6th November 2005
Bart Bryant finished with a birdie on Saturday to open up a three shot lead over defending champion Retief Goosen in the Tour Championship being played at East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta.
World number 1 Tiger Woods, was another shot back after a storming finish saw him birdie three of the last five holes to card a 67.
The 41-year-old Bryant who opened with a course-record 62 broke the 54-hole record in the Tour Championship after posting 14 under 196 through three rounds. That was one stroke better than the previous record held by Tom Lehman who carded a 13 under through 54 holes at Southern Hills in 1996.
Bryant's 14 under par score through 54 holes was four shots better than the previous record for East Lake held jointly by current world number 1Tiger Woods and world number 2 Vijay Singh.
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| Date | Tournament | 2004 Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27-30 | Chrysler Championship | Vijay Singh |
| Nov 3-6 | The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola | Retief Goosen |
| Nov 10-13 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Hank Kuehne/Jeff Sluman |
| Nov 17-20 | WGC World Cup | England |
| Nov 26-27 | Merrill Lynch Skins Game | Fred Couples |
| Rank | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | FIJ |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | USA |
| 4 | Retief Goosen | SAf |
| 5 | Ernie Els | SAF |
| 6 | Sergio Garcia | ESP |
| 7 | Jim Furyk | USA |
| 8 | Adam Scott | AUS |
| 9 | Chris DiMarco | USA |
| 10 | David Toms | USA |
Adam Scott is regarded as the most exciting young Australian golfer since Greg Norman. At the age of 23 years, eight months and 12 days, he became the youngest winner of The Players Championship on the US PGA Tour, an event considered by many to be the game's fifth Major.
Scott is a four-time winner on the US PGA Tour. His initial breakthrough came at the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship after a second round 62 set up a four stroke win and saw Adam break into the top 20 in the World Rankings for the first time.