Adelaide’s Adam Scott is a major champion. He won the 2013 Masters and in the process was the first Australian ever to win the green jacket. However what Scott achieved on Thursday at Shinnecock was downright impressive and deserves honourable mention.
Scott may not win this week. At three over par, it may be a challenge for him to make the cut. But the reason why Scott is being recognized at this time is not for what he accomplished on Thursday or Friday at the U.S. Open. It is for the incredible consistency he has shown over the last quarter of a century.
Scott has now competed in 100 consecutive major championships. What is even more remarkable is that he is only 45 years of age. In the process, Scott has become only the second golfer ever to reach the century mark in men’s major golf appearances. According to Antony Martin of Yahoo! Sports, the only other golfer to accomplish the feat was Jack Nicklaus, who competed in 146 straight major events from 1962 to 1998. However, it should be noted that Nicklaus did withdraw from the second round of the 1983 Masters because of back spasms.
When it comes to Scott, we have seen the world number 49 participate in every single major since the 2001 British Open when he was only 20 years of age. In the last 25 years, Scott has been in the top 10 at a major 20 times which is equally impressive. In 2026, Scott is golfing at a very high level. He has made the cut in 11 of 12 events, with his only missed cut coming at the PGA Championship, won by England’s Aaron Rai.
