Adam Scott officially set for 100th consecutive major at US Open as field starts to fill

Adam Scott officially is set for his 100th consecutive major next month in the U.S. Open, which added 24 players to the field from the world ranking, with more spots available through qualifiers in England and Dallas on Monday.

Scott effectively secured his spot among the top 60 in the world with a tie for fourth in the Cadillac Championship at Doral. He is at No. 49 in this week's ranking, which the U.S. Open uses to determine who avoids qualifying.

Others exempt from the top 60 include Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed and Alex Smalley, who tied for second in the PGA Championship to move up 36 spots to No. 42.

Matti Schmid, who had the lead during the final round of the PGA Championship and wound up in a tie for fourth, earned one of five exemptions awarded to leading players in the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour who were not already exempt.

The exemptions finalized Monday means 70 players in the 156-man field will go through qualifying, an unusually low number for a major that prefers that roughly half the field has to qualify. The U.S. Open is June 18-21 at Shinnecock on New York's Long Island.

Adding to the field Monday were qualifiers in Dallas and England.

The 36-hole qualifier at Walton Heath in England offered seven spots (and two spots for alternates). Among those in the field was Thomas Detry. He was set to earn an exemption from LIV Golf until Lucas Herbert won in Virginia. Detry was at No. 61 going into the PGA Championship and poised to move up until missing the cut by one shot at Aronimink. He fell to No. 64.

Detry left Philadelphia for London to go through 36 holes of qualifying, and he was headed for a playoff to determine the final spots.

The Dallas qualifier — the first of 11 to be held in North America over the next month — featured Sergio Garcia among 14 players from LIV Golf.

Scott's streak began with the 2001 British Open, and he has not missed one since, even going through U.S. Open qualifying when he wasn't exempt. It's the longest streak since Jack Nicklaus played in 146 in a row, from the 1962 Masters through the 1998 U.S. Open.

Scott's one close call was breaking a bone in his hand before the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, but he played — grouped with Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the opening two rounds — and tied for 26th that week.

“I would rather win some stuff, and let’s celebrate winning the U.S. Open than just playing in it,” Scott said three weeks ago. “I can give myself a pat on the back for hanging in there and playing all these events. I think there’s some luck in it, but I think I’ve had generally great advice around me from a physical and training standpoint that’s kept me healthy and pretty much injury-free.”

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Alex Smalley hits from the fourth tee during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Matti Schmid, of Germany, hits from the bunker on the 13th green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Adam Scott, of Australia, looks at his ball on the 10th green during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An effort to reshape South Carolina's congressional districts is getting its first full airing Monday in the state House, as lawmakers launch what could become a lengthy and potentially testy discussion on whether to accede to President Donald Trump's desires for a U.S. House map that could yield a clean sweep for Republicans.

Tense debates already have played out in Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana as Republicans push aggressively to leverage a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened Voting Rights Act protections for minority districts. The ruling has opened the way for Republicans to redraw districts with large Black populations that have elected Democrats.

In South Carolina, that means targeting a seat long held by U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the only Democrat among the state's seven House representatives.

Clyburn has said he has no intention of retiring, even if his district gets changed. He told reporters last week in Washington that he has addresses in Columbia, Charleston and Santee, adding: “I live in three districts. I’ll decide which one to run in.”

“It ain’t about Jim Clyburn’s district,” he said. “This isn’t about voting. This is about turning the clock back to Jim Crow 2.0.”

Redistricting typically occurs at the start of each decade, based on new population figures from the census. South Carolina's debate on Monday showed the complexity of changing congressional district boundaries mid-decade. One of the first amendments lawmakers debated addressed how to handle the dozens of state boards and commissions whose members are based on congressional lines.

Early voting is scheduled to begin May 26 for South Carolina's statewide primaries on June 9. In addition to redrawing congressional districts, legislation pending in the state House would move the U.S. House primaries to August. If it clears the House, the legislation then must go to the Senate.

Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, who called lawmakers into a special session on redistricting, said it is important for South Carolina to send as many Republicans to Washington as possible to try to prevent Democrats from taking control of the House and attempting to impeach Trump.

But some Republicans have expressed concern that an attempt to draw a 7-0 House map for the party could spread Republican voters too thin, making some current Republican-held districts susceptible to Democratic victories.

Republicans are ahead in the national redistricting battle thus far. Since Trump urged Texas Republicans to redistrict last year, Republicans think they could gain as many as 15 seats from new House maps in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Tennessee and Alabama. Democrats, meanwhile, think they could gain six seats from new maps in California and Utah. But litigation is ongoing in some states, and voters will have the final say on who wins.

Lieb reported from Jefferson City, Missouri. Associated Press writer Lisa Mascaro contributed from Washington.

Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster speaks to reporters on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina Republican Rep. Donald McCabe looks at a proposed U.S. House district map during a redistricting hearing in the state House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, May, 12 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)