Adam Scott Eyes Triumph at the Australian PGA Championship
Adam Scott, a renowned golfer, is in contention for his third Australian PGA Championship, despite a five-year title drought. Scott, former world number one and Masters champion, is looking to break this streak.On Saturday, Scott demonstrated his skill with a round of 66 strokes, achieving eight birdies and three bogeys. This allowed him to briefly share the lead, finishing in ninth place with a total of 11 under par.
The competition is fierce, with Min Woo Lee, Marc Leishman, Anthony Quayle, David Puig from Spain, and Ricardo Gouveia from Portugal at the top of the leaderboard. All of them could surpass Scott in the final standings. Scott, with 32 worldwide victories, hasn’t won a 72-hole event since the Genesis Invitational in 2020. At 45 years old, he is convinced that more triumphs are to come and his performance on Saturday suggests that the Kirkwood Cup could be within his reach.Scott commented that he will need an exceptional final round. “I need a great first part of the course to position myself and, if I can, be among the top seven or eight. I will have to close well too. I can’t stagnate. The competition is very fierce, tomorrow will have to be a brilliant round,” he added. After a two-hour delay due to rain, Scott managed consecutive birdies on holes 12 and 13 to lead with 12 under par. However, a bogey on the next hole and a mistake on the par 3 of hole 17, where his approach shot ended up in the bunker, prevented him from maintaining the lead. Scott explained that his focus is not on winning, but on improving his game. “I am working on all aspects and doing better,” he said. “I have put myself in a good position.”It’s hard to complain about a 66.
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