With a fifth-place finish in the Crown Australian Open, Adam Scott has booked his ticket for the Royal Birkdale in 2026. And if he’s fit to play, then it will be his 26th appearance in The Open Championship. He has also qualified for the Masters Tournament already. However, he still needs to make the field for the U.S. Open.

That’s what Bob Harig pointed out: “He’s got some work to do for 100 in a row at US Open. He is hovering around 60 now which will be the cutoff in May and June. He could use a couple of good early-season results to make it easy. (USGA might also give him a special exemption). The Aussie Open result has him basically treading water.”

After the great finish in the Australian Open, Scott is hovering around 60th place on the OWGR table. That will be the cutline for pros

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