Some players have balked at making their way out to the Pacific Northwest for an early scouting trip to Chambers Bay ahead of this summer’s U.S. Open – aka, The Great Unknown. Webb Simpson joked last week that if getting out there early was what it took to win, well, then, he’d just play for second.
But count Adam Scott as a player who will be in University Place, Wash., early, possibly as soon as next week.
Venturing to major venues early is something he has been doing regularly at the Open Championship for a number of years, and Scott has chosen to heed the warning delivered by U.