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Adam Scott shot a 6-under 65 on Saturday and moved inside one stroke of the leaders on the Baycurrent Classic in Yokohama, Japan, as he chases his first PGA Tour title since 2020.
The 46-year-old Australian is in a five-way tie for fourth place at 12-under, trailing Jacob Bridgeman (69 on Saturday), rookie Zach Bauchou (67) and Michael Brennan (65) coming into the ultimate spherical at Yokohama Country Club.
Scott, the 2013 Masters champion with 14 profession wins on the PGA Tour, wrapped eagles on the par-5 sixth gap and par-4 ninth round a bogey on the par-3 seventh on Saturday to go together with three birdies.
His final tour victory was at The Genesis Invitational in 2020 at Riviera Country Club.
‘It’s been like six years since I’ve gained on the PGA Tour. I’m annoyed by that,’ Scott stated. ‘I really feel like there’s been some good golf in there and I have never made probably the most of it, but it surely additionally exhibits how exhausting it’s to win on the PGA Tour now.’
Scott has come near ending the drought twice earlier than this season, ending fourth at The Genesis in February and tying for fourth on the Cadillac Championship in May.
‘It could be good simply to win something, to be trustworthy with you, at this level,’ Scott stated. ‘So it is a nice likelihood for me tomorrow to exit and have a improbable spherical and hopefully it is higher than everybody else.’
Bridgeman, the first-round chief on the PGA Tour’s solely cease in Asia, endured an up-and-down spherical with six birdies and 4 bogeys.
A stretch of three bogeys in 4 holes stored Bauchou from separating from the pack.
Brennan had his low spherical of the event with seven birdies and one bogey.
Justin Thomas is a part of the quintet tied with Scott at 12-under after posting 5 birdies and one bogey. He is searching for his fifth profession PGA Tour title in Asia.
‘I want I knew as a result of I might like to channel it year-round on a regular basis. I’m unsure. Yeah, I’ve an awesome observe document. I’m going to attempt to use that to my benefit,’ Thomas stated of his success in Asia. ‘I actually take pleasure in coming to those occasions. I feel it is simply one thing to be stated and type of cool and particular when you may play in entrance of those that we’re by no means actually going to get the possibility to be in entrance of and see and play.’
Also tied for fourth are England’s Jordan Smith (66), Germany’s Stephan Jaeger (67) and second-round co-leader Keith Mitchell (70)
Defending champion Xander Schauffele is tied for twelfth and 4 photographs off the tempo after a 6-under 65 on Saturday.
Seventy-two gamers are competing within the no-cut event with a prize pool of $8 million, with the winner taking residence $1.44 million.
–Field Level Media