For those in contention for the 10 PGA Tour cards, especially those numbered 8-10, the difference between success and failure went far beyond mere prizemoney. For them, the next year of their professional lives was on the line.
Scott is about to complete a season in which he has, at a time of competitive life when most players are entering inevitable decline, risen from 44th to 20th on the Official World Golf Ranking.
A past winner of the Australian PGA and Open, 44-year-old Scott has revealed exclusively to Australian Golf Digest that he has opted to rest after a year in which he finished T-4 out of the PGA Tour’s best 30 golfers in the season-long standings.
When asked a question about Adam Scott’s lack of a Presidents Cup victory ahead of Thursday’s opening sessions at Royal Montreal, Schauffele’s response appeared absent of sympathy.
Australian Jason Day has backed his heavy underdog teammates on the International side to at least threaten an upset Presidents Cup victory over an American squad led by winning machine Scottie Scheffler.
Adam Scott, after 24 years as a pro, does not have many firsts left to tick off. However, the thrill of a Presidents Cup victory continues to elude him.
Cameron Davis is looking ahead to the majors and golf’s biggest events over the next 12 months after scraping through to the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship, where he can now play with house money in the finals series.
Three Australians progressed through the opening event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs and into the BMW Championship, which also boosted their 2025 schedule of elite events.
Four Australians maintained their status on the PGA Tour for 2025, although none are certain to make it all the way through the playoffs to the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Up to four Australians are in the slot to make the International team for the Presidents Cup in Canada later this year, with Adam Scott leaping the latest to leap into contention.
At The Open, the task is navigating whatever happens to be in front of you that week, that day, that hour. It’s rarely fair, and never easy. They each reflect the culture they exist within, and the types of champions they produce.
Australian Golf Digest
