{"id":58020,"date":"2026-08-29T19:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T19:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/58020\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T19:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T19:01:32","slug":"great-scott-rises-as-min-woo-lees-tour-championship-bid-stalls-australian-golf-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/58020\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Scott rises as Min Woo Lee’s Tour Championship bid stalls \u2013 Australian Golf Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"

It only required about 10 minutes for Min Woo Lee\u2019s hopes to take a nasty turn as Adam Scott emerged as Australia\u2019s new great hope at golf\u2019s insanely rich Tour Championship in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

The 46-year-old Scott continued his vintage form with a second-round three-under-par 67 to climb into a tie for seventh at the $US40 million showpiece at East Lake.<\/p>\n

A winner of the grand season finale 20 years ago, Scott will enter the weekend just three shots behind halfway pacesetters Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland after a tidy bogey-free round.<\/p>\n

Scott will also start moving day with momentum after collecting his third birdie of round two on his very last hole.<\/p>\n

Lee, though, will be eager to put his second round behind him as the 28-year-old strives to reignite his bid to become the first Tour Championship debutant since Xander Schauffele in 2017 to pocket the monster $US10 million winner\u2019s cheque.<\/p>\n

After matching his career low round with a masterful 62 on Thursday, Lee stumbled with a horror triple-bogey seven on the par-4 fifth hole.<\/p>\n

\"Lee\"\/Min Woo Lee followed his brilliant 62 with a 73 in the second round. (AP PHOTO)<\/p>\n

After spraying his drive into the right rough, the Australian No.1 needed two more shots to find the fairway, then three-putted to suddenly slip from eight to five under and back in the chasing pack.<\/p>\n

Lee rebounded with his first birdie of the day on the next hole, only to drop two more strokes before signing for a three-over 73.<\/p>\n

He is still in the mix at four under but will start the third round five shots behind, after being two in front before Friday\u2019s slip-up.<\/p>\n

Cameron Young fired the day\u2019s low round, matching Lee\u2019s opening 62, to rocket from equal last to equal fifth.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe field seems to be playing pretty well for even-par being last place after yesterday,\u201d said the reigning Players\u2019 champion.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI looked up and I was 2-over, and everybody was under par, and I was kinda contemplating my life choices a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cameron Young shared last place Thursday evening @TOURChamp<\/a>. He went out as a single Friday morning, shot 62 and signed his card with a share of first place\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/vdA87Pi4nV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI can pat myself on the back for shooting eight under, but that doesn\u2019t change how much work there is left to even give yourself a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Young has good reason to be cautious with world No.1 Scottie Scheffler moving ominously to eight under also, following up his first-round 65 with a 67.<\/p>\n

But Gerard (65) and Hovland (66) are the new men to catch after reaching 10 under for the championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot like the golf course that I kind of grew up playing in North Carolina,\u201d Gerard said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFeel very comfortable with the visuals, some of the elevation change, tee shots, and the greens are the same kind of Bermuda that I putt on at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow Americans Chris Gotterup and Collin Morikawa are his closest challengers, one stroke behind after both carded second-round 67s.<\/p>\n

Jacob Bridgeman (67) is tied 15th at five under after dropping a shot on the par-five 18th where his errant drive missed the fairway and found a pizza tent.<\/p>\n