ARDMORE, Pa. — One woman ducked under the rope and then she was followed by another. They were halted by a Merion Golf Club official and told to go back to where they belonged. The women agreed, but when they wheeled around, the looks on their faces said that, no, they probably didn’t have to […]
Merion Moment: Crowd rushes 18th to see Phil Mickelson take second at the U.S. Open (again)
Tiger Woods will skip AT&T National because of strained elbow suffered at Merion
It seems if it isn’t bogeys that are holding Tiger Woods back at the major championships, it’s injury, and another one suffered at a major will be forcing Woods out of golf action in the coming weeks. Woods announced on his website that he will be skipping the AT&T National event that kicks off June […]
The Men to Watch at Merion: No. 3, Matt Kuchar
This week marks the second major of 2013 and the first time the USGA has set foot on Merion Golf Club since 1981. The rough is thick, the course is wet and the yardage is under 7,000 yards. So who wins it this week? We give you five to watch at the U.S. Open (Check […]
Look at how many people are working on this bunker at Merion Golf Club on Monday
No, the picture above is not a contest to see who can find Waldo first, that is an actual image from the 11th hole at Merion Golf Club on Monday. The site of this year’s U.S. Open, Merion has been hit with some pretty hard rains over the last few days and the USGA is […]
The U.S. Open will feature wicker baskets instead of flags at Merion Golf Club
For the first time since 1981, the world will descend on Merion Golf Club’s East Course on June 13 for the second major championship of the year and the fifth time the U.S. Open has been hosted there. One thing you should expect to see? Wicker baskets adorning the tops of the flagsticks all across […]
U.S. Open odds are out, Tiger Woods is the clear favorite at Merion
The Masters just wrapped up on Sunday evening, and while there is still plenty to talk about, it wouldn’t be sports if we didn’t look ahead. The U.S. Open is just 59 days away, and the odds are out on the second major of the year. Tiger Woods is the betting favorite at 5/1, with […]