MELBOURNE, Australia -- Adam Scott shot a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the Australian Masters in his native country for his first victory of the year. Scott had five birdies on the front nine and another on No. 18. He trailed Ian Poulter by one after three rounds. "This has been a long time coming," Scott said. "This is pretty sweet to be in the gold jacket and hold this trophy that Ive been admiring since I was a little kid. "Winning the Australian Open was like getting the monkey off my back a couple of years ago, but this is certainly something Ive wanted to achieve for a long time." Poulter, who played with Scott, bogeyed two par-5s in three holes on the back nine in the final round and missed a short par putt on 17. He shot a 72 and finished second, four strokes behind the winner. Scott finished with a 72-hole total of 17-under 271 at Kingston Heath. New Zealanders Gareth Paddison (68) and Mark Brown (69) tied for third, eight strokes behind. Poulter said his bogey on No. 12 was costly. "It wasnt a mistake in club selection, it was a poor swing," Poulter said. "So, if youre going to make a poor swing in that situation then youre going to get punished, and I did. I made a good 6 in the end, but a bogey theres costly and obviously a bogey on the next par 5 was also very costly. "It was good to try and defend. Im obviously just a little disappointed that I wasnt slipping another jacket on." Scott tapped in for birdie on the par-5 first to quickly join Poulter at the top, and the lead changed six times in seven holes. After trailing by three strokes, Poulter made it interesting with an eight-foot birdie putt on 16 to pull within two, and the margin could have been closer. Scott was short of the green, but pitched to within four feet and made his par putt to make the swing just one shot. Poulter gave away any chance of catching Scott when he lipped out on 17, increasing the margin back to three before Scotts birdie on 18. Graeme McDowell, the 2010 U.S. Open champion, finished in a tie for eighth after a 71 in the final round. [url=http://www.authenticjaguarsshop.com/Justin-Blackmon-Jaguars-Jersey]http://w... . Taylor Heinicke says the seniors were there first when Old Dominions fourth- year football program was being built to a high level of success. [url=http://www.authenticjaguarsshop.com/Will-Blackmon-Jaguars-Jersey]http://www... . The two-time Olympic medallist was named as Canadas Olympic flag bearer in a press conference Thursday morning. "It was a huge thrill for me to receive the call from my Olympic hero, Mark Tewksbury, asking me to be Canadas flag-bearer," said the veteran from Victoria, B. [url=http://www.authenticjaguarsshop.com/Senderrick-Marks-Jaguars-Jersey]http://... . The first was that LaPolice was hired to fix the offense and that had not happened, and secondly, that the GM was tired of the undisciplined penalties. Now, there are always two sides to every story and you can easily make an argument that supports the two reasons, or refutes them. [url=http://www.authenticjaguarsshop.com/Dwayne-Gratz-Jaguars-Jersey]http://www.... . Albiol joined Madrid from Valencia and has enjoyed an impressive three-year stint with the club. Despite Barcelonas dominance in recent years, the 26- year-old has managed to earn one La Liga and one Copa del Rey title with Real. [url=http://www.authenticjaguarsshop.com/Clay-Harbor-Jaguars-Jersey]http://www.a... . QPRs first win in the topflight at Stamford Bridge since March 1979 was secured by Shaun Wright-Phillips scoring against his former club. The end of Chelseas four-game winning run in one of the biggest shocks so far this season left Benitezs side fourth in the standings, 14 points behind leader Manchester United.World No. 2 player Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup because of a stomach virus which has been bothering her since her stay in London. "ts disappointing for our fans and for all of us, but its part of the game, unfortunately," said tournament director Eugene Lapierre in a statement. "Maria showedd exceptional professionalism making the trip to Montreal, coming on site and try to practice, despite the fact she had not been feeling well.dddddddddddd We wish Maria a quick recovery and hope fans will see her shine of court soon." She will be replaced in the draw by Galina Voskoboeva from Kazhakstan. ' ' '