July 10 : Scottie Scheffler left himself in unfamiliar territory as his nearly four-year streak of making cuts came to an end on Friday at the Scottish Open where Rory McIlroy was in hot pursuit of clubhouse leaders Jordan Smith and Tom Kim.World number one Scheffler, in his final start ahead of his title defence at next week's British Open, carded a two-over-par 72 at The Renaissance Club that left him at even par on the week in North Berwick and outside the projected cut of two under."I got off to a tough start and back nine, just felt like I wasn't hitting it close enough to give myself enough opportunities. I think that's really kind of what it comes down to," said Scheffler. "Got off to a poor start and after that, I didn't really hit it close enough to give myself a bunch of looks."