Adam Scott kicks off his 2015 PGA Tour season with a list of changes

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Over the last two years, Adam Scott has become one of the most recognizable faces on the PGA Tour. 

The affable Aussie won the Masters in 2013 for his first major title, and won last year at Colonial as the No. 1 golfer in the world.

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Scott had two major things help his career reach the heights it did. The first was hiring Tiger Woods' recently fired caddie Steve Williams. Williams helped Scott get focused. He wrote a list of demands he would need from Scott before agreeing to caddie for him. The second contributing factor was when Scott made a shock switch to a broom-handle putter. The anchoring stroke gave him the confidence to knock-down the 8-12 foot putts he'd struggled with.

This year, Scott doesn't have either of those two things, but he does have a new daughter. Even though Scott doesn't have Williams' strong influence, he now is playing for his wife and child. The Aussie was recently voted as one of the PGA Tour's nice guys by Golf Digest.

Scott's putter conundrum is due to the PGA Tour's rule coming into effect in 2016 to ban anchored putters. Scott, and others using them, have slowly been adjusting ahead of time. This week, Scott makes his 2015 PGA debut, and will have a short putter in his bag.

"Thinking a little more objectively about it at the back end of last year, I thought because I do have to make an adjustment by the end of this year, if I'm going to spend some time doing it I should try and start now and maybe find the best solution," Scott said, via ESPN. "I've putted lots of different ways at home, and probably going to putt with a shorter putter this week. It's been feeling good. It's not that big a deal. I did it for a long time that way." 

Scott, 34, currently sits fifth in the Official Golf World Rankings, and is anxious to get back on the course.

"Certainly the last few weeks at home, seeing a bit of the guys play, I've got that kind of itchy feeling to play," Scott said. "But I was home for good reason, and everything is going well, so a good time to kick it off here."

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