Gut check time for young Aussie Scott, who leads TPC.

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

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COPYRIGHT 2004 South Florida Sun-Sentinal

Byline: Randall Mell

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. _ The baby-faced leader of The Players Championship grew up in Australia wanting to be the next Greg Norman.

The people who knew Adam Scott best believed he had the game to succeed the Great White Shark, but they wondered if he had the killer instinct.

Even Scott's swing coach told him he needed to be meaner.

On Sunday, the soft-spoken and mild-mannered 23-year-old is poised to show he has the mettle to become the youngest winner in the 31-year history of The Players Championship. His 3-under-par 69 Saturday moved him atop the leaderboard, where he's being chased by some of the game's...

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