Notebook: Adam Scott Dismayed, Jordan Spieth Hopeful and There's a New No. 1

By finishing T2 at Oak Hill, Scottie Scheffler leapfrogged Jon Rahm for the No. 1 world ranking.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Adam Scott finished playing in his 88th major on Sunday at Oak Hill frustrated and bit dismayed at what he experienced.

The final round 1-under 69 on Sunday at the 105th PGA Championship tells little about what Scott experienced in Rochester over the four days of competition.

He opened with a 2-under 68 to start in a tie for sixth on the leaderboard but then recorded consecutive 4-over 74s, taking him well out of the hunt for his second major.

"There's some good stuff," Scott said after his T29 finish. “But there's a stretch of 20 holes I played over the middle and was not able to recover from that.

Those 20 holes included a double bogey, seven bogeys and just a single birdie.

At 42, Scott has experienced more ups than downs, as is the character of professional golf, but coming into this week having been playing well and committed to his game, the rude slap in the face he received from Oak Hill may have changed his outlook.

“I'm playing well, but not good enough, obviously, to contend for four days in a major, so I've got to tighten a few things up,” Scott said.

Was it an acknowledgement that he can’t do it or was it remorse from not getting it done after four days of getting beaten up?

Scott confirmed he needed to work on everything, even though everything seems like it’s at a decent level, just not at the highest level if he was comparing himself to Jon Rahm or other top players on Tour.

But Scott also sees the handwriting on the wall, that age catches up to everyone and it’s possible that coming in with a good mental attitude and playing well is just not enough.

“The reality is I've just got to show up and have my week, you know, and it's all there, but I can keep chipping away, but I just don't know that I can practice that much to consistently play at top level,” Scott said. “I play O.K. every week but I just needed to really turn it on for four days.”

Jordan Spieth Feels Well Enough to Keep Going

The left wrist saga for Jordan Spieth seems to be in the rearview mirror after a final-round 69 on Sunday, his only round under par at Oak Hill.

Spieth pulled out of last week's AT&T Byron Nelson in Dallas and was unsure of his status until earlier this week when he tried the wrist out on Tuesday and Wednesday and decided he could go.

Over four days of competition Spieth was limited a couple of times with is swing, but the three-time major winner feels well enough to tee it up next week at Colonial and then the next week at Memorial before a week off and the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.

“Surprisingly, two weeks ago I would have signed up for this easily,” Spieth said. “As of now, I feel good enough. It's kind of a week-to-week thing because if it feels any worse, I need to lay off of it, but just do the right recovery over the next couple of days. If anything, it should improve even more."

There's a New No. 1

The update Official World Golf Rankings are in and there’s a change at the top with Scottie Scheffler supplanting Jon Rahm. Scheffler’s T2 moved him to the top for the first time since Rahm’s win at the Masters last month.

PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka moved from 44th at the beginning of the week to 13th with his win.

At the start of Masters week, Koepka was 118th in the world and his T2 finish there moved him to 39th.

Koepka Soars up Ryder Cup Points List

Starting the week at 22nd in the USA Ryder Cup points list, Koepka moved to second, behind only Scottie Scheffler.

The top six on the points list get an automatic exemption into the 2023 USA Ryder Cup team that will compete in Rome in September.