Adam Scott set to extend one of sports' most mind-blowing streaks at the 2025 U.S. Open
Tiger Woods gives instructions to Adam Scott on July 18, 2001, during the morning practice round for the 130th Open Championship
GERRY PENNY
Adam Scott teed off in his first major in July 2001. It was the Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, and he finished tied for 47th at four over par for the week. Not too shabby for the 21-year-old. Eleven months later, Tom Kim was born.
A Masters champ and guy who’s been doing this a long time, Scott is in the midst of one of the most remarkable streaks in golf history. It’s so great that it started before quite a few PGA Tour winners picked up a golf club … or gained consciousness.
"T19 finish for Adam Scott who has now played in every single one of the last 95 (NINETY-FIVE) majors," Michael McEwan posted. "A streak that began at the 2001 Open Championship... before Tom Kim was even born. Unbelievable longevity."
As of last month's PGA Championship, in which he finished T-19, Scott has played 95 straight majors, winning one, finishing top-10 20 times and claiming the World No. 1 ranking for 11 weeks. In fact, Scott has already qualified for the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont and the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush, and as a past Masters champion, he has an invite to Augusta to start 2026. So barring injury, he'll reach 98 before he needs to qualify for another major.
Unfortunately, Scott dropped out of the top-15 spots at Quail Hollow, which would’ve locked him in for the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, and pushed him to 99. There’s plenty of time to qualify, however, so he shouldn’t be too worried just yet.
Along with that unbelievable Tom Kim stat, the closest runner-up to Scott’s major streak is Jordan Spieth at 49, almost half that of Scott’s 95 straight. Tiger Woods’ longest run is 46, and the all-time record is Jack Nicklaus at 146. That one feels like it might be out of reach.
The Aussie has made the cut in 72 of the 95 majors he’s played in, more than 75 percent for his career, with top-four finishes across the board. Sometimes it’s about quality and quantity, something Scott knows plenty about, as evidenced by his high-school yearbook quote: "If all else fails, birdie the last."
