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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScottie Scheffler reacts to his tee shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo\/Jessica Hill)<\/p>\n
Scheffler had made 78 consecutive cuts dating to the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship. It was the longest streak on the PGA Tour since Tiger Woods set the record of 142 cuts in a row from February 1998 to May 2025.<\/p>\n
The cut of top 65 and ties was not official until the second round was completed. Scheffler was tied for 88th when he missed a 6-foot par putt on the par-3 ninth to fall back to even-par 142.<\/p>\n
Strong wind was in the forecast for Friday afternoon that could affect scoring, though the world\u2019s No. 1 player already was looking ahead to his title defense at the British Open at Royal Birkdale, a links course he has not played.<\/p>\n
\u201cA little different than I was planning,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cFigure out how I get down to Birkdale and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scheffler\u2019s cut streak included 25 tournaments that had no 36-hole cut. Woods played in 31 such tournaments during his streak. Byron Nelson held the previous record at 113 in a row during an era where players had to finish in the money \u2014 typically the top 20 except the majors and a few other events \u2014 for it to be considered making the cut.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a little different now with some of the signature events not having cuts,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cBut I don\u2019t think I finished outside of the top 20 or something like that many times this year. I\u2019m definitely proud of the consistency, and wish I had a couple days over the weekend to make up some ground.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scheffler was three shots out of the lead when he started Friday morning. He missed a 3 1\/2-foot par putt on No. 11, his second hole. On the par-5 12th, his chip out of high grass to a back pin caught a ridge and rolled into a bunker, leading to a second straight bogey.<\/p>\n
He holed a 30-foot birdie putt after making the turn at the par-5 first \u2014 his only birdie on a par 5 this week \u2014 and had one birdie chance inside 20 feet over the next five holes.<\/p>\n
His last big hope was the par-5 seventh, when Scheffler said he caught a gust that caused his second shot to come up just short and roll back off the front. He pitched nicely to 7 feet and missed the birdie chance.<\/p>\n
Then, his tee shot on the eighth found a divot in the middle of the fairway and he hit a clunker low and to the right into a pot bunker. He splashed that out to 20 feet and holed it for par to keep alive his chances.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt like I needed at least a birdie coming in on my last few holes. I felt like the cut was going to be 2 or 3 under,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cI know I had to make the putt on 8 and I had to make birdie, I felt, on 9. Just hit a good iron shot just a little short.\u201d<\/p>\n
His 7-iron hit the slope in front of the green with a front pin, his chip was weak and came up 6 feet short and he missed the putt.<\/p>\n
Scheffler also missed the cut in the Scottish Open in 2022 a week before the Open at St. Andrews. He then missed the cut at the FedEx St. Jude Championship \u2014 the last year it had a full field with a 36-hole cut \u2014 and had not missed one since.<\/p>\n
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