IT'S NOT HARD to find self-absorbed players in professional golf, but one story is all it takes to demonstrate that new Masters champion Adam Scott is an exception.
ADAM Scott became an instant national hero when he won the US Masters on Sunday, snapping one of the country's great sporting hoodoos.
ADAM Scott, Jason Day and Marc Leishman hold the weight of a nation on their backs after remaining well placed to bring Australia its first win at The Masters.
ADAM Scott has thrown down the challenge to Tiger Woods, insisting the world No.1 is far from a laydown misere to land a fifth Masters title this weekend.
ADAM Scott has defended the depth of Australian golf despite the weakest Masters turnout since 2002.