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

Adam Scott officially is set for his 100th consecutive major at 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.

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 the rankings, 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 already were not exempt. The exemptions finalized 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.