Adam Scott says he was thrilled to have turned around his PGA Tour season with a hot finish at the Tour Championship, and is now eyeing a maiden Presidents Cup victory on the International team at the Presidents cup later this month.

Scott posted a T4 at the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta, courtesy of four rounds of 68 or better to finish 19-under-par with three of those strokes gifted by the event’s adjusted scoring system. the 44-year-old ensured he finished the PGA Tour season as the top-ranked Australian male golfer at world No.21.

Scott’s form was respectable in the first five months of his 2024 global campaign in golf without being close to his standards. He had just one top 10 each on on the PGA Tour (Phoenix Open) and the DP World Tour (Dubai Desert Classic). His world ranking dipped below 60 and he had to play five tournaments in a row leading up to the US Open, plus 36-hole final qualifying, just to get into the third major of the year.

But during the northern hemisphere summer, Scott turned the clock back at times to his brilliant best. He finished second at the Scottish Open, before getting himself in the contention in the final round of the Open Championship at Royal Troon, where he finished T10. Scott carried his sensational form into the FedEx Cup finals, where he was T2 at the BMW championship and he then bagged a T4 this week at Eastlake Golf Club in Atlanta. The result is his equal-best finish in the FedEx cup finals era, which have been going since 2007.

The former world No.1 picked up $US4,833,333 ($A7.1 million) in prizemoney for his T4 at the Tour Championship. Scott started the Tour Championship with a score of three-under-par and shot 16-under for four rounds to finish at 19-under. Scottie Scheffler won the handicapped tournament at 30-under (started at 10-under as the FedEx Cup leader) over Collin Morikawa, who was an adjusted 26-under.

Before the season finale, Scott had locked up a spot on the International team via the top six qualifiers. He’ll make a team record 11th appearance and is looking to be part of an International win for the first time. Scott’s best result on the team was a tie in 2003. He was not yet a pro when the International team recorded its only ever victory at the Cup at Royal Melbourne in 1998.

The Presidents Cup will be played September 26-29 at Royal Montreal with Canadian Mike Weir as the captain.

“Yeah, I’m really looking forward to it,” Scott said. “It’s interesting, I was kind of struggling on the points list for most of the year, and then the last couple months I really solidified my position on the team, and all of a sudden I feel like I’m a good player again and I’m looking forward to going up there and winning some points.”

The remaining six captain’s picks will be chosen on Wednesday Australian time.

“I really like the way this team is going to be shaping up here when it’s announced in a couple days and feel like everything that’s gone into the international team over the last couple years from Ernie to Trevor and now Mike, I’m excited for what’s to come up there,” Scott said.

“I know they’re putting a lot into it to kind of make it feel like as much of a home game as possible for us, and we’re counting on the Canadian fans for that. But we’re all going to have to do our job and win some points to get them on our side.”

Meanwhile on the LPGA Tour, Hannah Green was the top Australian at T10 at the FM Championship at TPC Boston. On the DP World Tour, Green’s fellow Western Australian, Jason Scrivener, was T25 at the British Masters at the British Masters at the Belfry.