Kettle moraine! The two words you’ll hear most this week at the U.S. Open at Erin Hills, aside from “Dustin Johnson,” “Will Phil make it?” and assorted curses from pros. What is “kettle moraine,” you ask? We’ve got your answer to that right here, along with 17 other facts you need to know heading into […]
U.S. Open 2017: Rickie Fowler's Erin Hills 'clinic' makes golf history
July 5, 2017 by
ERIN, Wis. — Jon Rahm played an opening round to forget, but the 22-year-old Spaniard allowed that his day wasn’t a total waste as he left the U.S. Open on Thursday afternoon. “(Rickie Fowler) put on an absolute clinic on how to play Erin Hills,” Rahm said. “He was just spot-on every time … it […]
U.S. Open 2017: Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy miss the cut at Erin Hills
July 3, 2017 by
The weekend leaderboard at the 117th U.S. Open will be lacking some serious star power. [Fantasy Football is open! Sign up now] Jason Day and Rory McIlroy, two of the top three players in the world, took themselves out of the spotlight by missing the cut at Erin Hills on Friday. Both players posted miserable […]
Erin Hills was different, yes, but also great as US Open host
June 22, 2017 by
From the sounds of the bellyaching in pockets of social media, Brooks Koepka’s name should have an asterisk next to it on the U.S. Open trophy. You see, Koepka, in their view, didn’t win a real Open. Koepka won something less than an Open — maybe a PGA Championship or something like that — because […]
U.S. Open power rankings: The top 10 expert picks for Erin Hills
June 14, 2017 by
Jordan Spieth is the 2015 U.S. Open winner. Can he get another in 2017? (Getty Images) The second major of 2017 is here, with Wisconsin’s Erin Hills hosting the U.S. Open for the first time. Welcoming a field of 156 players, the glacier-shaped prairie links will prove unique among modern Open host courses, even compared […]
Kevin Na lights up Erin Hills' shot-devouring rough
June 12, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Every U.S. Open brings with it a predictable avalanche of player complaints about unfair course setup. Sometimes the gripes about narrow fairways, green speeds and course conditions have merit, and sometimes it’s just the players surprised that they won’t be able to roll out of bed and drop a […]
