The 33-year-old has become one of the most admired sports people in Australia since winning the US Masters in April.
And the fans came out in droves on Thursday as Scott opened the Australian Masters with an impressive four-under-par 67.
He has a share of second with Germany's Maximillian Kieffer, two shots behind outright leader Nick Cullen.
"The response I have had down here the last week or so has been overwhelming for me and it is an incredibly nice feeling to have that interest and people supporting you and cheering for you doing something that you love to do," Scott said.
"It was pretty miserable out there this morning and it was great to see so many people coming out.
"I am trying to keep my momentum going and strike while the iron's hot."
Scott said he was more than satisfied with his Thursday round considering he hadn't hit many balls since winning the Australian PGA title at the Gold Coast on Sunday.
"I am happy with the round but I have not done much practice since last week so I felt I would try and sneak a few balls in before lunch and a 67 round here is a good score," he said.
"It was a bit of a slow finish but it is a good way to open up.
"I felt like I left a couple out there but my game was in pretty good shape and four rounds like that might go a long way this week."
Scott said the volatile weather made predicting a winning score for the tournament almost impossible.
"People were guessing 25 under last week and we did not even get close to that," he said.
"It is so weather dependent, I think, here the next four days it is going to be 10 to 20 under, somewhere like that depending on the conditions, that seems to be - which I think is a great mark for some of the best players in the world to be shooting that kind of score.
"That is a fair test."
Adam Scott feeding off local fans' love
