Currently ranked 121st in the FedEx Cup standings, Scott needs a solid result at this week’s Wyndham Championship to maintain his record of qualifying for the FedEx Cup Playoffs every year since their inception.
Featuring a pair of former world No.1s, Major winners, cash cows and Ryder Cup stalwarts, here are six surprising names on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup bubble heading into this week.
With just two weeks left in the PGA Tour’s regular season that has spanned two years due to COVID-19, Scott is sitting 123rd on the moneylist and has just this week and next week’s Wyndham Championship to shore up his spot in the playoffs.
The timeless advice from Peter Thomson, the memories of Greg Norman’s 1993 victory and a driver setup that made him a Masters champion. This is the formula that Adam Scott believes can finally deliver the Open win he craves above all others.
A few days after another top-10 finish in the Masters, Australia’s top-ranked male player Cameron Smith has soared to the first-round lead in the RBC Heritage.
Marc Leishman kept himself in contention for a Masters victory at Augusta National today but the focus will fall on Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama tomorrow as he chases a piece of history.
An unabashed fan of the golf course and the creativity that it both demands and rewards, Smith spent Monday refamiliarising himself with an Augusta National that is significantly firmer than it was five months ago.
Leave it to the three-time Masters winner to use the occasion of this year’s tournament to regale the press room with a favourite memory from Adam Scott’s champions dinner in 2014.
Australian Golf Digest
