Adam Scott Major Streak In Jeopardy

Adam Scott has played well his last few events after struggling to regain a worthy putting stroke. Yet, he had to finish better than his T-9 at the AT&T Byron Nelson to bypass sectional qualifying. The good news; it was Adam’s first top-10 in over a year.

That finish left him at 61st in World Rankings. He needed to be 60th or better to bypass the sectional qualifying. Thus, Adam’s 2nd longest consecutive major streak ends at 67. Sergio Garcia has the longest mark at 75 and counting. The record is 154 straight by Jack Nicklaus.

GolfWorld’s Ryan Herrington reports.

All is not lost for Scott. There is another cutoff for players inside the top 60 in the world after the FedEx St. Jude Classic (June 11), just as U.S. Open week begins.

He’ll also be competing at this week’s Fort Worth Invitational and is prepared to play the Memorial and the FedEx St. Jude Classic if needed to earn his trip. He is not, however, scheduled to compete in sectional qualifying.

“I’ll play next week and hopefully play really well, and give myself a bit of cushion so I can take a week or so off and try to prepare the best I can for the U.S. Open,” Scott said.

Scott’s major streak began in 2001 at the Open Championship. During his run, he has one win (2013 Masters), eight top-five finishes, 16 top-10s and just 15 missed cuts.