Adam Scott is playing in his 100th consecutive major next week in the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. Here's a list of notable players (streak in parentheses) and how their streaks ended:
Started: 1962 Masters
Ended: 1998 U.S. Open
Why it stopped: Nicklaus had a nagging hip injury and felt his game was no longer competitive at the highest level.
Majors won during the streak: 18
Notable: Nicklaus received eight special exemptions to the U.S. Open.
Started: 2001 British Open
Ended: Still going. He reaches 100 at the U.S. Open.
Majors won during the streak: 1
Notable: Scott was No. 61 in the world and would have missed the 2024 U.S. Open but Grayson Murray, who had taken his life a week earlier, was No. 59 and the USGA went down one spot in the ranking.
Started: 1974 PGA Championship
Ended: 1996 British Open.
Why it stopped: Left shoulder injury while playing links golf in the weeks leading up to the 1996 British Open.
Majors won during the streak: 8
Notable: Watson was the only player to win the British Open on five links courses.
Started: 1999 British Open.
Ended: 2020 U.S. Open.
Why it stopped. Tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and withdrew from the 2020 Masters.
Majors won during the streak: 1
Notable: Garcia advanced in a 7-for-4 playoff at the U.S. Open qualifier in 2011.
Started: 1994 British Open
Ended: 2011 Masters
Why it stopped: Chose not to qualify for the 2011 U.S. Open.
Majors won during the streak: 3
Notable: Singh received a special exemption for the 2010 U.S. Open.
Started: 1987 British Open
Ended: 2003 British Open
Why it stopped. Withdrew from the 2003 PGA Championship because of the recent birth of his daughter.
Majors won during the streak: 6.
Notable: Faldo began his television career a year after his streak ended.
Started: 1994 U.S. Open
Ended: 2009 U.S. Open
Why it stopped: Withdrew from the 2009 British Open as his wife was battling breast cancer.
Majors won during streak: 3
Notable: Mickelson attended his daughter's eighth-grade graduation in San Diego in 2013 and made it back to Merion 3 1/2 hours before his tee time in the U.S. Open. He finished second.
Started: 1997 Masters
Ended: 2008 U.S. Open
Why it stopped: Reconstructive surgery on his left knee.
Majors won during streak: 14.
Notable: Woods missed only one cut at the majors during his streak.
Started: 2010 British Open.
Ended: 2022 U.S. Open
Why it stopped: Back injury during a practice round in the 2022 British Open.
Majors won during the streak: 1.
Notable: Rose was No. 33 in the world during the 2010 U.S. Open but missed the cutoff for top 50 in the world by one week. That prompted the USGA to add another cutoff date.
Started: 2015 PGA Championship
Ended: Still going.
Majors won during streak: 2.
Notable: McIlroy played 26 in a row until injuring his ankle playing soccer, forcing him to withdraw from the 2015 British Open. It’s the only major he has missed when eligible.
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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities have reported one of the highest daily increases in Ebola cases, as the virus spreads quickly and surveillance efforts improve in the month-old outbreak in one of the world's most challenging regions.
Congo's Ministry of Health on Sunday said 72 new cases were reported in a 24-hour period, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 782. Those include 181 confirmed deaths, with 29 new ones.
The ministry said that while the numbers show the outbreak is spreading rapidly, it also reflects more active surveillance. "Community members are reporting suspected cases, and response teams are investigating them,” it said on X.
The number of cases in what could become history's worst Ebola outbreak is believed to be higher because the outbreak was confirmed on May 15, weeks after it is suspected to have begun.
The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which was not tested for in the early days. The more common Zaire virus, which now has a vaccine, was responsible for most of Congo’s past 16 outbreaks of the disease.
Congo said the contact tracing coverage rate is 56%, a sharp decrease from last week, as authorities hurry to find people who may have been exposed. There was no immediate explanation for the drop.
Congolese health authorities have previously said contact tracing has been hampered by community resistance in some areas and by the rapid expansion of the outbreak into new health zones, increasing the workload for surveillance teams.
The ministry said Sunday 40 people have recovered since the start of the outbreak, and the current fatality rate of the outbreak is 23%.
Life goes on, including nightlife, as the population adjusts.
The World Health Organization said Sunday it is intensifying testing and contact tracing and treatment. Tons of supplies from the WHO have arrived in Congo.
And Africa's top health body said it is deploying technical expertise and supporting laboratory systems, case finding and community engagement efforts to accelerate the response.
“We remain committed to supporting affected countries until transmission is stopped. We call on partners and donors to urgently mobilize resources to strengthen the response and save lives,” said the head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya.
The outbreak is concentrated in Congo’s eastern province of Ituri, which accounts for more than 90% of the cases. Cases have also been recorded in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces and have spread across the border to Uganda.
Nearly a million people have been displaced by years of conflict in Ituri, according to the U.N. humanitarian office, making contact tracing difficult as people flee attacks or move frequently in the vast province with dense forests, poor roads and remote villages that can take days to reach.
Tracing is also difficult among the thousands of miners who regularly move among remote sites in the mineral-rich region.
Banchereau reported from Dakar, Senegal.
Health workers prepare the coffin of Angèle Muyumba Nsimire, a university student who died of Ebola at the Citadelle Clinic in Bunia, Congo, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Dr Sila Jakwong'a, Medical Director of the Citadelle Clinic, stands at the entrance to his office in Bunia, Congo, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Dr Jean Marc Shimbi, Medical Director of the Marie Claire Vandekerckhove Clinic, poses for a photo in Bunia, Congo, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Health workers disinfect themselves after preparing the body of an Ebola victim at Citadelle Clinic in Bunia, Congo, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
