Adam Scott let slip a golden opportunity for his 15th PGA Tour victory, but the silver lining was his runner-up at the BMW Championship secured a progression to the season-ending event in Atlanta.
Rory McIlroy had quite an adventure on the ninth hole at Castle Pines Golf Club in the final round of the BMW Championship, one that included a snapped driver and a barefoot shot.
No Asian golfer has won the FedExCup since its inception in 2007, with Sungjae Im of Korea coming the closest in 2022 after finishing tied second behind McIlroy.
Adam Scott will enjoy a full-circle moment within his stellar golf career when he returns to the site of his PGA Tour debut, made 24 years ago, at this week’s BMW Championship at Denver’s Castle Pines course.
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Through two days Scott has missed just six greens, and he’s made the most of said opportunities, rolling in putt after putt to gain a whopping 3.7 strokes over the field on the dancefloors.
It is believed one of the topics of conversation was what type of improvements the tour needs in wake of the fracture in professional golf, and how much ownership the players should take in this response.
The tour has a scheduled Player Advisory Council meeting later today, but Woods will be part of a separate, smaller meeting comprising the sport’s best players and its marquee attractions.
As 70 players jockey for position in the penultimate FedEx Cup Playoffs event, nobody but Justin Thomas has played a competitive round on the host course.
The former Western Open is the third-oldest tournament on the PGA Tour schedule, behind only the Open Championship and the US Open. Since taken over by BMW in 2007 the tournament has moved outside the confines of Chicago.
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