Adam Scott has won some of the biggest tournaments on some of the most iconic courses around the world during his illustrious career.
Of course, the high point of Adam Scott‘s career came in 2013 when he managed to win The Masters. It was a major triumph that had been on the cards for some time, with the Australian certainly boasting perhaps the most impressive swing of his generation.
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Scott – who reached world number one the following year – has also won The Players Championship and the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour.
But it is a course that has not been on the PGA Tour schedule for more than three decades that Scott picked out as the ‘masterpiece’ he would choose to play if he could only walk one more course for the rest of his days.
Adam Scott names the course he would play for the rest of his life if he could only pick one
Obviously, Australia has recently reminded everyone of the incredible array of golf courses they have to offer.
So perhaps it is a surprise that when asked by Golf Digest in 2010 which course he would pick if he could only play one for the rest of his life, he opted for a stunning venue Stateside.
“Cypress Point. It’s a golfing architectural masterpiece, really clever. I wish I could’ve played it when the sand dunes were exposed with less grass. It’s brilliant, though, and not too long,” he said.
Why Cypress Point was removed from the PGA Tour calendar
Cypress Point is one of the most exclusive golf courses in the world. It was one of the venues that hosted the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am between 1947 and 1990.
However, the course was dropped from the tournament in 1991 due to its failure to comply with the PGA Tour’s anti-discrimination policy. At the time, there were no people of colour among the membership.
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According to Sports Illustrated in 1997, Cypress Point argued at that stage that their waiting list for membership was seven years long and they were not prepared to disrupt the order to make sure they complied.
Golf Digest reported this year that Cypress Point has just 250 members, while membership costs are reported to be around $250,000.
The venue hosted the 2025 Walker Cup. However, it was on the condition that the USGA did not make any changes to the course.
But as things stand, there does not appear to be any current plans for the PGA Tour to return.
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