Adam Scott has described himself as flying under the radar this week at Augusta National.

It’s an interesting tag for the World Number 9 but one that has been caused by a limited playing schedule coming into The Masters.

Scott has played just four events on the PGA TOUR this season, making the cut in three with a best finish of T11 at the Genisis Open.

While some may have concerns that he is under done in preparations, Scott feels his game is peaking just at the right time.

“I’m certainly flying way under the radar but that’s absolutely fine,” said Scott.

“I haven’t played a lot this year and I haven’t played at my best.  But my mindset this year has been all about peaking here.

“Last year, I was coming in kind of hot and my best golf wasn’t here.  So I’m hoping it’s different this year, and I’ve stayed really patient and not got too frustrated with my average play.

“I’ve seen enough good stuff to know that when I get out there Thursday, a lot of good feelings for me here at this golf course, and I like where my game has fallen just in the last couple of days.

“It’s exciting to be here playing The Masters, no matter who you are.  I feel I have that extra bit of confidence being past champion.”

Scott missed the cut at the Shell Houston Open last week but rather than seeing this as a negative, the Queenslander used his weekend for some extra Masters preparations.

“You never like to miss a cut full stop.  But, you know, I think like I’ve heard Jordan (Speith) talk about, using it to your advantage and I certainly did,” added Scott.

“I did a practice session in Houston on Saturday, got here Saturday evening and played Sunday, beautiful conditions and really found the game I was looking for.

“I used those couple days to my advantage and feel very comfortable with where things are at.

“A missed cut by one shot is nothing.  It’s all fractions in this game.  So you can’t let it affect your confidence too much.  Like I said, I’m just trying to save my best stuff for here.”

All together Australia’s first Masters Champion comes into the first Major of the year full of confidence.

“That (short game) has been a big focus of mine for the first few months of this year and I’ve seen some improvements, certainly, in stats and just generally how I feel about it.  So that’s nice.

“I’d say it’s as confident as I was when I was, you know, back winning this tournament or World Number 1.  Obviously, when you’re in those positions, your short game is pretty sharp.  So I feel like I’ve taken it back up to that kind of level and confidence is high.

“My long game suffered a little because my focus shifted.  But like I said last couple of days, I’ve kind of fallen back into the right spot with that and feel like each day I’m just grooving out a little bit better.  So I like where my game is at coming in.”

Adam Scott will tee off in the first round of The Masters at 9.28am, 11.28pm AEST, alongside Kevin Kisner and Andy Sullivan.

The Masters is being shown live on both Fox Sports and 7Mate with live scores available at pga.org.au.