Adam Scott is a lot of things in this evening before the final round of the US PGA Championship. He is an underdog, he’s winless in two seasons, he’s an exemption, but he’s also on the rise.
We’re all pretty used to seeing golfers with athletic tape on their overused, injured bodies. But the flesh-coloured patch of tape that Rory McIlroy had on his right forearm at the PGA Championship is a bit different.
The Englishwoman’s play over four days at Royal Lytham & St Annes made it easy to forget that she started the week as a 22-year-old LPGA rookie still looking for her first tour win.
With her one-shot win over Minjee Lee on Sunday at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, the 22-year-old from Thailand notched her third victory of the year, and the 10th of her career.