July 10, 2026, 10:42 a.m. ET
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler missed the cut at the Genesis Scottish Open.This ended his streak of 78 consecutive made cuts on the PGA Tour, a run lasting 1,428 days.Scheffler’s last missed cut was at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship.The PGA Tour record for consecutive cuts made is 142, held by Tiger Woods.
For more than three years, Scottie Scheffler has treated weekends on the PGA Tour as a given. The world No. 1 has made cuts with machine-like consistency, piling up victories, top 10s and records along the way. So when Friday afternoon arrived at the Genesis Scottish Open, golf was staring at something it hadn’t seen in a very long time: Scheffler on the wrong side of the cut line.
To find the last time Scheffler missed a weekend in a PGA Tour event, you have to go all the way back to the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship. Russia had only recently invaded Ukraine, COVID-19 was still reshaping everyday life, and Scheffler was a budding star with just four PGA Tour titles to his name. He entered this week with 20 victories and a resume that has only strengthened his grip on the game.
But even golf’s most relentless force is allowed an off week.
More: 2026 Genesis Scottish Open leaderboard, projected cut line, Friday’s Round 2
Scheffler’s second round in Scotland never found a spark. Four bogeys outweighed two birdies as he stumbled to a 2-over 72, a score that left him projected to miss the cut by two shots. The result would end a streak of 78 consecutive made cuts on the PGA Tour, a remarkable run spanning 1,428 days.
Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
“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 Friday. “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.”
The cut streak was only part of the story. Scheffler also arrived in Scotland having finished inside the top 25 in each of his previous 35 starts. His last result outside the top 25 came at the 2024 BMW Championship, where he tied for 33rd. In an era defined by parity and crowded leaderboards, that level of week-to-week excellence is almost unheard of.
The benchmark, of course, belongs to Tiger Woods. Woods posted 38 consecutive top-25 finishes from the 1999 Buick Invitational through the 2001 Phoenix Open, a stretch widely regarded as one of the greatest displays of sustained dominance in modern golf. He also owns the PGA Tour record for consecutive cuts made at 142, reaching every weekend from 1998 through 2005.
Most consecutive cuts made in PGA Tour historyRankPlayerConsecutive cuts madeYears1Tiger Woods1421998–20052Byron Nelson1131941–19483Jack Nicklaus1051970–19764Hale Irwin861975–1978T5Dow Finsterwald721955–1958T5Xander Schauffele722022-2026
Scheffler wasn’t threatening Woods’ cut record just yet, but he had built a streak worthy of mention alongside some of the game’s all-time runs. And while his march through professional golf has often felt inevitable, Scotland served as a reminder that even the sport’s most dependable star is not immune to an occasional stumble.
The missed cut will give Scheffler a little extra prep time before next week’s Open Championship, something he wasn’t expecting. And while he humbly explained some of the cut streak to the game’s new schedule, he’s proud of what he’s achieved.
“It’s a little different now with some of the signature events not having cuts,” he said “I don’t think I finished outside of the top 20 or something like that many times this year. I’m definitely proud of the consistency, and wish I had a couple days over the weekend to make up some ground. But overall, get down to Birkdale a little earlier than expected and get used to a new course.
“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. You know, then I went and played well at the Open Championship. So it’s suiting me well over the years, but like I said, I haven’t played well here but I’ve played pretty well at the Open.”
Tim Schmitt is the managing editor of Golfweek.