Streaks on PGA Tour heading into 2026 include cuts made, majors played
Todd KellyEveryone loves a good streak. On the PGA Tour, there are several active streaks carrying over into 2026 that are worth watching.
Some of these may fall short of the all-time marks in the different categories, but a couple others will be worth monitoring over the next couple of years.
Xander Schauffele's consecutive cuts made
Tiger Woods holds the mark at 142. He played every weekend from 1998 to 2005. And he didn't just make cuts, he was generally well clear of missing it. Only four times did he make the cut on the number and only eight times did he make it by two shots.
As for Xander Schauffele, he's at 72, which is a little more than halfway to Tiger. Schauffele has played an average of 21 events over the last five years so if he keeps that pace and wants to break the all-time mark, he'd need to make every cut over the next three and half seasons to get to 143 or beyond. Here's a guess: if he were to do it, it just might happen at the 2029 U.S. Open, scheduled for Pinehurst.
The current top-five cuts made streak:
- Xander Schauffele, 72
- Scottie Scheffler, 64
- Corey Conners, 19
- Vince Whaley, 19
- Harris English, 17
- Harry Hall, 17
Kurt Kitayama's three-putt avoidance
Everyone wants to avoid the dreaded three-putt. Some are better are doing that than others. Right now, Kurt Kitayama is the best at it.
The 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational winner has a current streak of avoiding a three-putt of 181 times.
Active three-putt avoidance leaders:
- Kurt Kitayama, 181
- Rickie Fowler, 155
- Tom Kim, 150
- Jonathan Byrd, 143
- Luke List, 138
Scottie Scheffler's four straight Player of the Year awards
In December, Scheffler scooped up a fourth straigth Player of the Year award. He's just the second since the award was launched in 1990 to win that many consecutively (Tiger Woods had five straight from 2009-13).
Scottie Scheffler's four straight money titles
Scheffler picked a good era to start winning a lot of golf tournaments. He has 19 wins now, including four majors, over the last four years and a good number of them are signature events. Majors and sigs, where the big money is at. Scheffler's last four years in earnings:
- 2025 - $27,659,550
- 2024 - $29,228,357
- 2023 - $21,014,342
- 2022 - $14,046,910
Scheffler's last three years of earnings are the top three single-season money years on the PGA Tour historic books.
His four straight money titles is tied with Arnold Palmer. The only golfers with more money titles are Tom Watson (5), Jack Nicklaus (8) and Tiger Woods (10).
Adam Scott most consecutive majors played
Adam Scott moved a step closer to extending his consecutive major championship streak in 2026. Scott, 45, finished fifth at the 2025 Crown Australian Open at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia, in December which made him one of three golfers to qualify for The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale. That will mark his 26th consecutive appearance at the Open.
Scott played in his 97th consecutive major at the British Open in July. He is exempt into the Masters as a past champion, which will be his 98th straight. As for making his 99th straight major start, Scott likely will get into the PGA Championship, which typically makes room for the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
To hit the century mark, Scott will need to stay within the top 60 in the ranking to qualify for the U.S. Open in June at Shinnecock. If he does not, he could also earn a spot through 36-hole final qualifying among other possible categories in the lead up to the season's third major. Then, the 2026 British which he just qualified for would be his 101st straight major. He'd then make it 102 at the 2027 Masters.
Scott, whose streak began at the 2001 Open at Royal Lytham and St. Annes, holds the second-longest streak in men's professional golf history. Jack Nicklaus played in 146 consecutive majors from 1962 to 1998.
Golfweek's Adam Schupak contributed to this story.