Adam Scott – file image courtesy of USGA
Adam Scott needed something special this week if he was to play his way into this coming week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta and he produced just that with an impressive share of the runner-up position behind Keegan Bradley at the BMW Championship in Colorado.
Scott’s big week would see him finish the week in 14th place in the FedEx Cup standings after beginning the week in 41st place and will thus earn the right to play the Tour Championship where he has regularly played well but under what is effectively a handicap system will begin the event at 3 under and seven shots behind FedEx leader Scottie Scheffler.
Scott began his quest for victory today by holing a 60 foot eagle putt at the first hole and made the turn in 2 under 34 before dropping three shots in three holes at the start of the back nine in a stretch of golf that would eventually cost him victory.
Scott still had his chances over the closing few holes but a bogey from the middle of the fairway at the 15th was crucial and although he birdied the 16th, so too did Bradley and although the eventual winner bogeyed the last, Scott was unable to produce to birdie to force a playoff.
“Really, I’m disappointed not to have won today, but I’m pretty happy to be going to East Lake because that wasn’t on the cards a couple weeks ago,” said Scott. “I’ve played well.
“You know, after a couple days of rest and getting my head into next week, it’ll be fun to go and have a couple good rounds and kind of find my way up the leaderboard at East Lake.
“You know, you kind of grind all year and then finally the last four events my game has really turned around and looked solid. A lot can happen in a few weeks out here, and all of a sudden I’ve gone from a very frustrating year had I not finished well to now feeling pretty pleased with myself.
“But it’ll be fun to go and run the tables next week.”
Cam Davis produced a great final round of 66 to finish in a four-way share of 5th but, unfortunately, it was not enough to play his way to the Tour Championship, eventually finishing 36th in the FedEx Cup standings when needing to be in the top 30.
Jason Day dropped five shots in two holes late in his round, a disaster in terms of his chances of making it to Atlanta. He finished 33rd this week and 33rd in the FedEx Cup standings.
