HE HAS missed the cut three times out of three in the Majors, but Corhampton’s Scott Gregory believes he has improved in the 12 months since his win in the British Amateur at Royal Porthcawl.
Gregory, who missed the cut at the US Open at Erin Hills on Friday after rounds of 75 and 73, beat former world number one Jason Day’s total by seven shots and was one better than four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy.
Gregory said: “I learned a lot this week.
“I have learned from all of these experiences that my win in the British Amateur has given me, and I feel I am an incredibly better player now than this time last year.
“I have experiences that a lot of my peers don’t, and have inside knowledge from the tour that I have used to better my game and approach. Unfortunately, I’ve been unable to make the mark I wanted in these tournaments which is a massive disappointment to me. But I think I have shown I am close to being able to mix it with the very best.”
Gregory and his coach, Simon Andrews, will be working on his slow starts in the three professional events he has played in 2017.
Gregory, who missed the cut by two shots after carding a four-over total, said: “For the second tournament running, in the highest quality of fields at Erin Hills and Muirfield Village, I was two-under for my last 27 holes.
“A slow start to both first rounds has cost me, and that is something that Simon and myself are going to be looking at.”