As sporting achievements go, it's one of the biggest any Australian has ever managed.
Greg Norman came close several times, but could never win the US Masters Golf Tournament.
Now, Adam Scott has.
Ron Sutton looks at how it happened.
Over 77 years at arguably the world's most famous golf tournament, Australians -- when they were ever remembered -- had only been remembered for their failures.
Greg Norman was possibly the best golfer of his time, but many defined him more by the four times he came close at the US Masters Golf Tournament, then failed.
Yet, when Adam Scott ended Australia's long dry spell with a victory on the second hole of a two-man playoff to win the 2013 Masters, it was Norman he remembered.
As he accepted the traditional green jacket for the champion at the fabled Augusta, Georgia, course, he remembered Norman in a different way.
"Australia, it's a proud sporting nation, and this is one notch in the belt that we'd never got, and (it's) amazing that (it came) down to me today. Marc (Leishman) and Jason Day, it could have been any of us. But there was one guy who inspired a nation of golfers, and that's Greg Norman, and, you know, he's been incredible to me and all the young golfers in Australia, and, you know, part of this definitely belongs to him."
Scott, Day and Marc Leishman all had a chance on the final day, Jason Day actually moving into the lead with four holes to play before slipping back to third.
It was the 32-year-old Scott and Argentina's veteran Angel Cabrera who emerged at the end.
They stood tied entering the 18th hole, and then came a moving fight to the finish.
Scott appeared to have won it on the 18th when he rolled in a seven-metre birdie putt, shown live on Channel Ten.
"This right here could be the biggest moment of his career. Adam Scott ... yes! Unreal!" (cheering ... fades down)
But Cabrera soon took the air out of any premature celebration, landing a beautiful approach shot on the 18th within a metre of the hole.
"Oh, my goodness! What a golf shot! (cheering ...) Just outside of two feet away. Good heavens!" (cheering ... fades down)
Cabrera's short putt then moved it into a playoff, and each man parred the first hole.
On the second, Cabrera was five metres from the hole, Scott a bit closer, as they faced birdie putts.
Cabrera's putt settled almost on the edge of the cup, giving Scott a chance to win.
(shout from crowd ...) "There it is! Adam Scott! A life-changer!" (cheering ... fades down)
Scott had tied for second at the Masters two years ago, the eighth time an Australian had finished either second or tied for second at Augusta.
Then last year, at another of the world's top tournaments, the British Open, he had a four-shot lead with four holes to play and wound up second.
But Scott did his best to close his mind to the weight of golf history on him and came away with the first win by an Australian in any major tournament in seven years.
"I tried not to think about anything today along those lines, and the thing I did well out there was just stay right where I was (in my mind). Wherever it was on the golf course, I stayed in that one shot."
Scott's win to break through the Masters barrier for Australia is reminiscent of 30 years earlier, when the Australia Two won the America's Cup in sailing.
That set off national celebrations, leading to then prime minister Bob Hawke's famous remark that any boss who sacked a worker for not turning up that day was a bum.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has noted Adam Scott's breakthrough, too, but not in quite the same way.
"By any measure, this is a historic day for Australian sport. All Australians will be marvelling in his achievement and thinking of him. Adam, Australia's incredibly proud of you."
Marc Leishman tied for fourth with pre-tournament favourite Tiger Woods to complete the strong showing by the Australians.
It will all help erase the picture of the white-maned Norman's enduring struggles at Augusta.
The man known as the Great White Shark missed out on chances to either win or reach a playoff on the final hole in 1986, 1987 and 1989.
He then had a disastrous finish in 1996, taking a six-stroke lead into the final day of the four-day event and then losing by five.
But Adam Scott, speaking at a media conference later, again made clear how much Norman means to him.
"Hopefully, at some point, I'll get to sit down with Greg and have a chat and, you know, go through it all. I'm sure he's really happy, but a phone conversation isn't going to do it for us. We're pretty close, and, you know, I'd love to share a beer with him over this one."
The jacket ceremony for Scott also included one other history-maker from the 2013 Masters.
Fourteen-year-old Gian Tianlang, from China, became the youngest golfer to ever appear in the tournament.
He made the cut for the final two days, but ended up fourth from the bottom of those who made it through.
