'I'm a proud Australian and I hope it sits really well at home,' said Adam Scott after he won the Masters Tournament in a playoff against Argentina's Angel Cabrera. Scott has been searching for his first major championship win for over 10 years.

It was only last year at the Open Championship in England where he held the lead late in the final round to suffer a meltdown and hand victory and the Claret Jug to Ernie Els of South Africa.

When reminded, he said: 'It prepared me for this, it toughened me up. Sometimes you have to swallow tough pills.' The pre-tournament buzz was monopolized by the prospect of heavy favorite Tiger Woods snagging his 15th major championship.

The Masters got underway on a picture-perfect Thursday in Augusta. When the first 18 holes were completed, Australian Marc Leishman and Spaniard Sergio Garcia were knotted at the top after both shot a 6 under 66.

Scott was tied for 10th after posting a 3 under par 69, while Woods turned in a 2 under par 70, sharing 13th place with nine others. A few years ago, Garcia was made to apologize for some disparaging remarks he made about the Masters tournament.

'Let's enjoy it while it lasts,' said Garcia when asked if he hated the place. The Spaniard's comments were telling as he slipped down the leaderboard to 14th place after shooting a 4 over par 76 in round two.

The 25-year-old Australian, Jason Day, claimed the top spot at 6 under par after round two with an inspiring 4 under 68 to follow up from his 2 under par 70 in the first round.

The likable Scott only managed an even par 70 to remain at 3 under par and tied for seventh place. Woods dropped to 19th place at 1 under par after shooting a 1 over par 73.

When asked why the Masters brought out the best in him Day, unlike Garcia, said: '[It's] my favorite tournament of the year.  I love this place.' Day had finished second alongside Scott at the Masters just two years earlier in 2011.

There was other significant news transpiring at the halfway point of the event. The 14-year-old Chinese sensation, Tianlang Guan, made history by not only being the youngest player to participate in the Masters but also, remarkably, making the cut at 4 over par.

With three Aussies in the top-10, including Marc Leishman who retained second place with a 1 over par 73 in round two, leaving him 5 under par, it appeared promising for the men from down under looking to break the Masters' curse.

American Brandt Snedeker and 2009 Masters Champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina stole the show on day three. Each man registered a 3 under par 69 to add to their tally of 4 under par to begin the day.

At the end of the day they were tied for the lead at 7 under par. Scott delivered a 3 under par score of 69 to take the lone spot at second and was 6 under for the event. Woods was chasing once again shooting a 2 under par 70, a full four strokes back at 3 under par with only 18 holes to play.

Scott and Cabrera understood that the Masters required steely nerves on every shot for 72 holes.

In the final round, both men spectacularly birdied the 18th hole to tie at 9 under par at the end of the day to stand atop of the leaderboard.

Jason Day came up short once again and was at 7 under par alone in second place. Woods could only manage a fourth place finish at 5 under par, unable to make up the slack.

Cabrera and Scott both made par on the first playoff hole, the 18th. The Masters' patrons let out a deafening roar, however, when Scott applied his belly putter to good use stroking the winning putt on the second playoff hole, the 10th, after Cabrera narrowly missed his putt.

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