For the primary time since 2013, Adam Scott is again in Bermuda.

He’s there to compete within the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, the penultimate occasion of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall schedule.

The Aussie wants all of the FedEx Cup factors he can get, as he at the moment ranks eighty fifth within the standings. These gamers ranked between 51st and sixtieth on the finish of the FedEx Cup Fall obtain invites to the primary two ‘Signature Occasions’ of the 2024 PGA Tour season. The AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am and the Genesis Invitational hosted by Tiger Woods are the primary two signature occasions subsequent yr.

Ought to Scott win this week, he’ll obtain 500 FedEx Cup factors, which might vault him into the highest 60, and into these two marquee tournaments.

However though he’s at the moment on the surface wanting in, Scott has performed higher than what his FedEx Cup rating signifies.

“I really feel like I’ve performed pretty strong all yr and never acquired outcomes,” Scott mentioned Tuesday.

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“I’m not going to get outcomes being on the sofa at house. It might be good to get a outcome happening the PGA Tour earlier than subsequent season begins and attempt to enhance my standings and get a place in a few these signature occasions.”

Certainly, the 43-year-old Scott completed within the prime 10 4 occasions all through 2023 whereas lacking solely two cuts. His most up-to-date top-10 end got here on the Wyndham Championship in August.

However he solely performed in 18 occasions, whereas many different gamers forward of him within the FedEx Cup standings performed 25 or extra.

With that mentioned, Scott is just not overly involved about what his future schedule will appear like, particularly since he’s now in his mid-40s with two kids.

“I wouldn’t ask for an invitation to [the two signature events], but it surely’s additionally a degree the place I’ve to stability a schedule, and being a bit older, I can’t play every thing and chase every thing,” Scott admitted.

“So if it occurs, it occurs, and if it doesn’t, it doesn’t… however it will be so significantly better to exit and win a match this week and sort of get some outcome out of a few of the work I’ve put into the sport and the modifications I’ve made this yr and go into subsequent yr filled with confidence.”

Scott has not gained professionally since 2020, when he prevailed at Riveria for the Genesis Invitational. He has 14 profession PGA Tour victories, together with his lone main victory on the 2013 Masters.

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Maybe his fifteenth win will come at Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda, the place he gained the Grand Slam of Golf in 2013. In spite of everything, the seaside course reminds him of his native Queensland.

“It’s useful round right here should you strike the ball nicely as a result of it’s laborious scrambling quite a bit out of the tough, and with the wind blowing, I believe that appears like house a bit as nicely,” Scott admitted.

“I definitely take pleasure in taking part in this sort of resort-style, tropical climate that feels a bit extra like house to me.”

Certainly, returning to the winner’s circle will really feel like house for Scott, too.

He’ll start his first spherical on Thursday at 11:03 a.m. ET alongside Brian Homosexual and Ben Griffin.

Protection of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship begins on Golf Channel at 1 p.m. ET Thursday.

Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By. You’ll be able to observe him on Twitter @jack_milko for extra golf protection. You should definitely try @_PlayingThrough too.