Scott wary of Port Royal test

Adam Scott admits he’s on the ‘wind-down’ after a hectic season and is ready to have some fun during the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Port Royal.

The Masters champion will, though, be wary of potential windy conditions and the undulating nature of the Southampton course when the first round starts on Tuesday (10am tee-off time).

After Monday's pro-am, Scott said: “The wind is what makes this course a real challenge. The rough is long, so hitting the fairways is going to be premium whether the wind is up or not. 

“But this course has such elevation change, and that always makes it tough, and that's why I think playing a couple extra rounds is helpful, because you just get a better feel for how much downhill a tee shot is or a par three shot into a green. That's the stuff that you can only get with experience of playing a course. 

“There’s a lot of picturesque holes. Obviously everyone talks about 16 but eight is equally as beautiful I think, and I think it's a really good hole. It's got a nice green and they did a nice job with that. The back nine is a very nice nine holes of golf.”

The Australian said he plans to take things easy for the rest of the year and that the reward of a trip to Bermuda is welcome after his good form meant he was regularly in contention for victories, winning the Barclays play-off event as well as his career-defining first Major.

He said: “It’s just nice to relax after the last three months of golf. We've played a lot of serious golf in the last three months and there's been no stop. 

“So that's mentally tiring, more so than ever; especially if you're playing well, you're in contention.  I felt like I was in contention at The Open and the PGA, I was contending at a couple of the Playoff events and also for the FedEx Cup.

"So when you're up there, you're working hard mentally and it's a nice kind of wind down in October for me to be honest.  So this should be fun this next couple of days with this group of guys here.  I'm sure they will have some fun on the course; I look forward to it.”

With the Green Jacket now part of an impressive resume, Scott is ready to embrace the perks that come with winning at Augusta.

“I think the best one is that I get to go back to Augusta for the rest of my life! That's going to be enjoyable. I look forward to playing there for many, many years and going to that Champions Dinner for a long, long time.  I think that's got to be the best opportunity.

“There's so many perks just to do with that event that keep popping up in your mind like those kind of things.  And then I'll play somewhere with Zach Johnson and he points out we'll be eating dinner together until they put us in the ground.  I look forward to that kind of stuff.  It's going to be really neat.”