Australian Adam Scott has determined to not return to the Land Down Below for the ‘Aussie Summer time of Golf,’ per Evin Priest of Golf Digest.
Now a part of the DP World Tour schedule, the BMW Australian PGA Championship is slated for Nov. 21-24, and the ISPS Handa Australian Open will happen the next week. Golf followers in Australia view these occasions as the most important of the yr, though LIV Golf Adelaide is perhaps essentially the most sought-after match now. However years earlier than LIV’s inception, Jack Nicklaus referred to the Australian Open because the “Fifth Main,” as he, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Participant would play in it yearly. But, over the previous few a long time, the PGA Tour has grow to be a year-round circuit and, in flip, uncared for Australian tournaments. That’s the reason so many Australian golfers—like Scott—have prioritized returning to their dwelling nation to play in entrance of their native followers every November and December. However, the 44-year-old Scott, who gained the Australian PGA Championship twice and trounced the Australian Open area by 5 strokes in 2009, has opted to skip these this time round.
“All through my profession, I’ve at all times performed my greatest to return again to Australia to compete in at the least a few of our nice native occasions. This yr will likely be an exception, as I must spend some high quality time with my household and get some relaxation,” Scott mentioned to Priest.
“I’m delighted to see that there are high quality fields for our premier occasions. I want all contributors the most effective of luck, and I’m certain the tournaments will likely be very profitable. Regardless that I gained’t be there this yr, I thank all of the sponsors for supporting Australian golf.”
Final yr, Scott completed in solo sixth on the Australian PGA after which tied for fourth on the Australian Open earlier than the calendar flipped to 2024. He started his busy yr with a T-7 end on the Hero Dubai Desert Basic after which centered his efforts on his PGA Tour schedule at the start of February. Three straight top-20s adopted on the West Coast, serving as a harbinger of issues to return.
Scott went on to have a superb 2024 season, highlighted by runner-up finishes on the Genesis Scottish Open and the BMW Championship in Colorado. He additionally tied for 4th on the Tour Championship and even posted a top-10 at Royal Troon—his first top-10 end at a significant since 2019. Maybe much more impressively, Scott earned a particular exemption into the U.S. Open, thus extending his streak of taking part in in consecutive majors to an unthinkable 92 straight. However he nonetheless needed to attempt to make it via by way of Last Qualifying. After taking part in 36 holes, Scott fell simply in need of incomes a visit to Pinehurst No. 2, however the USGA gave Scott an invitation due to his Official World Golf Rating (OWGR) a number of days later.
The Aussie most lately made his eleventh look within the Presidents Cup, successful two factors for the Worldwide group. These two factors made Scott essentially the most profitable Worldwide participant on this competitors, as he has now amassed 23 factors over his illustrious profession—two greater than Ernie Els. That mentioned, Scott has but to be on the successful facet of the Presidents Cup, because the Internationals have now misplaced 10 in a row to america.
Scott additionally sits on the PGA Tour Coverage Board, which {the golfing} world has scrutinized carefully over the previous yr. The board continues to attempt to strike a take care of the Saudi Public Funding Fund (PIF), LIV Golf’s beneficiary, and it’s also working to reshape the construction of the PGA Tour.
All of this has saved the 2013 Masters champion fairly busy, so it’s comprehensible that he desires to spend some downtime along with his household.
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