Adam Scott will play his 100th consecutive major championship at Shinnecock Hills this week, putting him 46 behind the record set by Jack Nicklaus.
Scott’s incredible run in the majors started way back in 2001, with the US Open this week being his 100th appearance in a row in the four biggest tournaments on the golfing calendar.
The 45-year-old Australian has won only one major championship throughout his career and he is unquestionably deserving of more, given the quality and consistency of his golf throughout the years.
Adam Scott is one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour, with nobody ever having a bad word to say about him.
He has received huge praise for playing in 100 consecutive majors, but he still has a very long way to go if he is ever to surpass the record set by Jack Nicklaus.
A run that began at The Masters in 1962 and ended at the US Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco in 1998, Nicklaus’ tally of 146 consecutive major championship starts is genuinely mind-boggling.
What Jack Nicklaus told Adam Scott about his 100 consecutive major starts
Scott’s major championship record is one that is hugely admired by everyone involved with the game.
Nicklaus is a big fan of Scott, and the Australian had a chat with the Golden Bear up in Ohio two weeks ago.
And the 2013 Masters champion shared what Nicklaus told him about his upcoming 100th consecutive start in the majors at Shinnecock Hills, when speaking to the PGA of Australia on X.
“Yeah, I saw Jack last week in Columbus, Ohio at his tournament at the Memorial,“ Scott said.
“Yeah, he kind of congratulated me and we talked about longevity.
“He said it’s a great achievement, and I said, ‘well, I wish I’d won a few more’.
“He said, ‘yeah, it’s hard to’. He kind of did it all. He has 18 of them.
“I said, ‘don’t worry, I think your record is pretty safe’ and he told me, ‘I know’.
“So maybe that can be good motivation for me to win one or two more majors and I can extend this out. Try and catch him for another 11 years or something.“
Remarkable Jack Nicklaus record will surely never be beaten
Jack Nicklaus’ record of 146 consecutive major starts will almost certainly never be beaten.
If Adam Scott played in every single major championship for the next 11 years, he would still be two short of the Golden Bear’s record.
The fact that Nicklaus played in 146 consecutive major championships, won 18 of them and recorded 19 runner-up finishes is truly remarkable.
However, Scott playing in 100 majors in a row is an exceptional achievement as well.
It is an example of the Australian’s incredible longevity in the game, and he really should be someone who all young golfers look up to.
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