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Adam Scott (golfer)

Adam Scott, Australian golfer

Born
July 16, 1980
Age in 2026
46
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1980

About Adam Scott (golfer)

Adam Derek Scott (born 16 July 1980) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He has won one major championship, the 2013 Masters Tournament. After winning the Australian Boys' Amateur in 1997 and 1998, Scott attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he played for the UNLV Rebels until he turned professional in 2000. He soon earned membership on the European Tour and within three years he had won four European Tour events. Aged 23, Scott won the 2004 Players Championship, the flagship event on the PGA Tour, and afterwards played primarily in the United States. He won the Tour Championship in 2006 and rose into the top five of the Official World Golf Ranking. He suffered a slump in 2009 and fell outside the top 50 of the world rankings until winning the Australian Open. Scott moved back into the top 10 of the world rankings by winning the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, and finished runner-up at the 2012 Open Championship. Scott won his first major championship at the 2013 Masters Tournament, making him the first Australian to earn a green jacket. In 2014, he overtook Tiger Woods to reach the number one position in the Official World Golf Ranking, a position he held for 11 weeks. Scott has had enduring success since; as of 2025, he has a total of 32 worldwide wins, including 14 on the PGA Tour. He has also made eleven consecutive appearances for international team at the Presidents Cup from 2003 to 2024.

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Adam Scott (golfer) timeline

  1. Aged 23, Scott won the 2004 Players Championship, the flagship event on the PGA Tour, and afterwards played primarily in the United States.
  2. He won the Tour Championship in 2006 and rose into the top five of the Official World Golf Ranking.
  3. He has won one major championship, the 2013 Masters Tournament.

The world when Adam Scott (golfer) was born

Adam Scott (golfer) was born in 1980. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1980

  • #1 song"Call Me" – Blondie
  • Top movieOrdinary People
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMiracle on Ice — US hockey team beats the Soviets at Lake Placid
  • Top headlineJohn Lennon assassinated outside his New York apartment
  • Technology milestoneCNN launches as first 24-hour news channel
  • Defining fadRubik's Cube
  • Notable inventionPost-it Notes (officially released)
  • World population4.44 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Phillies (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population227.2M

1980 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Adam Scott (golfer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19802026
Gas$1.19$3.45/gal
Average home$68,700$435,000
Average income$21,023$67,500
Minimum wage$3.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population227.2M341 million

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