The PGA Championship: Day 4
August 14 2011
7:30 pm Scott misses double dip
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Adam Scott has had a pretty good fortnight. He just didn’t get the daily double.
Scott ended up in solo seventh at the PGA Championship, closing with a 68. The previous Sunday, Scott had won the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club.
"It’s a good week,” the 31-year-old Aussie said. “It’s easy to come in the week after and just play it around the golf course, but if you do that here, you’re probably going to be going home Friday afternoon. I worked really hard because I wanted to build on the good finish of last week."
Scott broke par in three of four rounds at the Atlanta Athletic Club. He was 2 under for his first eight holes on Sunday, but bogeyed No. 9 and finished with nine straight pars.
"(No.) 9 was the killer," Scott said. "Just to make bogey there wasn’t a big deal, but birdieing 8 would have been nice to get on a bit of run and get in it, but it didn’t happen. … I just never gave myself a chance to get the ball near the hole. And I was up and down a lot of holes. I did the best I could. That was a good score today, because I gave myself less opportunities than every other day."
Scott’s takeaway from the last two weeks?
"It’s just positive," Scott said. "I mean, my short game is that good now. It’s good enough to hang in there on the last nine of a major to keep a score going. Everything is right where I want it to be. Every day I have my opportunities. You need to take them all to win these things."
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Well done Scotty looking forward to seeing you go well in the upcoming events. Play well mate can’t wait for the Pres Cup as well.
Well done, Scotty
Best wishes for the Fedex Cup !!!
Would love to see you holding it aloft at the end of the season.
Great Scott. Looking to see more of this in the coming events. It’s within your grasp on this form.
Well done Scotty. I truly believe that bloody 9th hole was your nemesis this week. You dropped 4 strokes on that darn hole with 2 of those strokes coming on Saturday’ round. Nevertheless I think you are a rising star! Keep up the good honest hard work. Its just a matter of time before you win your first major.
too bad he didnt win – the stupid steve williams would have taken credit for the win. Of course, now that Scott didnt win it is his fault – not steve’s. First Rory Mac, now Scott, one win wonders. Keegan won now and so he will be the one to break Tiger’s and Jack’s record – GET REAL GC – Tiger is the greatest to play the game and he dereves a lot of respect from everyone.
Very good attempt although the course layout is slightly bias against your present swing.
What you say is true about backing up another win after your WGC perhaps next year’s majors. Can see you winning one in 2012.
Still the best Aussie in the field!
Better luck next year!
Meh
Long putter or not – the 9th hole in Round 3 just proves he still horrible from 6 feet and in.
Nice to see guys like Adam and Sergio play well again in majors this year. So much is made of how great the young guys are doing, you are starting to hear less and less about everyone else, especially international players.
Obviously the young guys are doing well, but the 30-35 year olds have a load of talent (Adam, Sergio, Bubba, Tiger, Casey, Donald, etc..) and a bunch of guys who are in contention every major played it seems. My prediction is though I believe the <30 year olds will continue to do well, in the next 2-3 years, the 30 year olds will begin to start realizing their potentials a bit more. In a way they were unfortunate to play their young years when Tiger was dominant, now there is no single dominant guy and the youngsters are taking advantage while the slightly older guys are adjusting having so much competition for wins…
Going to be an AWESOME decade in golf.
it wasn’t too long about that Adam could not crack top ten in majors. good to see him playing some really good golf now.
GOOD EFFORT SCOTTY, LOOKS LIKE THE LONG PUTTER HAS TAKEN A MAJOR WHICH IAM NOT TO HAPPY ABOUT . AMERICA SHOULD HAVE THE CLEANEST GOLF COURSES IN THE WORLD[EVERYONE WILL HAVE A BROOMSTICK] NO EXCUSES . I DID NOTICE A PROBLEM WITH YOURS ,BUT WITH A SIMPLE CHANGE ITS EASILY FIXED ,PUT SOMEONE ELSE ON THE OTHER END. TO ALL YOU SUPPORTERS WHO LIKE THE BROOM I HOPE EVERYONE GETS ONE WHAT GREAT VIEWING THAT WILL BE . CHEERS/.
Thank goodness Scott didn’t win, Steve William’s already abnormal head size would have grown even bigger!
Here is to hoping that Scott fades back into obsurity if only to ensure that the pompous Williams never surfaces again with an inflated sense of his own importance.
Baroche – weird name. Get a life. Where did Tiger finish?
Well done Adam, I really believe that you and Steve are a formidable team and am looking forward to you winning your first Major. You set a fine example as a person and player.
Has anyone noticed scott has won multiple times around the world before Steve Williams came along ? well done Scotty. Great effort.
Peter, I have to ask you this question, do you actually believe that you know Adam Scott as a person? It would be nice if you just enjoy his golfing and not put him on a pedestal as was done with Tiger (best golfer on planet ). Look to yourself for life’s standards.
“Baroche – weird name. Get a life. Where did Tiger finish?”…….at the top of the earnings list without even winning or playing that much this year. LOL. Tiger is the highest-paid US athlete earning around $62 million or so. Haters, please go away.
scott played well! his caddie advised! woods was s__t! another young winner! a USA winner! makes a pleasant change! golf is on the up without tiger, R from UK.
It was an extremely difficult golf course for everyone. I believe that the bunkers made it 10 times harder. Adam Scott still made 7th place and is going to win a major very soon. He has Steve Williams, so watch out Tiger because you lost your best shot at winning more majors. Go Adam Scott!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
steve williams is as big an a_hole as tiger is! none of them can drive, not even a car!
Donald was unlucky scott was unlucky but tiger was very fortunate he didnt come 5 shots worse off!
some of you tiger lovers think that tiger can putt a hard boiled egg from 45ft.
woods back in nationwide tour! any pga tournament is difficult to win, even in asia. majors are only very very slightly harder, its about the ammount of pga tour wins and consistency. woods is being consistent at present, he wins nothing give him 15 years and he willwin a seniors tour event
SOMEONE SHOULD SPIKE YA DRINK/; if their is a 10FT PUTT WHITH MY LIFE IN THE BALLANCE theres only one person i want to putt, you can have your scotts, loves, strickers, or anyone else .as bad as hes putting at the moment TIGER WILL DO ME.
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