Adam Scott: Girlfriend didn't cause slump
Back home in Australia
for Tigerpalooza (the event formerly known as the Australian Masters) and coming
off a T3 finish at the Barclays Singapore Open, Adam Scott sounds like
he's ready to put his 2009 slump behind him. Scott's still
not sure what caused his drop from 3rd to 62nd in the world rankings,
but he's sure it wasn't his relationship with tennis player Ana
Ivanovic as some commentators suggested, according to The Sydney
Morning Herald.
However, while Scott said he paid no heed to the speculation - partly because he had not been home since March - he is adamant his relationship with Ivanovic, who is with him in Melbourne this week, had played no part in a form slump during which he twice felt like taking a long break from the game.
''I don't know how to respond to that,'' Scott told the Herald of talk golf had not been his main priority. ''Should I not have a girlfriend? I tried to do everything that I felt was 100 per cent right for me this year. I wasn't working on the right things for a period of time and it took a long time to work out what was right again.''
Fellow Tour Player Retief Goosen believes that Scott's game will return to form, but he's got other ideas about what caused his slump. "Scotty's still young and he has a lot of hot chicks on his mind," Goosen said in the November issue of Golf Magazine. "I'm sure once he gets over that his game will be back."
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Posted by: The Real HB | Nov 13, 2009 7:59:49 AM
Hey dude get your own handle!
Posted by: palmstring | Nov 12, 2009 11:56:30 AM
The Goose has cooked up the gossip pie for Scott to the media. The former #3 player should seek his strength & confidence from the One above. Surely, dating helps to develop his maturity, but playing golf as a way of life is like going to school with priorities to hold.
Posted by: Paul | Nov 12, 2009 10:45:33 AM
That's the lengthiest statement Retief has uttered since turning pro.
Posted by: HB | Nov 12, 2009 9:27:53 AM
Dude I'd sacrifice a few majors for the girls he can get!
Posted by: RobN | Nov 12, 2009 1:46:41 AM
And here I thought he was in a slump because he slept with succubus Kate Hudson.
Posted by: uug | Nov 11, 2009 8:06:22 PM
Scott is not in slump. Agree he can get all the girls he wants. He is not a very good golfer, he is overrated!
Posted by: p2 | Nov 11, 2009 7:29:04 PM
Always remember what Sam Snead said: 'if you're not thinking about pu..y all the time, you're just not concentrating'.
Posted by: WilMaui | Nov 11, 2009 5:51:23 PM
Go Adam! Get the great chicks! What is great golf without great chicks!