During a solid opening-round 69 on Thursday at TPC Sawgrass, Scott averaged 297.0 yards off the tee and hit 57.14 percent of his fairways. Not bad considering Scott currently ranks 120th on tour in driving accuracy.
It was barnstorming Patrick Reed’s day at Augusta National, but Australia’s Marc Leishman had his moments as well and the big man from Warrnambool is in contention again for his first Major championship.