SAN ANTONIO (AP) When he pulled a 9-iron shot with a half swing on the final hole at last year’s Texas Open Adam Scott admitted he had to go “straight away” to the range to work out the kinks.

That pulled approach shot led to a bogey though he still won the tournament. And it served as a major step in the comeback of the 30-year-old Australian who nearly won the Masters last weekend.

Scott comes to TPC San Antonio where his defense of the Texas Open begins with the first round on…