Adam Scott’s major streak in jeopardy

Adam Scott’s streak of playing in 67 consecutive major tournaments is in jeopardy after he failed to move into the top 60 of the world golf rankings this week.

Scott, 37, moved up four spots to No. 61 following a top-10 finish at the AT&T Byron Nelson, which the Aussie added to his schedule in an attempt to get into next month’s U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. The top 60-ranked players following the event are exempt through sectional qualifying.

Scott’s major streak is second among active players behind only Sergio Garcia’s 75. He has played each of the past three weeks in an effort to crack the top 60. There is one more top-60 cutoff point following the FedEx St. Jude Classic the week before the U.S. Open.

Scott will be in this week’s field at the Fort Worth Invitational and is prepared to play the Memorial and the St. Jude Classic if he has not secured that coveted U.S. Open spot. If that does not prove to be enough, Scott said he is not planning 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, according to Golf Digest.

The 2013 Masters champion has eight top-five finishes, 16 top-10 and has missed 15 cuts during his major championship streak that began at the Open Championship in 2001.

Scott, who rose to No. 1 in the world in 2014, has seen his ranking steadily drop since the ban on anchoring putters went into effect in 2016. He entered the Byron Nelson ranked 128th in strokes gained putting this season — up from 198th the previous week.

“My putting has been erratic, Scott acknowledged to ESPN last week. “Poor overall, with good and bad in there. I’m not getting the best out of my scores. If it were the other way around, I’d have shot a couple better here and there. And those 15th-place finishes instead are top-10s and a lot more world-rankings points in the scheme of things.”

Scott’s improved play of late has coincided with a switch back to a longer putter, although he is not anchoring it to his chest. He tied for 11th at The Players Championship before his tie for ninth at the Byron Nelson — his first top-10 result since the St. Jude Classic last year (T-10).

–Field Level Media