Adam Scott is flying the flag for the “40 plusses” within the penultimate occasion of the PGA Tour with a lot nonetheless to play for practically 1 / 4 of a century since he made his debut on the web site of this week’s $30m BMW Championship.
The now 44-year-old was in his first yr as knowledgeable in 2000 when he missed the reduce in The Worldwide at Fortress Pines Golf Membership close to Denver, now the positioning of the second occasion within the PGA Tour playoffs, the place Scott is within the elite 50-player area trying to make it to the 30-man, season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.
He’s clawed his manner again from being outdoors the highest 60 on this planet rankings halfway by 2024, enjoying in all 4 majors, taking his streak to 96, and courtesy of simply making the sector this week has earnt a begin in all eight “signature” PGA Tour occasion in 2025, the place greater than $230m in prizemoney is up for grabs.
With near $100m in profession earnings on the PGA Tour throughout 25 seasons, which is high 10 in all-time cash earners, chasing additional money is much less of a precedence now for Scott than including titles to a cupboard that has solely been opened as soon as since 2020 when he took out the Cathedral Invitational in rural Victoria on the finish of 2023.
However that didn’t absolutely fulfill a successful thirst that continues to be his drive.
Scott is adamant that even after a 2024 season so far he stated he’d give himself a “go” for, he’s enjoying properly sufficient at a “good time of the yr” to achieve success in a sport that’s “shifting quick”.
“I really feel like my sport’s actually taking form the final couple of months. I’ve been a winner on the PGA Tour and I imagine I can nonetheless be a winner on the PGA Tour and that’s my focus for this week,” Scott, now 31 on this planet, stated.
“I anticipate extra out of myself, however I’m at an fascinating level in my profession.
“I’m balancing and juggling quite a lot of issues simply on the golf course, not to mention the remainder of my life. The sport’s shifting quick and that’s a distinct factor for somebody from my era, I imagine. And attempting to get every part in line and keep aggressive has been the most important problem.
“I haven’t had any unhealthy outcomes actually. My sport’s been pretty strong, however I simply haven’t fairly discovered that momentum. However the previous few weeks is wanting higher, so it’s a great time a yr to be enjoying properly.”
Jason Day, Cam Davis and Scott are the final three Australians standing this week, with Davis and Scott needing to complete within the high 10 to make it to the Tour Championship.
Scott’s confidence ranges haven’t diminished regardless of the youthful profile of the sport’s finest gamers, and he’s adamant he’s obtained “some wins in me out right here”.
“I nonetheless imagine I’ve the sport in me to be in that elite group of gamers on the PGA Tour and I nonetheless suppose I’ve obtained some wins in me out right here,” he stated.
“There’s nonetheless heaps for me to perform and it’d be a feather within the cap for all of the 40 pluses to make it to East Lake as of late as a result of it’s definitely getting more durable and more durable for us.”