Australian star Adam Scott is hoping to salvage an average year with a victory at the BMW Australian PGA Championship this week.
The 2013 Masters winner has had a consistent but winless year. Scott has missed just three cuts in 22 starts, but has a highest finish of 11th place to show for his efforts. Speaking to the DP World Tour website this week, Scott blamed his ice-cold putter.
“My putting was really ordinary this year after putting great for three or four years,” said the 45-year-old.
“I didn’t play that poorly but when you’re playing against the best players in the world all the time, you need to be pretty sharp. It was frustration – the ball rolling past the hole was kind of how this year felt. My last outings were a little better, saw a few more go in, so I’ll be looking for that this couple of weeks.”
But now, Scott returns to the scene of his last DP World Tour victory. That Sunday in 2019, Scott edged the field by two strokes to claim the Australian PGA Championship crown. He hopes to repeat the feat this weekend.
“It’d be really special, certainly at this point in my career,” he reflected.
“It’d be like a full circle moment from being a junior champion here to being a PGA champion here, and put myself in some really great company being a three-time winner.”
Scott added that a positive result will give him momentum into 2026, which is just around the corner.
“Even though it’s late in the year, some good results can really carry some momentum into next year and that’s what I really haven’t had this year,” he said.
“So big weeks for me. Obviously, I want to play well in front of a home crowd but also carry a little momentum and confidence into next season and make the most of it.
“The last time I was playing was about a month ago and I felt quite good with my game. It was really solid. I just didn’t quite get the results but that’s kind of the story of the year for me. Everything feels OK, just got to do a little better.”
Joining Scott in the field is betting favourite Joaquin Niemann, as well as Australian heavyweights Marc Lieshman and Cam Smith.
