Golf
Adam Scott one shot off lead
Richard Hinds Adam Scott could hardly have a better chance to win the British Open victory. After opening rounds of 64-67, the Australian was just one shot behind the surprise leader, American Brandt Snedeker, and...
A day when a nice guy finished first
Richard Hinds Decades of heartbreak was wiped away with the swipe of an elongated putter.
Day when a nice guy finished first
Richard Hinds Decades of heartbreak was wiped away with the swipe of an elongated putter.
Golf
Scott takes positives out of Lytham meltdown
Richard Hinds After Adam Scott held a four-shot lead with four holes to play at this year's British Open, he somehow blew his chance to win a first major, but handled the post-round inquisitions about his game and...
Masters of their domain
Richard Hinds Adam Scott's appetite for success might be gauged by performance at Australian Masters
Golf
Scott puts frustrating year behind him with panache
Richard Hinds There must be times when Adam Scott feels like a concert violinist playing the bongos.
Golf
Yellow jacket will serve as bright reminder of ability to stay cool
Richard Hinds There must be times when Adam Scott feels like a concert violinist playing the bongoes. There is such a fierce spotlight on the things he cannot do - putt with sufficient reliability, win a major -...
Plenty of rain, but Lytham will bring thunder, lightning and fireworks
Richard Hinds The best measure of how bleak the English weather has been is the formidably plucky response it has aroused from the natives.
Confident Scott off to brilliant start
Richard Hinds At his last start on the US PGA Tour, Adam Scott had incorrectly set the alarm clock on a new mobile phone, almost missed his first round tee-time and shot a very ruffled 75.
Golf
Great Scott: Aussie Adam leads the way at British Open
Richard Hinds Adam Scott turned 32 last Monday and, somewhat strangely, his parents gave him a golf bag. That is about the only thing that has not gone to plan for the Queenslander at Royal Lytham and St Annes so...
Golf
Straight shooter likes his chances
Richard Hinds, Lytham For Adam Scott, major championships have proven far too elusive to suggest he should win. But at the British Open venue that suits his game better than any other, and with Scott looking almost...
Golf
Scott shines on day one at the Open
Richard Hinds At his last start on the US PGA Tour, Adam Scott had incorrectly set the alarm clock on a new mobile phone, almost missed his first round tee-time and shot a very ruffled 75.
Golf
My collapse will be compared to Norman's: Scott
Richard Hinds Even as the magnitude of his capitulation was still sinking in, Adam Scott was aware his calamitous four bogey finish to the British Open would be considered one of the most ignominious collapses in...
Good guy Scott will have to wear the choker tag
Richard Hinds In the hollow aftermath to Adam Scott's capitulation at Royal Lytham, it was tempting to suggest that, having grown up idolising fellow Queenslander Greg Norman, such a grim fate on the closing...
Golf
Scott squanders his chance at major glory
Richard Hinds Evoking painful memories of some of Greg Norman's infamous collapses, Australian golfer Adam Scott has squandered a four-shot back-nine lead to hand the British Open to South African Ernie Els.
Golf
Shark echoes in Scott's demise
Richard Hinds In the hollow aftermath to Adam Scott's calamitous capitulation at Royal Lytham and St Annes, it was tempting to suggest that, having grown up idolising fellow Queenslander Greg Norman, such a grim...
Golf
Scott's way or just post-traumatic stress?
Richard Hinds As a teenager, Adam Scott wept when Greg Norman fell apart at the 1996 Masters.
Shades of Norman, but all to play for
Richard Hinds, Lytham Adam Scott aware his four-bogey finish one of the most ignominious collapses.
