Why Adam Scott would turn his back whenever Tiger Woods was hitting his shot when they used to play together

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Adam Scott has enjoyed a fantastic career so far, with an unforgettable major championship win among his honors.

Scott triumphed at The Masters in 2013, when he recovered from a one-shot deficit to beat Angel Cabrera in a playoff.

He’s failed to get over the line since then, but the Australian remains a key figure on the PGA Tour, both on and off the course.

Scott has 14 PGA Tour wins to his name in total, with Tiger Woods and Sam Snead topping the all-time list with 82 each.

Why Adam Scott would turn his back when he played with Tiger Woods

Scott was in awe of Woods when he won the US Open in 2000, where he claimed his third major championship win.

He shared another verdict on his fellow professional on The Scoop last September, when Scott said: “I always used to love playing with Ernie Els. He was great to me when I was a young pro.

“I enjoyed watching him play when I was playing with him, and you could kind of feed off his rhythm. On the opposite, playing with Tiger early in my career was just so difficult.

“He was incredible, intimidating. I actually had to like not watch him play when I played with him, literally like turned my back.

“If you go back and look like I shot 76 every time I played with Tiger. After a few times of doing that, I’m like this is hopeless, it’s going to ruin my week of course. So I just got in my own world and actually turned my back so I couldn’t see anything that was going on.”

Adam Scott vs Tiger Woods PGA Tour stats

Woods unsurprisingly boasts better career figures than Scott on the PGA Tour, although the former is four years older than the latter.

He also has a much better major championship record, although only Jack Nicklaus is ahead of Woods in that regard.

But just one year separates their most recent wins, with Scott clinching The Genesis Invitational in 2020, a year after Woods emerged victorious at the Zozo Championship.

As for their Official World Golf Ranking, both players impressively managed to reach the summit once upon a time.

But the injury-hit Woods has slipped all the way down to 2298th place, while Scott is 63rd as the 2025 season nears its end.