Adam Scott is returning home this summer after a year’s hiatus, starting with the Australian PGA Championship at the club where he’s been a member since his junior days.
For the first time since the FedEx Cup era began in 2007, there will be no Australians at the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake this week.
The Queenslander still thinks about the missed 10-footer that would have gotten him into a playoff with Ernie Els at Royal Lytham & St Annes. What might surprise golf fans, however, is the other putt in his career he wishes he could have a mulligan on.
The PGA Tour’s regular season finale may not carry the same drama as in years past, as the reconfigured autumn schedule now serves as the true last-chance saloon for tour cards. But what’s at stake this week at the Wyndham Championship is arguably more important than ever.
With 144 holes of golf remaining before the playoffs commence, here’s a look at some key players and what these next two weeks – and beyond – could mean to their ambitions and playing status.
Ryan Peake delivered a thoughtful and eloquent press conference after a dream week playing with Phil Mickelson ended in a missed cut, but the West Australian was defiant he’ll be back at the links major.
Cameron Smith guaranteed an unwanted statistic when his missed cut at the 153rd Open Championship capped early exits from all four major championships this year.
Adam Scott conceded he didn’t adapt to the brutal final round weather conditions and the significant delay in play for squandering a golden chance to win a second career major at the US Open.
When one door closes, another door opens. Or, in golf terms, when one golfer collapses, another one sneaks out with a win. In this case, those golfers were Adam Scott and Ernie Els, respectively, at least when it comes to the 2012 Open Championship. RELATED: Why everyone is cheering for Adam Scott, and the burden Read more…
He gave it back instantly, but Adam Scott briefly joined a share of the lead at the US Open in a powerful two-hole stretch in which he kept overnight leader Sam Burns within jabbing distance.
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