‘Old bloke’ Adam Scott takes new role as leader at Presidents Cup
Jersey City — When Adam Scott made his Presidents Cup debut in 2003, the Australian would never have envisaged that about 14 years later he would still be waiting to taste an International Team victory over the dominant US. Now 37, Scott is the veteran for the Internationals at Liberty National this week, as soft-spoken and polite as ever, but now a leader whose words carry weight in the team room. "Adam is a very quiet guy but when he speaks it’s with such conviction and passion," team captain Nick Price said. Scott is almost destined to one day lead the team himself, but for now the 2013 US Masters champion would just like to play on a winning side. The Internationals tied the US in SA in 2003, when Ernie Els and Tiger Woods duelled in a thrilling play-off that was called a draw in fading light. That was a good debut experience for Scott, but six subsequent consecutive defeats have been sobering. Perhaps a touch jaded but still optimistic, Scott hopes to feed off his younger teamm...
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