Adam Scott majors timeline: Here's his last major win, U.S. Open history and more

Teddy Ricketson

Adam Scott majors timeline: Here's his last major win, U.S. Open history and more image

Adam Scott has been playing professional golf in the United States since 2000. He is one of the more experienced participants on the PGA Tour, yet he still consistently registers competitive scores.

Scott was born in Adelaide, Australia in 1980 and has spent more time playing golf professionally than he hasn't with a 25-year pro career. Scott has 32 wins under his belt, but only one of them has come at a golf major. He won the 2013 Masters in a playoff against Angel Cabrera.

Scott has 14 wins on the PGA Tour, 11 European Tour wins, four Asian Tour wins and six wins on the PGA Tour of Australasia. He is ranked as the 42nd best golfer in the world, per the OWGR

Here is more on Scott's history at the four golf majors. 

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Has Adam Scott won a major?

Yes, Scott first appeared in a golf major in 2000 at The Open Championship. He won his first and only major at the 2013 Masters. While there have been plenty of times that Scott missed the cut at a major, he has played in every golf major held since 2002. 

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Adam Scott U.S. Open history

Scott first played at the U.S. Open in 2002. It was a rough start at the major for him as he missed the cut in his first three U.S. Opens. His best result at the major came in 2015 when he finished tied for fourth. Overall, Scott has competed in 24 U.S. Opens and has made the cut in 15 of them. 

YearFinish
2002CUT
2003CUT
2004CUT
2005T28
2006T21
2007CUT
2008T26
2009T36
2010CUT
2011CUT
2012T15
2013T45
2014T9
2015T4
2016T18
2017CUT
2018CUT
2019T7
2020T38
2021T35
2022T14
2023CUT
2024T32
2025T12

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Adam Scott PGA Championship history

The PGA Championship was the second of the four golf majors that Scott played. He debuted at the 2000 U.S. Open, but he played in his first PGA Championship in 2001. Similar to the U.S. Open, he missed the cut his first time at the major. Scott has competed at 25 PGA Championships and has made the cut at 18 of them. His best finish was at the 2018 PGA Championship when he finished in third. 

YearFinish
2001CUT
2002T23
2003T23
2004T9
2005T40
2006T3
2007T12
2008CUT
2009CUT
2010T39
20117
2012T11
2013T5
2014T15
2015CUT
2016T18
2017T61
20183
2019T8
2020T22
2021CUT
2022CUT
2023T29
2024CUT
2025T19

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Adam Scott Masters history

Scott first competed at the Masters in 2002 and finished tied for ninth. It remained his best finish at any golf major until the 2006 Open Championship. Scott has competed at Augusta 24 times, making the cut 21 times. He missed the cut at the 2025 Masters for the first time in 14 years. 

Scott won the 2013 Masters in a playoff over Angel Cabrera. They both registered par on the first playoff hole, but then Scott's three bested Cabrera's four on the second to secure the Australian his first career green jacket. 

YearFinish
2002T9
2003T23
2004CUT
2005T33
2006T27
2007T27
2008T25
2009CUT
2010T18
2011T2
2012T8
20131
2014T14
2015T38
2016T42
2017T9
2018T32
2019T18
2020T34
202154
2022T48
2023T39
2024T22
2025CUT

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Adam Scott Open Championship history

The Open Championship was the first golf major that Scott competed at. He made his first major appearance at the 2000 Open Championship but missed the cut. Scott's best finish at the event so far was in 2012 when he finished second. Of his 24 appearances at the major, he made the cut 19 times. 

YearFinish
2000CUT
2001T47
2002CUT
2003CUT
2004T42
2005T34
2006T8
2007T27
2008T16
2009CUT
2010T27
2011T25
20122
2013T3
2014T5
2015T10
2016T43
2017T22
2018T17
2019CUT
2020Not held
2021T46
2022T15
2023T33
2024T10
2024CUT
2025CUT

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Complete list of Adam Scott majors results

Here is a complete list of Scott's finishes at the four golf majors in his career. 

YearMastersPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenOpen Championship
2000---CUT
2001-CUT-T47
2002T9T23CUTCUT
2003T23T23CUTCUT
2004CUTT9CUTT42
2005T33T40T28T34
2006T27T3T21T8
2007T27T12CUTT27
2008T25CUTT26T16
2009CUTCUTT36CUT
2010T18T39CUTT27
2011T27CUTT25
2012T8T11T152
20131T5T45T3
2014T14T15T9T5
2015T38CUTT4T10
2016T42T18T18T43
2017T9T61CUTT22
2018T323CUTT17
2019T18T8T7CUT
2020T34T22T38Not held
202154CUTT35T46
2022T48CUTT14T15
2023T39T29CUTT33
2024T22CUTT32T10
2025CUTT19T12CUT

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Teddy Ricketson

Teddy Ricketson is a Digital Content Producer at The Sporting News. He joined the team in 2024 after spending the last three years writing for Vox Media as part of its DK Nation/Network team. Teddy does his best to support the South Carolina Gamecocks and Carolina Panthers, but tends to have more fun cheering on the Atlanta Braves. In his free time, he loves spending time with his wife, Brooke, and their two dogs, Bo and Hootie.