There will be no asterisk this time for Adam Scott at Riviera, a place he calls his favorite golf course.<\/p>\n
There was no doubt on Sunday for the 39-year-old Australian as he stormed to the Genesis Invitational victory, his first PGA Tour win since the World Golf Championship at Doral in 2016. It was the 14th title of his career.<\/p>\n
Scott had this title coming to him. Fifteen years ago, he won the event, then called the Nissan Open, but it was tainted because it went only two rounds thanks to terrible weather and it didn\u2019t count as an official PGA Tour win.<\/p>\n
In 2005, Scott and Chad Campbell were tied at 9-under after 36 holes, and settled the result on a one-hole playoff on the soggy 18th hole the Monday after. He got the $864,000 winner\u2019s check, but not official credit for the win.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou win and you\u2019re told it\u2019s not a win,\u2019\u2019 Scott joked on Saturday. \u201cIt was still fun \u2026 fun to take a trophy home and kind of be a champion here. All of that is just a bit of motivation for me to win [Sunday] and have an official victory at Riviera and the Genesis Open. That would be extremely satisfying for me.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n After Sunday, when he overcame Rory McIlroy and Matt Kuchar, with whom he was tied for the lead entering the final round, there was no \u201ckind of\u2019\u2019 for Scott, whose world ranking elevated to No. 7 with the victory.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s amazing,\u2019\u2019 Scott said. \u201cI\u2019ve loved this place since Day 1. It was tough out there today. I\u2019m stoked for this. It\u2019s a big step for me.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n It was a rough ride Sunday for many of the top players in world, including tournament-host Tiger Woods, who finished last among the 68 players who made the cut, at 11-over.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, I did not do much well today,\u2019\u2019 Woods said. \u201cGood news, I hit every ball forward, not backwards, a couple sideways. But overall, I\u2019m done.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n McIlroy, who along with Kuchar shared the 54-hole lead with Scott at 10-under, shot a 2-over 73 and doomed his chances with a triple bogey on No. 5.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was definitely the toughest day of the week,\u2019\u2019 McIlroy said. \u201cThe wind was up and hole locations were in tricky spots. Honestly, I didn\u2019t expect it to be as difficult as it was, but everyone was finding it tough out there. Adam held on well at the end. The birdie on 17 sort of sealed the deal for him\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n Indeed, when Scott birdied the par-5 17th hole, it gave him a two-shot cushion heading to the final hole, which he would par.<\/p>\n The runners-up were Sung Kang, Scott Brown and Kuchar, who had at least a share of the lead in all three rounds entering Sunday and shot a disappointing 1-over 72 Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was one hard day out there,\u2019\u2019 Kuchar said.<\/p>\n For everyone except Adam Scott.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Adam](\"https:\/\/thenypost.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/02\/1206729203.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=300)