Last Sunday I turned on coverage of the Byron Nelson and for just a second, I think I saw a gleam of Tiger in Adam Scott’s eyes.

Trust me I’m keeping things in perspective. There’s no way anyone could mistake Adam Scott for Tiger Woods. If Scott can just halve the gap of 13 majors, 58 PGA Tour victories, and almost 70 million in career earnings that separates him and Tiger he will have a Hall of Fame career. But even the mightiest river has to start with a drop of water, and crazy as this might sound I think Adam Scott has shown signs of becoming the player many think he can be.

Adam Scott has earned a reputation as a guy who can’t finish tournaments but in all his victories he’s had a flair for the dramatic. He may not be have had the typical Tiger blowout victory, but he’s shown the ability to sink long putts under the greatest pressure.

Part of the issue is Scott’s sublime long game which outshines his short game. He makes 300 yard drives and 240 yard 4 irons look easy. But around and on the greens his relaxed tempo seems a beat off. I’ll concede that even when he’s on his game, Scott’s short game looks shaky at best. Even Scott recognizes this fault, "I can improve in my short game. No, I don’t have Tiger Woods’ short game or Phil Mickelson’s short game for that matter… I’ve seen such a huge improvement in my short game in the last couple years. I mean, I’d put it up against anyone else day-to-day."

But on the flip side of that coin when the tournament is on the line, Scott appears to have the extra gear other great players do. His final round 61 earlier this year to win the Qatar Masters is perhaps the first sign of his change. He was able to combine some great iron shots with an excellent day on the greens, enough that a round of 59 was a real possibility.

Last weekend Scott proved he could do the opposite as well. He began the final round with the lead, but by the sixteenth hole he was one shot down. Yet that second gear seemed to click on the 17 hole when Scott made par after facing a long, winding putt that had to cross the undulating 17th green. As I watched him line up his putt on 18 to force a playoff I just had a feeling he would make it and he didn’t disappoint. That’s the same feeling I’ve had watching Tiger win at Bay Hill - you stop questioning whether or not he can make it and start trusting in the fact that he will make it.

Scott has that ability. He proved it again on the 48-footer that won him tournament. For just a split second he did his best Tiger impression, from the second the ball left his putter there was no doubt the tournament was over.

Adam Scott has that spark the great ones have. Will he be able to do it week in and week out like Tiger Woods? No, but then again how many golfers can? Round by round, it appears he’s slowly harnessing the talent and potential so many have placed on his young shoulders. You can call him " the best player not to win a major," but that feeling I got Sunday before he sunk the final putt at the Nelson is telling me he won’t have that title for much longer.