Rahm finishes last at Wentworth as Scott, 46, takes BMW PGA lead
Jon Rahm finished last at Wentworth. Adam Scott, aged 46, led the BMW PGA Championship.
That is the story after 36 holes on the West Course on 18 September. Rahm shot 78 and 77 for 11-over par and missed the cut. Scott shot 67 and 67 to reach 10-under par and set the clubhouse target The Guardian.
The two-time major champion never got going. His opening 78 tied his highest round on the DP World Tour Golf Channel. He followed it with 77. Across the two days he made three birdies, 10 bogeys and two double bogeys. A bogey is one over par for a hole. A double bogey is two over. That maths left him in last place.
Tommy Fleetwood also went home early. The Englishman shot 73 in the first round and 74 in the second for three-over par. That was not enough to survive the cut line, the score that decides who plays the weekend. The 15th hole hurt him twice. He took a bogey five there on Thursday and a double bogey there on Friday.
At the top, Scott looked calm and sharp. He opened with a 5-under 67 on Thursday, one shot behind co-leaders Aaron Rai and Joakim Lagergren. He then repeated the score on Friday to move into the clubhouse lead Yahoo Sports. At 46, he is trying to become the oldest winner of this event at Wentworth.
J.J. Spaun is close behind. The American shot 66 on Friday to reach eight-under par, two back from Scott. Spaun was left off the United States Presidents Cup team captained by Brandt Snedeker. Scott will play for the International team at the Presidents Cup at Medinah next weekend.
There was also a worrying exit for Patrick Reed. He withdrew during his second round with a left wrist injury. He had covered his first nine holes of the day in 44 strokes, nine-over par, before stopping. Reed had arrived at Wentworth as the Race to Dubai leader Today's Golfer.
What makes this stand out is the contrast. Scott found fairways and holed putts for two steady days. Rahm sprayed the ball and paid for it. Two rounds. Twenty-one shots between them.
For fans, this means a wide-open weekend. Scott carries the lead and the experience. A chasing pack sits within reach. And two of the biggest names are already gone.
