{"id":922874,"date":"2026-10-10T09:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T09:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/922874\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T09:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T09:16:14","slug":"great-scott-aussie-winds-back-the-clock-in-epic-round-australian-golf-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/922874\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Scott: Aussie winds back the clock in epic round \u2013 Australian Golf Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 10th, 2026 <\/p>\n

\n By Australian Golf Digest <\/p>\n

A stunning third round at the Baycurrent Classic has given Adam Scott the ideal platform to secure his first win on the PGA Tour since February, 2020.<\/p>\n

Scott is aged 46, having shot to superstardom when he became Australia\u2019s first Masters winner in 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But the veteran has made a mockery of his age at recent events on the golfing circuit, culminating in Saturday\u2019s eye-catching effort at the Yokohama Country Club.<\/p>\n

After opening with rounds of 69 and 67, Scott fired a six-under 65 to sit at 12 under heading into the final day of what could be a landmark triumph.<\/p>\n

What, like it\u2019s hard? Adam Scott is just one off the lead @Baycurrent_Clsc! \ud83d\udcfa Golf Channel https:\/\/t.co\/uWc3yXvifw<\/p>\n

\u2014 PGA Tour (@PGATour) October 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Scott rocketed into contention and is now one of five golfers trailing American leaders Michael Brennan, Zach Bauchou and Jacob Bridgeman by one stroke.<\/p>\n

He has recorded 14 wins on the PGA Tour \u2013 and boasts more than 30 tournament victories worldwide \u2013 but is yet to hoist a trophy in Japan.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou got to be pleased with that, and something like that tomorrow might be enough,\u201d Scott said of his round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a bad spot to be a few back. Hopefully we\u2019ll be in for a great day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott has produced some sublime form since finishing tied for ninth at this year\u2019s British Open, playing with aplomb as the Internationals recently threatened to capture the Presidents Cup.<\/p>\n

\"AdamAdam Scott\u2019s efforts at the British Open gave rivals \u2013 and himself \u2013 plenty to ponder. (AP PHOTO<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Australian also notably shared second spot with Rory McIlroy at the 2026 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, England, in September.<\/p>\n

The PGA Tour\u2019s lone stop in Asia features its strongest field of the FedEx Cup Fall series, with 13 of the 24 players who competed in the Presidents Cup two weeks ago in Chicago.<\/p>\n

The main highlights of Scott\u2019s big day day out in Japan were eagles on the par-5 sixth hole and a stunning chip-in at the par-4 ninth.<\/p>\n

He also had birdies on the first, fifth and 13th, with his lone bogey of the round coming at the par-3 seventh.<\/p>\n

Scott is chasing his first PGA Tour win since the 2020 Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Despite a six-year drought, he has been a model of consistency in many senses.<\/p>\n

This year the stalwart played his 100th consecutive major, second behind only American legend Jack Nicklaus (146).<\/p>\n

\"JacobJacob Bridgeman is among the threats standing between Adam Scott and victory in Japan. (EPA PHOTO<\/a>)<\/p>\n

While Scott had a Saturday to remember, compatriot Min Woo Lee tumbled 10 spots down the Baycurrent Classic leaderboard to be tied 17th.<\/p>\n

After opening with four-under 67s, Lee could only manage a one-over 72 in his third round.<\/p>\n

Lee posted bogeys on the 11th and 12th holes, before registering his only birdie for the day at the 13th to be seven under for the tournament.<\/p>\n

The Baycurrent Classic, formerly known as the Zozo Championship, is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the Japan Golf Tour.<\/p>\n

with AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 10th, 2026 By Australian Golf Digest A stunning third round at the Baycurrent Classic has given Adam…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":922875,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,941,405163,85],"class_list":["post-922874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-japan","tag-overseas-sport","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=922874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/922875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=922874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=922874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=922874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}