Adam Scott 3-putts from 3 feet away at The Players Championship

Adam Scott has until next year to bench his broomstick putter, but after an ugly three-putt from three feet at The Players Championship in Sunday’s finale, he might want to go back to the shorty he used briefly earlier this season before the Jan. 1, 2016, anchored putting ban.

Scott arrived at Augusta National last month with his long putter in the bag and said the Masters was no place to experiment with the conventional-length flat stick he had maneuvered to mixed results during the Florida Swing. The anchored stroke did well by him in Saturday’s third round, during which he made three straight birdies after making the turn.

“I putted okay. I made a few the last couple days,” he said after Saturday’s 3-under 69. “Not making everything, but making just enough, maybe.”

Or maybe not.

“Ouch!” NBC’s Johnny Miller said after Scott made a mess around the cup on the par-5 ninth.

Sunday, with that three-putt ending in a double-bogey, was a different story for the 2013 Masters champ, who made the turn this time in 3-over 39 for the day.