PGA Tour: Vilips aces finale but Scott misses playoff berth
Only three Australians, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee and Cam Davis, have progressed to the opening St Jude Championship.
For Davis, three birdies in his final 11 holes at the Wyndham Championship proved crucial as he finished 69th among the top 70 on the FedEx Cup rankings, knowing he was going to get a text message with good or bad news after he left the course.
'I've been on the cut line every year I feel like since I've been on tour, whether it's for the 50 or for this,' he said after his final round finished well before the standings were confirmed.
Cam Davis made it to the playoffs. Picture: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP
'It's too stressful to keep your eyes on it or try to follow too closely what's going on. I'm going to get a text message at the end of the day that tells me where I sit, and I'm flying to Nashville tonight and I'm either driving to Memphis from there or I'm flying home.'
Davis is indeed heading to Memphis for one more push despite feeling 'tired' after a long year of fighting for not much joy.
'I've pushed really hard for the last few months and it's not led to any better golf,' he said.
'I've had a couple of little bright moments, but you can probably count on one hand since April.'
Scott, however, can look forward to his return to Australia for the PGA and Open after falling outside the top 70 for the second time in three years.
The 2013 masters champ made 16 straight appearances in the post-season events but will be watching this year.
So too will Vilips despite a breakthrough victory earlier in the season that secured his playing card for the immediate future.
The young Australian left Sedgefield Country Club after adding a 10th ace to his resume and feeling like he 'definitely went above expectations' during his first season on tour, just his second year as a professional.
'You know, I think where I wanted to be I didn't get to, which was a little bit unfortunate,' he said.
'But I'm really happy with what I saw throughout the year. Had some highs and lows, experienced it all kind of my first season.
'But I'm just going to look at this season as a whole as a positive for sure, getting the win early and go out next year and try to improve on what I did next year.'
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