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As Australia\u2019s Adam Scott prepares to join golf legend Jack Nicklaus as the only people to have played 100 consecutive majors, he can\u2019t help but dwell on the fact he has won just one major.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven with my math, I can figure the strike rate out,\u201d Scott said ahead of this week\u2019s US Open. \u201cI\u2019d love a better record for sure. I\u2019d love to be a multiple major champion.\u201d<\/p>\n
In many ways, Scott\u2019s frustration is understandable.<\/p>\n
He was world No.1 for 11 weeks in 2014. He has won 14 PGA Tour events. His golf swing is as attractive as an ocean view, and he has the durability of a Tuckeroo tree.<\/p>\n
But the fact remains, that famous play-off victory in 2013 when he became the first \u2013 and to date only \u2013 Australian to have won the US Masters<\/a>, stands alone as his only win in a major tournament.<\/p>\n Scott\u2019s quest to put another trophy next to his green Masters jacket has helped him to stay motivated playing the maddening game of golf, despite the crushing disappointment of being so close yet so far on many occasions.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cDeep down, I probably have an incredible amount of pride in my work. Along with that, I\u2019ve had a fairly disciplined focus of trying to achieve all my dreams in the game, which is winning multiple majors and other events. In the tougher moments, that\u2019s what\u2019s got me through,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m almost too proud to fall off the map or fail. Of course, I fail on a weekly basis when you don\u2019t win but, understanding the game, you know that\u2019s not going to happen every week … I\u2019m proud [to have] maintained this level of intensity for 25 years.\u201d<\/p>\n Scott was runner-up in the 2011 Masters and blew his chance to win the British Open in 2012 when he led by four shots with four holes to play only to lose by one stroke<\/a> to South African Ernie Els after dropping five shots in the final four holes. But he kept coming, winning the Masters the next season. His consistency saw him start in the final group at last year\u2019s US Open before horrendous weather destroyed his last round<\/a>.<\/p>\n Related Article He has finished in the top 10 on 20 occasions (including his win) and missed the cut 22 times \u2013 a professional hazard \u2013 but his round-after-round consistency has won him the admiration of his peers.<\/p>\n Scott has an interesting take when it comes to that consistency. He suspects it has lost its lustre as his career has progressed, with few valuing that trait as they did when he started out.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a changing society. It\u2019s not just golf. Everything\u2019s Insta this and Insta that, and did you play any good last week? That\u2019s kind of what counts,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n \u201cI see a big shift from when I was learning the game in my teenage years and looking up to professionals \u2013 consistency was revered. Of course, I wanted to shoot low scores and make a lot of birdies, but definitely the best players were the most consistent players.<\/p>\n \u201cThe top players are still incredibly consistent, but we are all shooting for such a high standard, and the reality is four to six weeks a year everyone has their best scores, and those who are slow and steady don\u2019t win this race very much any more, so consistency or longevity is less desirable today.\u201d<\/p>\n That doesn\u2019t mean Scott\u2019s record doesn\u2019t resonate in the golfing world. The 45-year-old says it has raised more discussion among his compatriots than most golfing subjects do, with praise even coming from his peers for the achievement.<\/p>\n When Scott bumped into Jack Nicklaus<\/a> \u2013 who played 146 majors straight and won 18 majors \u2013 in Ohio at the Memorial tournament a fortnight ago, the golfing legend passed on his congratulations as they discussed longevity in the game.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Then \u201cthe Golden Bear\u201d subtly put Scott in his place.<\/p>\n \u201cI said, \u2018Don\u2019t worry, I think your record\u2019s pretty safe\u2019, and he told me, \u2018I know\u2019,\u201d Scott said with a wry grin.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe that can be good motivation.\u201d<\/p>\n Scott now surfs less than he would like and has discarded the pushbike for the bands and cables that feature in his golf-oriented fitness regime \u2013 an indication of the work he is putting in to hole a putt that wins him another major.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n He heads to New York\u2019s Shinnecock Hills Golf Club with his damned putter behaving itself after he finished 12th at his most recent PGA Tour outing, and with the desire burning to turn one major win into two.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s going to be brutally difficult, no doubt, and test everyone\u2019s patience,\u201d Scott said. \u201cBut these are the weeks where I feel [that] any adverse conditions or mental tests is where some of this experience can pay off.\u201d<\/p>\n Four other Australians \u2013 Jason Day, Lucas Herbert, Min Woo Lee and Cam Smith \u2013 will be alongside him in what should be a celebration of Australian golf, regardless of the result.<\/p>\n If Scott doesn\u2019t pick up the winner\u2019s trophy at another major, he always has his Masters victory<\/a> to reflect upon, as well as the awe-inspiring feat of playing in every major held for a quarter of a century.<\/p>\n It\u2019s probably an indication of how hard he can be on himself that he concedes he should reflect on that historic 2013 win more often.<\/p>\n \u201cI think about the level of my golf at that time. [It] was really outstanding, and I also think [of] the determination I had around that time to make the most of that good play,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n \u201cI was pushing myself quite hard to get there, and it happened at the Masters.<\/p>\n \u201cLooking back at it, I\u2019m actually a little surprised I haven\u2019t really got it going around Augusta as well since winning, and it\u2019s not for a lack of trying.\u201d<\/p>\n He has only finished in the top 10 once (in 2017) at the Masters since his victory, but he is starting to smell the roses a little, relishing the opportunity to have his three children Bo Vera, Byron and Bjorn, join him on course for Augusta\u2019s par-three tournament, and to watch him play.<\/p>\n But when he tees it up this week, he can say he has gone where only Nicklaus has been before, a streak of consecutive majors which won\u2019t be matched for at least a decade, with Jordan Spieth\u2019s 52 straight appearances the second-longest active streak.<\/p>\n![\"Scott](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f82bf75944ed30fe1befdba9aefe0558b5b17148.jpeg\")
Scott on the 15th green at Augusta in the 2017 US Masters.Getty Images<\/p>\n![\"Adam](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e448f5c02d2771d09dd989e3f4d5f21859b789f0.jpeg\")
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Scott\u2019s pure swing has been the envy of golfers throughout his career. At the 2004 US PGA he finished tied for ninth.Getty Images<\/p>\n![\"Scott](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8d73dd8100957e86a936b327bbf0630df9c40797.jpeg\")
Scott celebrates after holing the winning putt at Augusta in 2013.Augusta National via Getty Images<\/p>\n
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