Adam Scott is sick of contending and wants to win for the first time since 2020

Adam Scott knows you win more than you lose playing professional golf but he’s sick and tired of not lifting trophies and wants to change that in Brisbane.

Adam Scott plays a shot on the 18th hole during the Pro-Am event at the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Adam Scott can play as well as he likes, but until he wins again, he won’t be satisfied.

The 2013 Masters champion hasn’t tasted victory since February 2020, when he won the Genesis Invitational in California.

It’s a drought that has 43-year-old Scott – who shot 19-under to finish in a tie for fifth at this month’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship - frustrated ahead of Thursday’s start to the Australian PGA at Royal Queensland where h’ll be looking to snare the trophy for a third time.

“It’s nice to play well … (but) I obviously haven’t found it that easy to win over the last couple of years,” said the two-time Australian PGA title winner.

“I played well in Bermuda but it’s not a win, and it’s hard to fake that confidence of closing out a tournament, and beating the entire field.

“There’s nothing more than what winning does for confidence. It can’t be replaced.

Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee at Royal Queensland. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

“I’m not going to get the same confidence from just contending and playing well.

“There’s a lot of incentive to play really well, not just for my own pride, but for the confidence of winning something.

“I feel like I’ve got all the game to win more. I’m healthy still and at 43 moving well and trying to put all the pieces together.

“If I were to win this week or next week (at the Australian Open) it could be a springboard.”

Winning on his “home track” of Royal Queensland would particularly satisfy Scott.

“It’s always fun to come back here. I have a lot of strong memories here of playing junior pennants and pennants for RQ, a lot of training sessions here with the Queensland state team over the years, a and of course I got to spend a lot of time with (legendary coach) Charlie Earp, which was incredible,” he said.

“For me, Charlie’s connection to Greg Norman was really strong as well in my junior days.”

Adam Scott in full swing at Royal Queensland. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Scott said his game felt “in a pretty good place”.

“I’ve definitely this back half of the year where I haven’t played much but when I have played I’ve experimented a little bit with equipment and trying to get myself into a good spot for the start of next year,“ he said.

“It all feels pretty good but also trying to make sense of a few changes that I’m making, and get a feel for it and the best way to do that is to test it in tournaments.

“Hopefully they’re fairly educated guesses of what’s good for me in the bag.”

Scott said there was a “strong sense of obligation and pride” for the nation’s best players to come home to challenge for the Australian PGA and Australian Open crowns.

“And it’s always nice to see some internationals come down,” he said.

“Generally guys want to come down to Australia because it’s a great place, and they get to play and probably stay a little bit extra and have a holiday.”