Fever costs golfer Adam Scott chance to win US$10 million bonus
A high fever has all but ended Adam Scott's bid to win the Tour Championship and FedExCup honours. Drained of energy, the Australian needed an intravenous drip just to start his third round at East Lake and was unable to play at his best.
A high fever has all but ended Adam Scott's bid to win the Tour Championship and FedExCup honours.
The Masters champion shot five over par for his first nine holes to quickly tumble down the leaderboard and although he improved on the back nine, it was too little, too late.
His third-round 74 left him tied for 10th place, nine shots behind runaway leader Henrik Stenson, and with virtually no hope of claiming the US$10 million jackpot on offer at the season-ending event.
"I wasn't feeling top drawer last night and had a rough night," Scott said. "I had fever throughout the night and not a lot of sleep. It was uncomfortable and I didn't feel too flush this morning, so I had to get some help. I feel a lot better now, but it was pretty rough this morning.
"The way I was feeling this morning, without the doc's help, I definitely wouldn't have been going. I was really flat and not in a good way. Hopefully I can rest up tonight and feel better tomorrow."