Holmes win slow death for Scott

ADAM Scott refused to blame Genesis Open winner JB Holmes’s slow play after squandering a big chance to claim his first US PGA Tour victory in nearly three years.

Instead, former world No.1 Scott lamented poor driving and putting that cost him dearly on the final day at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.

Scott played in the final group alongside Holmes and Justin Thomas during a final day when the trio played 34 holes due bad weather earlier.

They took a lamentable five and a half hours to play the last round but, with strong winds, weren’t put on the clock by officials.

Holmes fired a one-underpar 70 — the only player in the group to shoot under par - and finished at 14-under for a oneshot win from 54-hole leader Thomas (75).

Scott’s 76 sank him to a share of seventh at eight under, overtaken by Marc Leishman (68) who was the leading Australian, tied fourth at 11 under.

Searching for his first win since March 2016, Scott was within one of the lead after seven holes.

But he then missed six consecutive putts inside 10 feet and hitting just six of 14 fairways in the round.