Adam Scott entered the ultimate spherical of the Wyndham Championship needing a robust day to maintain his hopes of qualifying for the FedEx Cup Playoffs alive. He did simply that.
Sadly it wasn’t sufficient for the Australian, who missed the Playoffs for the primary time since its existence regardless of making eight birdies to card a final-round 63 on Monday.
Scott entered the match ranked 81st and made a powerful begin, carding a gap spherical five-under 65 earlier than stumbling on the second day with a one-over 71 that left him eight off the tempo.
A one-under par 69 third spherical nonetheless left the Australian with loads of floor to make up.
Scott completed tied for seventh alongside fellow Australian Cam Davis with American Lucas Glover claiming his fifth Tour title and main the way in which at 20-under general.
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“I didn’t actually have one, actually,” Scott stated when requested what his mindset was heading into the ultimate spherical, realizing he wanted a low rating.
“I didn’t play effectively on Friday and Saturday tee to inexperienced, didn’t really feel superb, so I didn’t actually have any expectations. That may have been factor for rating. I want I knew what I used to be doing, however I don’t.”
Scott isn’t the one large identify to overlook out, with Justin Thomas additionally arising agonisingly quick.
The American moved up close to Scott after an eagle on the fifteenth gap and later gave all of it he had, needing a birdie on the ultimate gap of the day and virtually chipping it in to just do that. “No method,” the commentators exclaimed.
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“It might have been much more unimaginable if it might have gone in,” Thomas later stated.
“It’s simply a lot can occur. I’ve different guys which are nonetheless on the market each tied with
me and forward of me. I used to be on this state of affairs my rookie yr. I completed and I used to be projected at
like twenty seventh. I used to be informed that I’m within the TOUR Championship, it’s all good. Then.
“Somebody birdies 4 of his final 5, somebody birdies his final three, somebody makes a
30-footer and unexpectedly I’m first man out. However on the identical time that that may occur,
the opposite method can occur.
“I simply, I did my half. I performed one of the best I might and I fought as onerous as I might and shot the
lowest I probably might. I simply have to only hope that in some way it’s adequate.”
Scott, in the meantime, stated it wouldn’t essentially be the worst factor for him to overlook the minimize anyway, explaining it might give him a “good probability” to evaluate the place he wants to enhance his recreation.
“I feel I’m really attending to the purpose the place, , I’ve acquired to place that stuff apart and, , not play to maintain a streak of taking part in Playoffs going however play to win stuff, not simply be there to make the numbers up,” Scott stated.
“So if it does finish, I feel it’s factor. I feel it provides me probability to take a look at what I have to do otherwise to be extra aggressive in no matter competitors I’m taking part in in.”
WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD — TOP 10
1: Lucas Glover -20 [F]
T2: Russell Henley -18 [F]
T2: Byeong Hun An -18 [F]
4: Billy Horschel -16 [F]
T5: Webb Simpson -13 [F]
T5: Michael Kim -13 [F]
T7: Brendon Todd -12 [14]
T7: Adam Scott -12 [F]
T7: Cam Davis -12 [F]
T7: Adam Svensson -12 [F]
T7: J.T. Poston -12 [F]
PROJECTED FEDEX CUP BUBBLE
66: Beau Hossler
67: Matt Nesmith
68: Vincent Norrman
69: J.J. Spaun
70: Ben Griffin
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71: Justin Thomas
72: Adam Scott
73: Davis Thompson
74: Austin Eckroat
75: Ben Taylor