Adam Scott is not reliant on his anchored putting stroke and he can challenge Peter Thomson’s record of five major titles, says tour senior statesman Peter Senior.

A pioneering user of the anchored broomstick putter, Senior will join Masters champion Scott in the field for next week’s Australian PGA Championships at Royal Pines.

And he’s adamant that, despite glaring statistics suggesting otherwise, Scott’s stunning run of form in majors won’t be jeopardised by the ban on anchored putting, due in two years.

Since taking to the long-handled flatstick, Scott has been comfortably the world’s best performer in majors, with seven top-10 finishes from 12 majors in the past three years, including his breakthrough win at Augusta National, two second placings and a third.

In his 39 majors over 11 years before that, he managed just four top-10s.

But Senior says it’s a matter of belief and, now that Scott has it, the ban won’t stop him.

“The only thing that Adam was after was a little bit of confidence,” said Senior, who is preparing to defend his Australian Open title at age 54.

“He knows he can win majors and I think that’s the biggest thing for him.

“There’s no secret to putting. He started it (anchored putting) off and got a little bit of confidence and now he’s really confident.

“I think if he goes back to the short one, he’ll have no problem.”

Following Scott’s Masters victory, golfing great Greg Norman stated belief that the 33-year-old would go on to win more majors than any Australian.

Thomson’s five British Open crowns from the 1950s and ’60s put him top of the heap.

But after his form of recent years, matching Thomson’s tally is a reasonable ambition, according to Senior.

“He’ll do very well in the next few years,” Senior said.

“It’d be nice to see another Australian do what Peter Thomson’s done, win at least five, that’d be nice.”