Scott claims Scottish PGA by ten strokes
BY iseekgolf.com | European PGA Tour | 2002 Scottish PGA Championship | Final Round | 26 Aug 2002
Adam Scott fired an eagle, birdie and eagle over his final three holes for a -9 (63) and a ten stroke victory at the 2002 Scottish PGA Championship. Scott finished with a tournament record -26, beating the previous mark of -19 set by Pierre Fulke in 2000 by a massive seven shots.
The victory was the second of the year for Scott, who enjoyed yet another definitive six stroke victory at the Qatar Masters in March. Scotland’s Raymond Russell shot a -4 (68) and finished second at -16 while Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance was third with -17 after a final round of 67. Australian Scott Gardiner claimed his best finish of the year, closing the tournament in outright 4th at -12.
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Final Round – Australasian Scores
1 -26 Adam Scott 67 65 67 63
4 -12 Scott Gardiner 67 72 65 72
T11 -8 Richard Green 65 71 72 72
T20 -6 Peter Fowler 70 71 69 72
T20 -6 Nick O’Hern 71 76 67 68
T27 -5 Brett Rumford 69 73 70 71
T32 -4 Stephen Leaney 71 71 70 72
T50 Even Greg Turner 72 73 70 73
T60 2 Stephen Scahill 68 78 72 72
T65 3 Peter Senior 69 75 73 74
T68 4 Lucas Parsons 74 73 72 73
