Adam Scott tied for third after third round of PGA Tour Championship
Australian golfer Adam Scott is tied for third place heading into the final round of the PGA Tour Championship. He trails leader Viktor Hovland by three shots as he seeks his first PGA Tour victory since 2020.
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The Tour Championship is a major professional sports event with significant financial stakes and career implications for elite athletes.
Adam Scott is in the mix at the Tour Championship in the United States. ( Reuters: Imagn Images/Brett Davis )
Australian Adam Scott is in a tie for third in the PGA Tour Championship.
Scott is three shots back from leader Viktor Hovland.
The final round of the Tour Championship will be held on Sunday (Monday AEST).
Link copied Share Share article A much-craved second major continues to elude him but Adam Scott may be one great round from capping his decorated career with a second season-ending Tour Championship title.
As golf's biggest names jostle for the $US10 million ($A14 million) winner's cheque in Atlanta, Scott quietly but steadily climbed into a tie for third place entering the final round.
The 2006 champion compiled a classy third-round five-under-par 65 at Atlanta's East Lake Golf Club to position himself three shots behind Norwegian leader Viktor Hovland.
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