Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. ? As a teenager in Australia, Adam Scott watched the video of Greg Norman’s 1994 Players Championship victory countless times.

Ten years later, relying on a recent chipping tip from his hero, Scott created his own drama Sunday at The Players Championship, pulling off the biggest victory of his young career. Scott made a 10-foot bogey putt on the final hole to win golf’s fifth major, making the 23-year-old Australian the youngest champion of golf’s richest tournament.

Scott won for the second time on the PGA Tour and sixth time worldwide.

“I think he’s technically better than Tiger Woods was at 23,” Norman said. “He needs a bit of confidence, a couple of victories under his belt, and he can be doing what Tiger has done in the last three, four, five years. I really believe that. He can eclipse all of us, I guess.”

Scott nearly turned a command performance into a comedy on the treacherous 18th hole at Sawgrass. From the middle of the fairway, with a two-shot lead, he pulled his approach into the water.

Scott, however, made his bogey putt to avoid a playoff with Padraig Harrington. He closed with a 2-under 70, winning $1.44 million from the record $8 million purse. Scott finished at 12-under 276, and his perks include a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour and a three-year pass to the Masters.

Harrington tied the back-nine record with a 30 on his way to a 66 that earned him $864,000. Kenny Perry and Phil Mickelson each closed with a 71, and Frank Lickliter had a 72 to tie for third at 280.

The other big winner was John Daly. Despite closing with an 80 to finish near the bottom of the pack, he got into the Masters by finishing in the top 10 on the PGA Tour money list.

Woods closed with a 73 to finish in a tie for 16th.