Adam Scott’s dream of winning the Claret Jug was extinguished once again but the Australian star leaves Troon with the bonus of having confirmed he will make his 25th straight Open appearance next year. After a bright start on Sunday, a groan from the gallery surrounding the Par 3 5th hole at Royal Troon on Sunday provided the soundtrack to signal the Queenslander’s hopes of claiming a second major were over. His attempt to secure the British Open went superbly for the first hour as Scott moved to within two shots of the lead on another day of snakes and ladders for the contenders at Troon, with .
But when Scott missed a five-foot putt for par, having recovered from a tricky position with a superb wedge, his hopes deflated like a pricked balloon. And the gallery, who were largely supporting his playing partner Shane Lowry, knew it as well. In truth, even if Scott had made the par putt, the former world No.
1’s hopes of reeling in Schauffele were doubtful given the American’s brilliance, with the world No.2 shooting a 6-under 65 to finish at 9-under. Scott’s Sunday threatened to spiral out of control when he double-bogeyed the 10th after a wayward drive landed in trouble off the tee, but he fought hard to finish square with a 71 taking his tournament total to 284, nine shots behind Schauffele.
“After the 10th it was kind of over. In the end I was too far back. Yesterday gave me a glimmer of hope, but it would have had to be a super hot front nine,” Scott said.
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