Scottish Open: Adam Scott stays optimistic, regardless of powerful end

Adam Scott held a two-shot lead with 4 holes to play however didn’t come out on high, regardless of not making any obvious errors down the stretch.

As a substitute, he noticed Robert MacIntyre race him by because the Scotsman scuttled previous the Aussie with an eagle-par-birdie end to take residence the Genesis Scottish Open title by one.

“A disgrace to come back up brief, however Bob did what he needed to do to win. Eagle, par, birdie, that’s nice stuff,” Scott stated.

“I actually felt good coming in right here, and I used to be taking part in higher than I’ve all yr and actually for fairly some time. Good to be within the combine… However happy for Bob. This can be a large win. I performed with him [Saturday], and you’ll hear them singing over there. I believe that’s superior for him, and hopefully, I can take some good type into subsequent week.”

Scott had a wonderful spherical except for a few errors that in the end price him. After making three birdies on the entrance 9 to leap as much as 16-under, Scott made a double bogey on the par-4 eighth. He misjudged his third shot, which relegated him again right down to 14-under, the place he started his day. However Scott rallied on the very subsequent gap, holing out from the sand for an unbelievable two on the par-3 ninth.

One other birdie adopted on the par-5 tenth, after which Scott caught his strategy to 17 inches on the par-3 14th, which led to a different birdie. However a bogey at 15 adopted after a poor strategy shot.

“I knew I used to be in entrance after 14. After which bogeyed 15,” Scott added.

“I knew I needed to at the very least birdie 16, after which I used to be looking for one there on the final.”

He managed to make a 4 on the par-5 sixteenth—the identical gap MacIntyre eagled—however in contrast to the Scotsman, the Aussie couldn’t get his birdie try and drop on the 18th gap, which proved to be the distinction.

“I had fairly a tough putt to learn. It was form of down the backbone, and I learn it to go straight. It was straight down the backbone, however it went proper just a little bit,” Scott stated of his 14-foot birdie try on the final.

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“You already know, it was enjoyable to have one which mattered, really. So, I’m excited to take some consolation on this and head into a significant subsequent week on type. As a result of it’s been some time since I can say I’ve carried out that.”

Scott’s final runner-up end got here on the 2021 Wyndham Championship, when Kevin Kisner defeated Scott and 4 others in a 6-man playoff. Scott’s final win got here on the 2020 Genesis Invitational in Riviera, as this week prolonged his winless drought to just about four-and-a-half years.

However now he’ll make his 93rd consecutive begin in a significant at Royal Troon, the positioning of subsequent week’s Open Championship.

“I believe I must hold doing the identical issues I’ve been doing,” Scott stated.

“It was nice to check a few the modifications I’ve made within the final couple weeks on the market [on Sunday]. It wasn’t all excellent. However it was good to see that a few of it was working properly. I do know if I discover myself within the warmth subsequent week, hopefully, I can lean into this good things occurring.”

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