The memories may have faded slightly but they will be good ones for Adam Scott to draw on when he tees up at this week’s Valero Texas Open, the 2010 champion one of eight Australasians to make the trip to the Lone Star State.

Scott was the first player to hoist the trophy at the Greg Norman designed TPC San Antonio and is one of four Australians to have won the event since it was first played in 1922.

Joe Kirkwood Senior was the first to win it in 1924 with Bruce Crampton taking the title in 1964 before Scott in 2010 and Steven Bowditch in 2014.

This marks just the seventh start for Scott in 2018 and also signals a change in schedule as it is his first appearance at this tournament since he defended his title in 2011.

It has been a flat start to the season for the 2013 Masters winner who has posted just two top-20 finishes in eight starts and he will be looking to kickstart something this week on a course where he has tasted success in the past.

Joining him in the field are Steven Bowditch, Aaron Baddeley, Matt Jones, Rod Pampling, Geoff Ogilvy, Greg Chalmers, Cameron Percy, New Zealand’s Danny Lee and John Senden, the Queenslander making his second start in as many weeks as he returns from almost a year out of the game.

Senden will have taken a lot of confidence from his performance at Harbour Town last week despite missing the cut, his opening 69 was particularly impressive on a demanding layout after such a long lay-off.

While he will have been disappointed not to play the weekend it was, in reality, only three poor holes late on day two which cruelled his chances in an otherwise good week.

TPC San Antonio hasn’t been a particularly productive venue for Senden over the years and if he can improve on three missed cuts in his last five starts here the week will be considered a success.

Aaron Baddeley might be the player to watch among the Australians this week despite a lacklustre showing at Hilton Head.

Uncharacteristically poor putting was the issue at Harbour Town and, given his history with the flatstick, that seems unlikely to continue for a second week.

Baddeley has never missed the cut at this course and will feel confident after a T5 here last year and T3 in 2010.

With made cuts in each of his last six starts Baddeley’s game appears to be not far off and a good week in Texas would not surprise.

Of the rest, Matt Jones will be looking for a good week as he struggles to keep his card for the 2019 season.

Currently 184th in the FedEx Cup standings, Jones has played some decent golf in the last month and after finishing T13 here last year could figure again come Sunday.

Steven Bowditch earns a start as a former winner of the tournament while Greg Chalmers, Rod Pampling, Geoff Ogilvy and Danny Lee have historically found the going tough at this venue.