OAKMONT, Pa. — We’re about to see the real Oakmont. The course we saw for the first two rounds, spread out over two-and-a-half days? That was a facsimile. It was close, but some of the details were lost in transmission. For the final 36 holes, we’ll have an original copy. As players wrapped up their […]
Taking a page from Woods’ book, Day moves up U.S. Open leaderboard
July 8, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. OAKMONT, Pa. — Jason Day tried taking a page from Tiger Woods’ playbook on Saturday. The world No. 1 tried to scare the inexperienced and unsuccessful pack of leaders into coming back to him. “I felt like if I can just put my name on the score board, hopefully […]
U.S. Open: What you need to know for Sunday’s final round
July 7, 2016 by
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! As is always the case, the U.S. Open concludes on Father’s Day, which means Dad has carte blanche to watch golf all the live-long afternoon. The weather delays from Thursday still resonate; the third round didn’t end until Sunday morning, giving the leaders only a few […]
Tiger Woods’ son Charlie finished T-2 in U.S. Kids junior event
June 25, 2016 by
Charlie Woods is apparently a chip off the old block — at least inside the ropes. Tiger Woods’ son is a solid golfer, finishing tied for second place on Thursday in a U.S. Kids Golf South Florida Tour event near their home in Jupiter, Fla. Charlie, who is 7 years old, shot 55 in the […]
Podcast: How the USGA messed up at the U.S. Open & how to fix it
June 24, 2016 by
The USGA’s handling of the Dustin Johnson fifth green situation at the U.S. Open was, well, not good. We explain why in detail and try to figure out how to prevent something like this from happening again. We also talk about why we’re OK with Rory McIlroy skipping the Olympics over fears of Zika. Be […]
Making pro debut, Rahm looks to build on U.S. Open performance
June 23, 2016 by
Just days after winning low amateur honors at Oakmont Country Club, former world No. 1 amateur Jon Rahm joins the paid set. The Arizona State product is making his pro debut this week at the Quicken Loans National in Bethesda, Md. “This week, I couldn’t be more excited,” Rahm said. “It’s a huge honor to […]
Jordan Spieth four-putts his way right out of the U.S. Open
June 19, 2016 by
Jordan Spieth won last year’s U.S. Open at Chambers Bay by keeping his head while those around him lost it. He wasn’t quite so lucky this year, slipping and faltering around Oakmont half a dozen strokes behind the leaders. Spieth entered the day eight strokes behind leader Shane Lowry. Spieth had said after Saturday’s rounds […]
Dustin Johnson clocks U.S. Open fan, ends up in concession stand
June 18, 2016 by
When you’re watching Dustin Johnson in a major, you know what you’re going to get: moments of astonishing brilliance punctuated by instances of how-in-the-hell-did-that-happen? Sometimes Johnson’s problems are of his own making, and sometimes they’re just plain strange. Take, for instance, his tee shot on the second hole of Saturday’s third round: Dustin Johnson just […]
U.S. Open Round 1 wrapup: Dustin Johnson, rolling early yet again
June 18, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. The opening round at Oakmont took more than 30 hours, thanks to multiple weather delays and an early closure to Thursday’s competition. A marathon Friday kicked off early, and halfway through, we saw the end of the U.S. Open’s first round. Here are the high points at the tournament’s […]
Storms throw this U.S. Open into chaos
June 17, 2016 by
OAKMONT, Pa. — This U.S. Open has been thrown into chaos. After two rain delays on Thursday which were mere pestilences, delaying the action by about an hour each, the expected major thunderstorms rolled through Oakmont late in the afternoon. The players were pulled off the golf course, and the fans were permitted to take […]
