Greg Norman says Adam Scott's Open meltdown will make him a winner Adam Scott celebrates after winning the Australian Masters last year. Picture: William West. Source: AFP AUSTRALIAN golfing great Greg Norman believes Adam Scott's meltdown in last year's British Open can spark the fellow Queenslander to a major victory this year. Norman said the Royal Lytham & St Annes misery would have provided Scott with a terrific education from which he will emerge a superior player. Scott had the year's third major at his mercy when he led by a commanding four shots with four holes to play, only to bogey each hole and enable South African Ernie Els to grab the prized trophy. The performance revived memories of the 1996 Masters, when Norman blew a six-stroke lead on the final day. "Adam did a great job at the British - he knows it was just a game and he put his best foot forward," Norman said. It stung, it hurt him a bit. Adam Scott's choke at the British Open was a moment to forget - but fellow Aussie Greg Norman says it will spur him on to a Major victory. Sometimes you have got to hurt a few times before you get to that platform of winning one. He will have learnt a lot. You learn more by your mistakes than you do by your victories. He is going to to end up in a better place in golf tournaments this year. Norman was in Adelaide on Tuesday for the opening of the Grange East course where he won his first professional tournament in 1976. His company, Greg Norman Golf Course Design, earned the contract to redevelop the course, after an impressive question and answer session with 550 Grange members and he was proud of the result. He said it was important to give youngsters the ability to play quality golf courses which will challenge their game and give them the chance to grow into the next Scott or Karrie Webb. As for Australia's next major champion, Norman said the quality and depth of players ensured it was a daunting challenge. "The world is getting smaller there are good players coming out of a little place like Northern Ireland," Norman said. It is just a matter of being there at the right time. Someone as good as Tiger Woods has not won a major championship for years, so that tells you of the quality of players out there. It is going to be spread out more over the next few years which is good for the game. I'd love to see an Aussie win it. It might be someone who you don't expect who steps up to the plate and wins a major championship. They (Australian players) know they have the capability to do it - it will happen.