Post by billhammond on Aug 23, 2024 18:10:19 GMT -5
Excerpt from CBS Sports
The oldest man in the field and one of the few to have teed it up at Castle Pines before this week leads halfway through the 2024 BMW Championship. Amid a testy day in Colorado, Adam Scott surged up the leaderboard thanks to a bogey-free 9-under 63 to reach 13 under for the tournament.
Scott's 63 was good for a course record at Castle Pines — which Ludvig Åberg matchedit in the afternoon — and represents the 44-year-old's lowest round on the PGA Tour since the final round of the 2023 Wyndham Championship. Most importantly, it puts him three clear of his nearest competitor, first-round leader Keegan Bradley, at 10 under.
"I think it's hard to get a lot better in your 40s, and there are a lot of 20-year-olds getting better. I just think there are probably a lot of 40 plus guys dropping off the Tour," Scott said. "There are a lot of mid 20s coming on the Tour taking their place. Whether it's just life or whether it's physical at this age or mental, it's hard to keep pace with what the younger guys are doing, from hitting the ball at a speed that's competitive to practicing enough to having the motivation and the drive to do it. I think it's harder for the older guys."
In a field that features Akshay Bhatia and Nick Dunlap who were not even born when Scott made his professional debut, the veteran is showing the kids how it is done. Wielding the broomstick effectively on Friday, Scott searches for his first win since the 2020 Genesis Invitational and a potential path not only to the FedEx Cup final but to his first FedEx Cup crown.
Should the Australian convert his 36-hole lead into his 15th PGA Tour victory, Scott would enter the Tour Championship ranked fourth in the FedEx Cup and start at 6 under just four off the pace of the leader. Freed up after securing his place inside the top 50 and in the signature events for 2025, the former world No. 1 is playing like it.
The oldest man in the field and one of the few to have teed it up at Castle Pines before this week leads halfway through the 2024 BMW Championship. Amid a testy day in Colorado, Adam Scott surged up the leaderboard thanks to a bogey-free 9-under 63 to reach 13 under for the tournament.
Scott's 63 was good for a course record at Castle Pines — which Ludvig Åberg matched
"I think it's hard to get a lot better in your 40s, and there are a lot of 20-year-olds getting better. I just think there are probably a lot of 40 plus guys dropping off the Tour," Scott said. "There are a lot of mid 20s coming on the Tour taking their place. Whether it's just life or whether it's physical at this age or mental, it's hard to keep pace with what the younger guys are doing, from hitting the ball at a speed that's competitive to practicing enough to having the motivation and the drive to do it. I think it's harder for the older guys."
In a field that features Akshay Bhatia and Nick Dunlap who were not even born when Scott made his professional debut, the veteran is showing the kids how it is done. Wielding the broomstick effectively on Friday, Scott searches for his first win since the 2020 Genesis Invitational and a potential path not only to the FedEx Cup final but to his first FedEx Cup crown.
Should the Australian convert his 36-hole lead into his 15th PGA Tour victory, Scott would enter the Tour Championship ranked fourth in the FedEx Cup and start at 6 under just four off the pace of the leader. Freed up after securing his place inside the top 50 and in the signature events for 2025, the former world No. 1 is playing like it.