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Great Scott! Adam seals it in Singapore
Many people questioned why Adam Scott was made favourite to win the SingaporeOpen this weekend.
Understandable, as the Australian has only one once this year (Mizuno MX-1000 Irons)- and that was preceded by a two-year title drought.
But the 30-year-old is very popular in Asia and has a good record on the continent, having already claimed this title in 2005 and 2006.
"It's a new experience for me as it's the first time (Mizuno MP-68 Irons)I've won three times," he said.
"I'm very proud to win the National Open and these are the kind of events that you dream of winning when you're growing up as a kid.
"It's been a long week and it was a bit of a grind this morning. It's not an easy back nine to come out and play and I didn't make it look that easy either, so I'm just happy to be done and be the (Mizuno MP-52 Irons) winner again."
Scott faced stiff competition at the Sentosa Golf Club as defending champion Ian Poulter seemed hell-bent on retaining his title before heavy rain forced the tournament into a Monday finish.
The Adelaide man led by three shots with ten to go when play resumed on Monday, but tried his best to throw it away with bogeys at ten and 14.
"I haven't been putting my best lately and the demons starting creeping in a little bit on the back nine," continued the former world number three.
"But fortunately I squashed them and made a good putt on 15. That gave me a little buffer and calmed me down for the last three.
"The 15th was a huge hole. I hit the ball beautifully and I hit every shot where I needed it to be."
And just like Wimbledon in 2001, the overnight delay proved costly for England's best hope, and Poulter looked a different man as he dropped a shot at the 12th before (Mizuno Mx-200 Irons) double-bogeying the par-4 15th to finish six shots off the pace.
Dane Anders Hansen (68), Graeme McDowell (70) and Swede Rikard Karlberg (67) all leapfrogged Poulter, who finished fifth, on the back nine.
The win moves Scott from 41st to 20th in the world rankings, while McDowell slides up a spot to ninth, dropping good friend Rory McDowell to tenth.
