Genesis Scottish Open: Scottie Scheffler misses cut at The Renaissance Club in blow to preparations for The Open

Scottie Scheffler missed the cut at the Genesis Scottish Open, ending a 78-tournament streak where the world No 1 has made it through to the weekend.

Scheffler started day two three shots off the pace as part of a congested leaderboard topped by a five-man leading group including Rory McIlroy.

But the 30-year-old American lost ground with a second-round, two-over 72 that left him level par overall, nine shots off the summit and, crucially, a stroke shy of the projected cut line which was one under at the time, although that subsequently moved to two under.

Scheffler, who was off target with a six-foot par putt on his final hole, last missed the cut at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship, four years and 78 tournament appearances ago, the fifth-longest cut-making streak in PGA Tour history. Tiger Woods holds the record of 142 in a row from February 1998 to May 2005.