Adam Scott wins Valero Texas Open

Australia’s Adam Scott secured his first PGA Tour victory for over two years with a one stroke win over Fredrik Jacobson in the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio.

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Fergus Bisset
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Australia's Adam Scott secured his first PGA Tour victory for over two years with a one stroke win over Fredrik Jacobson in the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio.

Scott played two excellent rounds of 66 and 67 on the weekend to finish on a four-round total of 14-under-par. It was an anxious wait for the Australian to see if it would be good enough, particularly as he had missed a five-foot par putt on the 72nd green.

Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson was most likely to match Scott's total but he missed a good birdie chance on the 17th and, when his birdie putt on the 18th skimmed by the hole, the title was Scott's. It was a great relief for the Australian who hadn't won on tour since the Byron Nelson Championship of 2008.

"I questioned myself at times last year whether I was a great player or not," Scott said. "I still feel I am."

With the win Scott has climbed seven places on the World Ranking to number 36. He's also up to 17th on the FedEx Cup standings.

Jacobson, who'd played himself into contention with an excellent third round of 65, couldn't find the birdies in round four and he had to settle for a closing 70.

"I certainly felt with five holes to go I could do something," Jacobson said. "I had good feelings coming from the morning. I gave myself good looks on all five of them. Just didn't happen."

FedEx Cup leader Ernie Els had another good week, finishing in a tie for third with Aaron Baddeley and Jimmy Walker.

Valero Texas Open TPC San Antonio, Texas May 13-16, purse $6,100,000, par 72

1    Adam Scott (Aus)        71    70    66    67    274    $1,098,000 2    Fredrik Jacobson (Swe)    71    69    65    70    275    $658,800 T3    Aaron Baddeley (Aus)    75    66    67    68    276    $317,200 T3    Ernie Els (RSA)        72    67    69    68    276    $317,200 T3    Jimmy Walker (USA)    70    67    70    69    276    $317,200 T6    Garth Mulroy (RSA)    71    67    67    72    277    $211,975 T6    Tim Petrovic (USA)    70    68    71    68    277    $211,975 8    Steve Flesch (USA)    69    73    66    70    278    $189,100 T9    James Driscoll (USA)    70    68    72    69    279    $158,600 T9    Tom Gillis (USA)        71    70    70    68    279    $158,600 T9    Spencer Levin (USA)    70    69    67    73    279    $158,600 T9    Ryan Palmer (USA)    75    69    71    64    279    $158,600    

Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage only

Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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