How Up-and-Down Weekend at Bay Hill Affects Adam Scott’s Chances at 2014 Masters

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Published: March 24, 2014

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Now that's not the way you'd expect a major champion to close out a golf tournament he'd been leading for 66 holes.

Adam Scott disappointed not only his legion of fans who have patiently waited for him to turn into the superstar he seems destined to be, but himself as well.

What happened Sunday afternoon in the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational was not catastrophic by any means. Scott, the 2013 Masters champion, shot a scraggly round of 76 and could not call up any magic from his anchored putting stroke.

As a result, he failed to put himself in position to move into the top spot in the Official World Golf Rankings by the Masters and blew a chance to win a greatly coveted title at Bay Hill.

What's more bothersome about Sunday afternoon, more than the lousy putting and a driver that seemed incapable of finding fairway, was the fact that this is the third significant tournament Scott has let get away in this manner.

As a reminder:

1) The 2012 British Open appeared to be Scott's first major championship victory. As he stepped on the 15th tee in the final round, Scott had a four-shot lead. When he got to the 18th green, his lead was gone, having been handed on a silver platter to Ernie Els.

“I can’t justify anything I did out there today,” Scott was quoted in the New York Times afterward. “I let a great chance slip through my fingers today, and I know it.”

2) Scott celebrated his Masters triumph last year by staying in his native Australia after the PGA Tour season and competing in the Australian Masters, PGA and Open. He won the first of those two and started the day four shots ahead in the Open.

That lead was one as he started down the 18th fairway, but he couldn't hold it and was beaten by Rory McIlroy.



And then came Sunday's collapse, which actually began Saturday when he frittered away most of ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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