Adam Scott had played in 91 straight Major tournaments heading into the 2024 US Open. He wasn’t in the field until Monday, June 10, three days before the tournament started. Without automatic qualification, Scott’s streak, the longest among active golfers, was in jeopardy.
Nevertheless, a single condition motivated him to enter the competition. In order to automatically qualify for the US Open, players must be ranked within the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Scott currently holds the 61st position, placing him right on the edge of eligibility.
If Grayson Murray had not tragically passed away, he would have secured his qualification for the event as he held the 59th position in the world rankings. However, his untimely death created a vacancy in the rankings, which Adam Scott was next in line to fill.
If Scott had not been included in the tournament, he would have narrowly missed out on maintaining an impressive and historic streak. Ryan Fox managed to secure the 60th spot in the Official World Golf Rankings with an average point of 1.9495. In contrast, Scott’s average point was 1.9494, leaving him just 0.0001 points away from qualifying.
Scott is set to make his 23rd consecutive appearance at the US Open. Since turning pro, the Australian golfer has been a regular contender in the Majors, and this impressive streak shows no signs of stopping.
Thanks to his performance in qualifying tournaments, Scott has already secured his spot in the Open Championship field for July. Barring any unforeseen injuries, he will undoubtedly be part of the competition, further extending his remarkable streak to an impressive 93 consecutive Major starts.
The upcoming Masters Tournament in April 2025 is the next major event on the schedule, but Scott is not yet eligible to participate. He will need to secure his qualification or an exemption within the next 10 months.
Adam Scott currently holds the longest active streak in golf, second only to Jack Nicklaus who played in an impressive 146 Majors from 1962 to 1998. Scott still has a considerable distance to cover before reaching Nicklaus’ record.
Adam Scott joins final US Open field
Adam Scott narrowly made it into the US Open lineup, which is now set for the golf world’s visit to Pinehurst this weekend. Scott and Sergio Garcia were included today, along with a couple of others. Robert MacIntyre also secured a spot at the eleventh hour.
Here is the full field for the Major at Pinehurst No. 2 this Thursday:
Byeong-Hun An
Ludvig Aberg
Sam Bairstow
Parker Bell (a)
Sam Bennett
Daniel Berger
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Akshay Bhatia
Otto Black
Zac Blair
Keegan Bradley
Gunnar Broin(a)
Jackson Buchanan (a)
Dean Burmester
Sam Burns
Brian Campbell
Patrick Cantlay
Frankie Capan
John Chin
Luke Clanton (a)
Wyndham Clark
Eric Cole
Corey Conners
Cam Davis
Jason Day
Santiago De la Fuente (a)
Bryson DeChambeau
Thomas Detry
Nick Dunlap
Nico Echavarria
Austin Eckroat
Harris English
Tony Finau
Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Grant Forrest
Rickie Fowler
Ryan Fox
Sergio Garcia
Lucas Glover
Max Greyserman
Emiliano Grillo
Chesson Hadley
Adam Hadwin
Stewart Hagestad (a)
Brian Harman
Tyrrell Hatton
Russell Henley
Jim Herman
Harry Higgs
Rico Hoey
Tom Hoge
Nicolai Hojgaard
Max Homa
Billy Horschel
Rikuya Hoshino
Beau Hossler
Viktor Hovland
Mark Hubbard
Mackenzie Hughes
Sungjae Im
Ryo Ishikawa
Stephan Jaeger
Benjamin James (a)
Casey Jarvis
Carter Jenkins
Dustin Johnson
Takumi Kanaya
Sung Kang
Riki Kawamoto
Martin Kaymer
Si Woo Kim
Tom Kim
Bryan Kim
S.H. Kim
Chris Kirk
Kurt Kitayama
Frederik Kjettrup
Jake Knapp
Brooks Koepka
Ben Kohles
Matt Kuchar
Min Woo Lee
Eugenio Lopez Chacarra
Justin Lower
Shane Lowry
Robert MacIntyre
Willie Mack III
Peter Malnati
Matteo Manassero
Richard Mansell
Hideki Matsuyama
Logan McAllister
Denny McCarthy
Ashton McCulloch (a)
Michael McGowan
Rory McIlroy
Tom McKibbin
Mac Meissner
Adrian Meronk
Phil Mickelson
Maxwell Moldovan
Francesco Molinari
Edoardo Molinari
Taylor Moore
Omar Morales (a)
Collin Morikawa
Chris Naegel
Alex Noren
Matthieu Pavon
Taylor Pendrith
Victor Perez
Chris Petefish
J.T. Poston
Seamus Power
Colin Prater (a)
David Puig
Jon Rahm
Aaron Rai
Charles Reiter
Brandon Robinson Thompson
Robert Rock
Justin Rose
Isaiah Salinda
Gordon Sargent (a)
Carson Schaake
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Adam Schenk
Adam Scott
Jason Scrivener
Taisei Shimizu
Neal Shipley (a)
Greyson Sigg
Webb Simpson
Cameron Smith
Jordan Spieth
Sepp Straka
Adam Svensson
Andrew Svoboda
Hiroshi Tai (a)
Nick Taylor
Sahith Theegala
Justin Thomas
Davis Thompson
Brendon Todd
Erik van Rooyen
Brendan Valdes (a)
Joey Vrzich
Tim Widing
Wells Williams (a)
Gary Woodland
Tiger Woods
Brandon Wu
Cameron Young
Will Zalatoris
There are 156 participants in the competition, including Adam Scott, Scottie Scheffler, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Tommy Fleetwood. It is worth mentioning that (a) signifies an amateur player.
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