Scott drains monster putt as crowd goes crazy

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Cameron Smith had an exceptional 2nd circular successful the Australian PGA Championship to adjacent wrong 1 changeable of the pb astatine Brisbane's Royal Queensland Golf Club connected Friday.

But the item of the time belonged to Adam Scott, who drained a monster putt to birdie the 17th and spark chaotic applause successful the assemblage astatine the enactment hole.

"Get your streamers and your poppers and your champagne ready," Warren Smith said connected Nine's sum arsenic a replay rolled done aboriginal successful the afternoon.

"What a quality from Adam Scott!"

Scott says his incredible putt "sums up golf".

"I didn't sniff thing each day, thing was bully and I find my constituent successful a clump of drunk Queenslanders," helium said.

"It's each bully amusive ... they (the crowd) were each fist-pumping and flinging things astir their head, truthful I thought I'd entertain them a spot more.

"But honestly, it was bully something went in, and it salvaged 1 changeable for the round. It was a pugnacious day. I had thing out determination good, thing felt bully contiguous and I managed to get it successful the clubhouse.

"I'm a good play distant from being successful the hunt astatine the end. So, it's each good."

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Smith birdied the 18th spread to sprout a six-under 65, putting him 1 changeable down person Jason Scrivener astatine 10 under.

Scrivener, who registered a four-under 67, was helped by a uncommon Smith three-putt connected the 17th hole.

After managing lone a three-under 68 successful the archetypal round, Smith was a relieved antheral pursuing Friday's surge.

"It was a spot amended today. That was much similar the Cameron that should play golf, I think. It was conscionable truly solid," Smith said.

"Really pugnacious conditions retired there, benignant of gutsy winds.

"The greens were starting to steadfast up bully and (I) conscionable enactment unneurotic a truly coagulated round."

Leaderboard (after circular two)

Jason Scrivener -10

Cameron Smith -9

Masahiro Kawamura -8

Cameron John -8

Adrian Meronk -7

Anthony Quayle -7

Denzel Ieremia -7

Alejandro Canizares -7

David Micheluzzi -6

Brad Kenney -6

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