Adam Scott makes a return to the PGA TOUR since his T6 finish at THE PLAYERS Championship where he showed shades of brilliance.

The Queenslander has made no secret that the Major’s are his biggest focus this year and will be using The Memorial as preparation for the U.S. Open in two weeks time.

“It’s nice to be back. I’ve played a lot of good golf around here and have some fond memories of those rounds,” Scott said.

“So I’m really excited to be here. It’s an event I’d dearly love to win. And the game is coming into a nice bit of form, so I’m excited about this week and getting things going.

“It’s a good time of year to put your foot down for the FedExCup, Major season, World Golf events and big events like this one. So I’m feeling good about things.”

Scott said he has carried a lot of confidence from THE PLAYERS top-10 finish in trying conditions, he said there wasn’t too much to work on in his short break leading up to this week.

“I just felt my game was shaping up all around really nicely at THE PLAYERS, and on the weekend in some pretty tough conditions I played some really solid golf.

“It felt like I wanted to go on and play the next week, you know trying to take advantage of the game coming around. But I had to stay patient and went away for a couple of weeks and managed and practiced and didn’t fiddle around with it too much.

“And it feels pretty good coming in here. I like where it’s at. Trying to keep the big picture in mind, obviously wanting to play well at the Majors. And this has been my plan all year, kind of play in the Majors,” added Scott.

“I did all right at the Masters, and I count THE PLAYERS as a tournament to focus on, and I had a good result there. And so far so good, and I’d like to build on that momentum.”

The World Number 10’s last trip to Muirfield Village Golf Club yielded a T4 results back in 2014, his third top-5 finish in nine starts, the layout, Scott said, certainly plays to his strengths off the tee.

“I like the fact it’s fairly generous off the tees here. That’s nice for me. I don’t hit the most fairways on the PGA TOUR, so I get a little bit more room. There is a premium hitting into the greens then, and that is one of my strong suits. So when you’re on and you can put it in under the hole, and that’s important, because the greens are so fast,” added Scott.

“So getting some realistic looks at birdie, even though you might hit it 15 feet from the hole, if it’s above or below the hole makes a difference how you putt over here, and get some momentum going, and have stress free golf.

“It can be stressful having to work at pars outside 10 feet. It can get away from you. So I really like the strategy that comes into it. Certainly you have to be fairly precise into the greens.”

The Memorial, Jack Nicklaus’ brainchild from course design to honouring the past, is a celebration of the history of golf. It’s a tournament Scott says he thoroughly enjoys playing and can see small similarities between this week in Ohio and the Masters in Atlanta.

With the success Nicklaus has enjoyed at Augusta in his glittering career, it’s not hard to recognise those similarities.

“You have to first put Jack Nicklaus number one on that list and what he’s put into this game, firstly. And then everything he’s put in here in, trying to challenge us, trying to make it a big event. Certainly, there are feelings of small things similar to the Masters here, which obviously has been very special to him in his career.

“And the crowds are amazing here. What they put back in to make the venue better and better for everybody, I feel that makes it a big event. And the golf course is great, as well. I really like this golf course. It suits me. That ticks my box.”