Kept his major-championship start streak alive by shooting 6-under 138 to earn one of the 14 available berths in the Columbus, Ohio, sectional qualifier at The Lakes Golf & Country Club and Brookside Golf & Country Club. The 118th U.S. Open will be Scott's 68th consecutive start in a major. In 2013, he became the first Australian to win the Masters after defeating 2007 U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera in a playoff. Scott, who briefly attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, has been a global traveler since turning pro in 2000, with 29 worldwide wins, including 13 on the PGA Tour. He won the PGA Tour's Honda Classic and World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship in consecutive weeks in March 2016. Scott shot a final-round 64 in the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay to post his best career finish in the championship, tying for fourth. Has been a member of eight International Presidents Cup teams.
| Year | Site | Scores | To Par | Finish |
| 2018 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | 78-75 | +13 | MC |
| 2017 | Erin Hills | 72-75 | +3 | MC |
| 2016 | Oakmont Country Club | 71-69-72-74--286 | +6 | T-18 |
| 2015 | Chambers Bay | 70-71-72-64--277 | -3 | T-4 |
| 2014 | Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) | 73-67-73-69--282 | +2 | T-9 |
| 2013 | Merion Golf Club | 72-75-73-75--295 | +15 | T-45 |
| 2012 | The Olympic Club | 76-70-70-70--286 | +6 | T-15 |
| 2011 | Congressional Country Club | 74-73 | +5 | MC |
| 2010 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 77-73 | +8 | MC |
| 2009 | Bethpage State Park (Black Course) | 69-71-73-75--288 | +8 | T-36 |
| 2008 | Torrey Pines (South Course) | 73-73-75-70--291 | +7 | T-26 |
| 2007 | Oakmont Country Club | 76-82 | +16 | MC |
| 2006 | Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course) | 72-76-70-74--292 | +12 | T-21 |
| 2005 | Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) | 70-71-74-76--291 | +11 | T-28 |
| 2004 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | 75-75 | +10 | MC |
| 2003 | Olympia Fields Country Club | 72-72 | +4 | MC |
| 2002 | Bethpage State Park (Black Course) | 77-80 | +17 | MC |