Scott nearly misses tee time

[TN94z]

I know when I am rushed to get to the course, it really screws me up for the first few holes.  This is playing with my buddies.  A pro with a set routine, on the PGA tour, and such a tough course....I am surprised he got the start he did. Adam Scott cut it about as close as you can.

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Few holes on the PGA Tour offer a more difficult opening shot than the par-3 10th at Congressional, which is 220 yards over the water.

For Adam Scott , it was even tougher - because it really was his first swing of the day.

Scott had an 8:02 a.m. tee time Thursday in the AT&T; National, so imagine his surprise when he awoke at 7:20 a.m. Worse yet, he is staying this week in Georgetown, which can be a 45-minute drive to the course depending on the traffic.

''Luckily, I had ironed my clothes the night before,'' Scott said with a big enough smile to make it clear he was kidding.

He wasn't smiling when he woke up. Typically a calm Aussie, Scott said he was ''jumpy'' rushing out to his car and didn't think he had any chance of making it. He arrived at 7:55 a.m., just seven minutes before his tee time. He didn't have time to warm up on the range. He might have been late to the tee, a two-shot penalty, except for starting at the 10th. Because it's a par 3, and a tough one at that, there was a five-minute delay that helped him.

He went on to hit his tee shot into the bunker, blasted out, and made par. Not bad for being so rushed!

[Zwick]

I wonder where Steve Williams was? Probably busy giving interviews

[iacas]

Originally Posted by Zwick

I wonder where Steve Williams was? Probably busy giving interviews

Good point, as usually a caddie will call his player in the morning or vice versa to make sure they're awake, the alarm didn't fail, etc.

[Motley01]

I've done that, but then again, I'm not a pro on tour.

But when I travel for business, I always have the hotel give me a wake up call every morning. Can't rely on alarm clocks.

Steve Williams is a dbag, he was probably in the bar drinking talking about Tiger at 7am.

[Mr3Wiggle]

Originally Posted by Motley01

I've done that, but then again, I'm not a pro on tour.

But when I travel for business, I always have the hotel give me a wake up call every morning. Can't rely on alarm clocks.

Steve Williams is a dbag, he was probably in the bar drinking talking about Tiger at 7am.

I'd bet he was staying at the Four Seasons all the way down on M Street.  Pretty bonehead move and he's lucky it didn't take him an hour to get to the course from there.

[newtogolf]

Steve was probably asleep dreaming about his last win...er I mean Scott's last win.

[Mr3Wiggle]

Originally Posted by newtogolf

Steve was probably asleep dreaming about his last win...er I mean Scott's last win.

You mean the most satisfying win of his career?

[newtogolf]

Exactly, I heard Steve might be going with Haney as his golf coach.... One day someone will break the news to Stevie and remind him he's just a pro caddie.

Originally Posted by Mr3Wiggle

You mean the most satisfying win of his career?

[jamo]

Exactly, I heard Steve might be going with Haney as his golf coach....:-D

Sean Foley better be waiting by the phone, he might be next!

[Beachcomber]

That is one of the worst feelings in the world... Being late to your tee time and rushing out to the first tee to take a whack at the ball.  I hate being rushed like that, and have done it many times.  In particular when I was in college, and my roommates wanted to sleep in.

Thankfully, I haven't had that issue for a long time and am usually one of the first guys at the course in the morning getting loose and hitting balls.

[bplewis24]

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Scott had an 8:02 a.m. tee time Thursday in the AT&T; National, so imagine his surprise when he awoke at 7:20 a.m.

Imagine seeing the clock and, while in a haze, realizing you have about 40 minutes to get to the tee box while barely being awake.  I'm surprised he even tried to make it.  I may have been so nervous and embarrassed that I would have called in with a lie about having food poisoning and needing to WD.

[Valleygolfer]

I wonder where Steve Williams was? Probably busy giving interviews

He was at the tiger bashing press conference. Before that he was meditating by looking in the mirror.