Sky pundit says Adam Scott didn’t win more majors at his peak due to one ‘really poor’ part of his game

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Adam Scott could have hardly asked for a worse start to his third round at the BMW Championship at Castle Pines, as the Australian looked to hold onto the lead he held at the halfway stage in Colorado.

Adam Scott was the surprise leader after the second round of the BMW Championship, with the 44-year-old posting a stunning 63 on Friday at the course where he made his PGA Tour debut back in 2000.

Scott noted that his iron play had been atrocious for two years. Unfortunately for the 2013 Masters champion, it was other parts of his game which landed him in real trouble during the early stages of his third round on Saturday.

His drive off the first went out of bounds, while he found water off the tee on three. He would also then go on to three putt on the third green to register a double bogey. One more bogey on the fourth would leave Scott at four over par for the day until he made a birdie on 11.

Why Adam Scott hasn’t won more majors during his career

Scott is known for having one of the most aesthetically-pleasing swings in the modern era, so it is a wonder to many that he has, so far, only won one major championship during his career.

But speaking on Sky Sports (broadcast on 24/8; 17:30), David Howell suggested that one part of his game simply did not match up to the rest while he was at his peak.

“Length off the tee and wedge play, that’s how he puts it together, and if you get hot with that putter. I mean, he was a really poor putter through a really prime period of his career, that’s why he wasn’t winning multiple major championships. But again, he’s gone to the chest putter and he’s rolling the ball really nicely,” he said, just before his third round kicked off.

In good company

Scott is far from being the only world-class player on one major title. Countryman Jason Day and Sergio Garcia are amongst those in a similar boat. Certainly, Garcia can relate to the idea of putting woes denying him more major titles.

Scott deserves enormous credit for how he bounced back from his nightmare start on Saturday, playing the back nine in two under par to leave himself just one shot back of Keegan Bradley. He is looking set to comfortably book his ticket to The Tour Championship next week.

And given his ability to put mistakes behind him, it would really not be a surprise if there were a few more occasions where he contended for one of golf’s biggest prizes.