A streak that has helped define Scottie Scheffler as the most consistent golfer on the planet has come to an end: Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, will miss his first cut in nearly four years.
Scheffler shot a 2-under par 68 on Thursday at the Genesis Scottish Open, followed by a 2-over par 72 on Friday. His even-par position left him two shots outside the projected cut line at the Renaissance Club, tied for 90th place as the afternoon wave got underway. Scheffler’s 78-tournament cut streak is no longer.
Scheffler’s run of weekend golf was the longest active streak on the PGA Tour by a significant margin. Matt Fitzpatrick, with 28 consecutive made cuts, is now at the top of the list, followed by Hideki Matsuyama at 27. In comparison, Tiger Woods holds the PGA Tour record of making the cut in 142 consecutive tournaments.
Scheffler’s last missed cut came at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2022. He also has not finished outside the top 25 at a tournament since the 2024 BMW Championship.
The four-time major champion and 20-time PGA Tour winner did not feel he played out of sorts on the East Lothian coast, but described the difficulty in giving himself birdie opportunities with his approach play. The assessment is backed by the numbers. Scheffler ranked outside the top 120 players in the field in strokes gained approach for two rounds, losing 1.7 shots in the statistical category.
“I didn’t really feel like I played that bad,” Scheffler said. “This golf course can be just tough at times. There’s some humps and mounds out there, (but) I didn’t really feel like I played that bad.”
Although Scheffler has not won on the PGA Tour since January’s American Express, he has been consistently and unsurprisingly in the hunt, with eight top-5 finishes this season, including a recent playoff loss to Viktor Hovland at the Travelers Championship. Scheffler also lost in a playoff against Fitzpatrick at the RBC Heritage.
Missing the cut in Scotland will mean Scheffler has two additional days to prepare to defend his Open Championship title next week. He’ll head to Royal Birkdale, the site of the 154th Open and the final major championship of the season.
“It’s funny, last year, I feel like I got really frustrated on this golf course playing some good golf and just not really able to get anything going as well. Then I went and played well at The Open Championship. So it’s suited me well over the years, but like I said, I haven’t played well here, but I’ve played pretty well at The Open,” he said.