The Summer of Scott in 2013 proved to be a publicity windfall for Australian golf but Jason Day will have to wait to soak up the adulation of his Australian fans after his breakthrough at the PGA Championship in Wisconsin. 
Scott paraded his Masters Green Jacket from the Gold Coast to Melbourne and back after his historic victory at   Augusta National two years ago, adding another layer of interest to the trio of domestic majors.
Day would have dearly loved to embark on a similar journey, especially in his home state of Queensland where the Australian PGA Championships will be held from   December 3-6.
Instead, family duty calls. Day will remain in the US to care for a newly arrived baby with wife Ellie, who is due to have the couple's second child in the middle of   November.
Day missed all of last season's Australian events through injury, meaning local fans will have to wait until at least next year to see him return to Australia on the playing front. By that stage, he may have more silverware (or items of clothing) to celebrate.
"There is no one I would want to share this with more than my Australian fans but as I have always said family comes first and golf is second," Day said.
"It is important for me to be there for the birth of my second child and share these special times with my family.
"I hope the fans can understand and I know the events this year back home will be great, and with strong fields, and I urge people to get out and see them because who knows, our next major winner could be out there.
"And I can't wait to get down there in the future and really celebrate with everyone. Hopefully I will have a few more victories to toast at that time."
Day's absence doesn't mean there won't be world-class players teeing it up throughout the trio of Australian majors, which are stacked back-to-back beginning with the Australian Masters at Huntingdale in Melbourne.
Australian golf remains in rude health with Scott still a top-line drawcard and others like Marc Leishman and Steven Bowditch enjoying headlines throughout the year in America and Europe.
Youngster Cameron Smith was another player to have a breakthrough season and there's every chance he will be returning for the summer tournaments now he has secured his PGA Tour card on the back of his T4 at the US Open.
Headliners for the Melbourne and the Gold Coast events remain sketchy, although Royal Pines will see an influx of South Africans and Europeans now it has become a co-sanctioned event with the European Tour.
But golf fans in Sydney can start buying tickets on the back of news that Scott has confirmed his attendance alongside that of new world No. 1 and defending champion Jordan Spieth, who has bagged a pair of majors since he last departed Australia.
The curious name circling the Australian Open continues to be American star Phil Mickelson. It is believed talks are continuing with the left-hander and five-time major champion.