Adam Scott File photo – courtesy of JPGA
Scottie Scheffler might have taken control of the Tour Championship in Atlanta but Adam Scott continued his fine end of season form by adding a second round of 67 to his opening 66 at the East Lake Golf Club and has kept himself in the hunt for a large share of the FedEx Cup riches.
Scott appears likely to walk away from the event with a substantial boost in his earnings for the year, with even the 5th place player this week guaranteed US$5 million, the winner to take home US$25 million.
Scott’s only real blemish in the opening 36 holes was when he bogeyed his 17th hole today after finding the trees from the tee and was unable to save par.
Scott did not speak to the media after his round but one look at his recent results indicates that his game is likely at its best level since this year. His last four starts have yielded two runner-up finishes and a 10th and one other top twenty so the last few weeks have been very productive in terms of his bank account and his confidence and it appears both might well be boosted significantly over the next two days.
Scheffler began the week with a two-shot lead courtesy of the FedEx Cup standings and has extended that to four over Collin Morikawa and Scheffler sounded an ominous warning for his chasers.
“I feel like my swing is in a good spot. I’ve hit it nice last couple days. Really felt like I’ve hit a lot of lips on the greens, but I am hitting a lot of quality putts.
Today the putts that did not go in did not — a lot of them did not miss the cup by very much. A lot of quality stuff out there, and yeah, in a good spot going into the weekend.”
Scheffler’s greatest rival in recent weeks Xander Schauffele begins the weekend five behind the lead and was asked after the round how we could reel in Scheffler.
“Yeah, it’s really up to him, to be honest. I have to play out of my “beep” to sniff. Being two back and then shooting 1-under yesterday and him shooting low round of the day, it’s just not the start I needed. A sense of urgency today to try and pick some up.”
