LOS ANGELES – Adam Scott is looking for his second victory at Riviera ... well, sort of.
Scott was declared the winner of the 2005 Nissan Open, but the title doesn’t count toward his 13 career PGA Tour victories because it was unofficial, contested over just 36 holes because of unplayable conditions. Scott took home a trophy. Banked $864,000. Earned 75 percent of the world-ranking points (enough to bump him from No. 12 to No. 7). But he didn’t get an official victory – or even a trip to Kapalua the following year for the winners-only event.
Back then Scott didn’t feel as though he had won a tournament (“Not really”), and 15 years later not much has changed.