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‘You Think You’re Achieving Things, But…’: Adam Scott Receives Brutal Reality Check After Massive Career Milestone

Published 01/18/2023, 10:46 AM EST

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After Adam Scott made the big move by joining PGA Tour’s PAC, the rumors of him joining LIV Golf have become baseless. The 2013 Masters champion is now one of the 16 members of the Player’s Advisory Council. However, a former member of the PAC recently shared his true feelings about the importance of Scott joining the Council. And it did not sound good!

Former professional golfer shares his honest opinion about Adam Scott joining PGA Tour’s Player’s Advisory Council

Adam Scott recently joined the PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council. He was in the news for a long time for rumors associating him with LIV Golf. However, his step has convinced people about his intentions to stay on the tour for a long time. After joining the PAC, Scott also made statements talking about the seriousness of his involvement.

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“It’s an important time for the Tour to kind of map out the next decade and beyond…it’s just a time of change. And, yeah, big decisions are going to be made and they need to be the right ones,” he said. And when asked about his views related to the LIV Golf lawsuit, Scott seemed completely uninterested. “I couldn’t care less about that, to be honest,” he said.

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However, former professional golfer and NBC analyst Paul Azinger recently opened up about what he thinks of the Council that Scott just joined. Scott was wrapping up his final round at the Sony Open when Azinger was sitting in the booth with NBC announcer Dan Hicks. When Hicks started the conversation about Scott joining the PAC, Azinger’s reaction to it was unexpected.

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“I was on that PAC for 13 years,” Azinger said. “I thought it was a colossal waste of time. But you think you’re achieving things, but …” Hicks laughed and said, “Really?”.. “Ah, you know,” Azinger replied. “It might be different nowadays,”.

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According to Hicks, “The PAC is that first step toward consulting the PGA Tour board and the commissioner on issues dealing with the Tour.” Well, his description of the Council definitely didn’t match that of his booth partner. On the contrary, Scott is very excited to be a part of the Council and is willing to contribute to his maximum potential.

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The PGA Tour is also elated to have Scott on board with them. Rumors still suggest that Scott could think of joining the LIV Golf league sometime in the future. According to his recent statements, the Saudi league is not pure evil. There were the same statements that got him into troubling rumors in the first place. But after joining the Council on the PGA Tour, the chances of his transition to the breakaway league are almost null.

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Joydeep Singh

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Joydeep Singh is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Management, he possesses a writing experience of more than four years now. Having picked up on following golf for quite some time now, his favorite is the legendary Tiger Woods, whose games he just does not miss.
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Manaal Siddiqui

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