Brooks Koepka pulled off a rare feat by winning his second consecutive U.S. Open title Sunday at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. He joins a fairly elite group of six other players to manage this impressive double,… Continue Reading
It’s U.S. Open week as the USGA returns to one of its favorites, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Always ranked near the top of the greatest courses lists, Shinnecock is hosting its fifth Open and has been tweaked to perfection by… Continue Reading
The people of the United States are not the only ones faced with a critical decision about Donald Trump next month. So is the USGA. With Trump’s never ending monologue of disparaging women the USGA has to be contemplating the… Continue Reading
It seems like everyone in the golf world had an opinion on the Dustin Johnson/USGA rules snafu except DJ himself. Yes, he said during and after the penalty was assessed, in the scoring room no less, that he didn’t cause… Continue Reading
Amid all the controversy and backlash about the Dustin Johnson rules kerfuffle Mike Davis, the Executive Director/CEO of the USGA has made a request: The USGA wants a mulligan. Ironic isn’t it. The USGA released a statement earlier in the… Continue Reading
The boys at Golf Digest are heavily into the U.S. Open and as such have come up with a list they call “The Best U.S. Open Venues… Factoring in course layout, tradition, past winner and excitement produced, our panel provides… Continue Reading
The Tiger Woods Watch has reached DEFCON 1 as the entire sports world awaits his return. There are rumblings that Tiger will make his umpteenth come back appearance at each and every tournament on the PGA Tour schedule. While the… Continue Reading
Fill in the blank. The 115th U.S. Open at Chambers Bay was _______. The answer certainly depends on who is responding. Some players might say it was a travesty. Some called it all tricked up. While the most popular cry… Continue Reading
For all the crying about the greens at Chambers Bay the greens seemed to play a bit better today. Of course there will be a differences from early morning to late afternoon but there isn’t a course on this planet… Continue Reading
When Mike Davis first got a look at Chambers Bay he felt that this was a way he could bring links golf to the American public. Shortly after it opened and shortly after the USGA had visited University Place, Chambers… Continue Reading