{"id":498131,"date":"2026-02-23T04:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/498131\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T04:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:34:09","slug":"adam-scott-finishes-fourth-in-us-pga-tour-event-at-riviera-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/498131\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Scott finishes fourth in US PGA Tour event at Riviera Golf Course"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adam Scott will rue a third-round flop after storming home to finish fourth at the prestigious Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rising American Jacob Bridgeman broke through for his maiden PGA Tour victory after keeping his chasers at bay \u2014 just \u2014 to convert a five-shot overnight lead into an anxious one-stroke triumph at ritzy Riviera Country Club.<\/p>\n

Bridgeman closed with a one-over-par 72 to edge out playing partner Rory McIlroy and fast-finishing countryman Kurt Kitayama, who applied the heat with a surging Sunday 64.<\/p>\n

Apart from a blazing hole-out from the 12th-hole bunker and an-all-too-late birdie at the last, world number two McIlroy was unable to make enough headway down the stretch.<\/p>\n

With a final-round 67, golf’s latest grand slam winner had to settle for joint runner-up, one stroke ahead of Scott, who closed with a flawless and brilliant eight-birdie 63 to briefly seize the clubhouse lead at 16 under.<\/p>\n

Scott’s eight-under effort matched his low round of the day on Friday but the former world number one’s third-round 73 always left him 11 shots back and, realistically, playing for second prize.<\/p>\n

Still, after going without a top-10 finish last year, the 2013 Masters champ’s welcome return to form will be heartening six weeks out from the season’s first major at Augusta National.<\/p>\n

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Fellow Australian Min Woo Lee also charged home with a final-round 65 to tie for 12th with world number one Scottie Scheffler at 11 under at the $US20 million ($28 million) event.<\/p>\n

A Saturday 74 also cruelled Lee’s hopes of a higher finish following his own runner-up showing last week at Pebble Beach.<\/p>\n

Scheffler also closed with a 65 but the American’s record 18 consecutive top-10 finishes came to a halt because of an uncharacteristic first-round two-over 74.<\/p>\n

Almost inevitably, the spoils \u2014 and the $US4 million ($5.6 million) winner’s cheque \u2014 belonged to Bridgeman despite a nervy finish that included three bogeys and no birdies after the third hole.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old has been knocking on the door all season, with a top-five, top-10 and two top-20 finishes in his previous four 2026 starts.<\/p>\n

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