World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler missed the cut at the Genesis Scottish Open on Friday, marking the first time he has failed to advance to the third round of a PGA Tour tournament in nearly four years.
All told, Scheffler had made 78 consecutive cuts dating back to the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2022.
Scheffler collected two birdies and four bogeys in Friday’s round of 2-over-par 72. He finished at even-par 140 for the tournament at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland.
The projected cut was 2-under.
“I got off to a tough start and back nine, just felt like I wasn’t hitting it close enough to give myself enough opportunities,” Scheffler said. “I think that’s really kind of what it comes down to. Got off to a poor start and after that, I didn’t really hit it close enough to give myself a bunch of looks.
“Yeah, that’s how you shoot over par.”
It also ended a streak of 35 consecutive top-25 finishes, according to the PGA Tour. That was the second-longest run in the past 40 years behind a streak of 38 by Tiger Woods.
Scheffler, 30, already was looking ahead to defending his title at the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. He won the 2025 tourney at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.
“I’m definitely proud of the consistency (of the streak) and wish I had a couple days over the weekend to make up some ground,” Scheffler said. “But overall, get down to Birkdale a little earlier than expected and get used to a new course.”
Scheffler has won 20 PGA Tour events in his career, including four majors.
The longest active streak of made cuts now belongs to England’s Matt Fitzpatrick at 28, according to the PGA Tour. He was near the top of the leaderboard at 8-under through two rounds.
–Field Level Media
