While only half a dozen players remain in realistic contention for America’s national championship, one has captured the crowd’s imagination above all others: Adam Scott, chasing his first US Open victory in his 24th try.
Adam Scott can cement his legacy as an icon of Australian golf and take a place among the game’s greats after playing his way into the final group for championship Sunday at the US Open.
After finishing a nine-hole practice round Wednesday with a few lob shots from the gnarly rough to the back-right corner of the 18th green at Oakmont Country Club, Adam Scott shook hands with a few volunteers and then signed autographs.
Adam Scott is hungry to right the wrongs from a missed cut at the 2007 US Open at Oakmont which he concedes was “the worst I’ve ever played in a major.”
Adam Scott has applauded Rory McIlroy for scheduling his return to the Australian Open and the move to bring Royal Melbourne back as a host for the first time in 34 years.
A birdie at Quail Hollow Club’s toughest hole will see Kiwi Ryan Fox start the third round inside the top 10, as the Aussies fell back on day two of the PGA Championship in Charlotte.
Cam Davis defied a dry spell dating back to the first week in February to sit just two strokes off the lead after Round 1 of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte.
By day’s end, a number of the more recognisable players of past and present had their weekend fates sealed – if two-over par or better was not next to their names, they were headed home early.
Min Woo Lee says the silver lining to coughing up the halfway lead at the Players Championship is that it was the examination he needed 25 days out from the Masters.
Australian Golf Digest
