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Australian golfer Adam Scott admits his game isn't where he'd like it just three weeks before his most cherished tournament, The Masters.
Adam Scott concedes he has a problem just three weeks out from his most cherished golf tournament, The Masters.
The Australian has questions over a faltering long game, particularly his wayward driver, as the clock ticks towards the major starting on April 9.
And Scott wants answers when he tees off in the Honda Classic in Florida from Thursday.
"It (my game) is not really where I want it, to be honest," Scott said on Wednesday.
"I'm not quite on top of my long game at the moment and it's a bit of a work in progress.
"My short game is fantastic at the moment ... the best consistently it has ever been, which is fortunate, otherwise I'd be selling hot dogs, not playing golf."
Scott is the only Australian to win The Masters, in 2013, and the showpiece tournament in Augusta, Georgia, remains foremost in his thinking.
"I'm not really where I want to be with my long game," Scott said.
"I can sit here and bore you with details why but it's just the fact is it's just not good enough.
"In the big picture of things, with Augusta in mind, I think if I can make some progress this week, I've got two weeks of practice which I really, really need to be ready for Augusta.
"And I still believe I can be.
"With the golf swing and ball-striking being the strength of my game for my entire career, I believe it can come back fairly quickly with a little bit of work on the range the next few weeks."
Since Scott tied for 34th at The Masters last November, a later timing than traditional due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Queenslander has played six PGA tournaments.
Of that half-dozen, his best result is a tie for 10th at the Farmers Insurance Open in late January - he finished in a range from 21st to 54th in all others.
And Scott expected the Honda Classic at the PGA National Resort and Spa's Champion course - a tournament he won in 2016 - to present its own challenges as he seeks solutions to his problems.
"It's one of those kinds of courses where it can go two ways," he said.
"You can get in a rhythm and play the course well and you survive or you can capitulate. It's really demanding."
