2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude: Three Holes Blow Up Adam Scott’s Round
By Tim Letcher
Adam Scott entered the 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Classic firmly on the FedEx Cup bubble. The Top 125 players get into the playoffs and Scott began play in Memphis at No. 123.
Obviously, Scott could use a good showing to ensure his spot in this season’s playoffs. But a three-hole stretch in the middle of his first round on Thursday is likely going to prevent that from happening.
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Scott opened his day at TPC Southwind playing the back nine first. His first nine was pretty quiet overall.
He suffered an opening bogey at the par-4 10th hole. But he would par the next three holes to stay at 1-over on his round.
On the par-3 14th hole, Scott missed the green way left, then chipped into a bunker with his second shot. He was able to get up-and-down from the bunker for a bogey, but he dropped to 2-over par in the process.
Scott bounced back on the easy par-5 16th hole. There, he hit the green in two and settled for an easy birdie, one that got him back to 1-over on his round. That’s where he would finish his first nine.
On his second nine, things fell apart very quickly.
Playing the par-4 first hole, Scott drove his ball in the rough and had to pitch out with his second shot. He got on the green in three but missed the par putt, suffering a bogey.
On the par-4 second hole, Scott again drove his ball in the rough. His second shot came up short and he couldn’t get up-and-down. It was a second straight bogey, one that dropped him to 3-over par on his round.
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The real damage came at the par-5 third hole. There, Scott hit not one but two balls in the water on the same hole. By the time he was done, he had carded a triple-bogey eight. Going 5-over par in three holes left him in last place at the time.
Scott will need some sort of miracle just to make the cut this week in Memphis after shooting a 4-over par 74 on Thursday. And with that, his postseason fate is completely up in the air with just one more event left in the regular season.