotional response,” said Scott, who is pictured below wearing the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40.
As we approach the 88th edition of the Masters, Scott participated in a wide-ranging Q&A through his partnership with Rolex that touches on his memories from winning the Masters in 2013, his favorite Masters moment and his iconic winning photo.
AS: It definitely did. Everyone has their own story as to how they get to that point where they achieve their dreams and so it is very meaningful for everybody. I could not have asked for a better way of getting there. What made it so meaningful for me was that I had suffered a defeat the previous summer at The Open in 2012 and there was something in me that just was not going to give in until I won a major championship, and it happened to be at the Masters.
When you think about the Masters, you think about springtime, flowers in bloom, blue skies and birds chirping, but it was certainly not the case that year. It was raining and there was a very low ceiling of clouds in the sky. The golf fans stayed to watch great golf, and everything fell into place on that second playoff hole. When you watch replays of it, you can see how I overcome with emotion I was because it is a truly surreal feeling when a putt catches the left side of the hole and goes in as it could have…
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