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May 12
The Players Championship is nothing but a test of patience and a frustrated Scott obviously lost his on the closing holes at TPC Sawgrass, where he made double bogey on three of the last five holes on Sunday. That left him with a back nine of 7-over-par 43 and a round of 80, which dropped him into a tie for 54th after he began the day tied for 20th. The three doubles gave him a total of four for the tournament -- only one player in the field had more -- but, surprisingly, none of Scott's doubles came on the 17th hole. There were times during the week when it appeared Scott might be there on Sunday, starting when he made birdies on three of his first four holes Thursday, but he shot 41 on the back nine and totaled 75. However, he moved back into contention with two birdies in his first three holes during a bounce-back round of 71 on Friday. Then he put his name momentarily on the leaderboard with four birdies on his first six holes Saturday, but he couldn't make another the rest of the day and played the last 30 holes of the tournament in 11-over-par. Once again, he struggled with his putter, taking at least 30 every day and averaging 31.0. The schedule on Scott's website indicates that he will take two weeks off before playing in the Memorial Tournament. |
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