SOUTHAMPTON, NY – Just an hour or so after he finished up a stellar opening round 64, Wyndham Clark turned around and posted a solid 69 to lead the 126th U.S. Open at 7-under. Among the other early finishers among the leaders are a gaggle of former major winners, including Xender Schauffele and Matt Fitzpatrick at 3-under, Colin Morikawa and 2-under and Justin Thomas...
SPECIAL TO GOLF NEWS NET SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The warning came Sunday: “The Knicks won the title, the City has gone absolutely mental. You better be prepared for everyone to be over the moon.” Then came the airport, where fans from across the globe were streaming in for the World Cup. Futbol jerseys from every country: Ecuador and Columbia, Japan and Australia, Morocco...
SOUTHAMPTON, NY – Nowhere will Shinnecock Hills reveal its slavering jaws as a U.S. Open venue more than at its formidable par-3s. For mere mortal golfers, the par-3s can often be a welcome refuge from the course. Occasionally – not often, but occasionally – the shortest golf holes are the deadliest: like the 12th at Augusta National, the 17th at Pebble Beach...
SPECIAL TO GOLF NEWS NET SOUTHAMPTON, NY – For everyone asking “Who is going to win the U.S. Open at Shinnecock this year?” I have the answer for you, and it’s obvious. The golf course will win this year’s U.S. Open. Is Shinnecock Hills the hardest U.S. Open venue? Tough call with Winged Foot and Oakmont in the mix, but Shinnecock is often just as stern a test as...
BOISE, ID – Mexico’s Emilio Gonzalez dazzled the Korn Ferry Tour with a sparkling final round 61 to win the golf tournament, but the whole city of Boise won the Albertsons Boise Open. Indeed, the final chapter of the Korn Ferry Tour regular season was a rip-roaring success on every level, especially seeing as how organizers had to pull off not one, but three concerts...
BOISE, ID – Now comes the knife’s edge, the crucible of the late season of the Korn Ferry Tour, where dreams of the Big Time! and Bigger Money! slumber cheek and jowl with the nightmare of another seemingly interminable year of slogging, soldiering, and soul searching. Some of these golfers are destined for the PGA Tour next year. Relief! Satisfaction! Success! It’s...
BOISE, ID – [Author’s Note: There’s watching golf and there’s there are WAYS TO WATCH THE GOLF, if you understand the nuance. Anyone can go to the tournament, but maximizing your enjoyment is the ultimate goal. What are you looking for? Golf action? The beer tent? The party scene? People watching? Being watched? If you’re going the Korn Ferry playoffs this week in...
It was the rain that may have made all the difference. J.J. Spaun, reeling after bogeying five of the first six holes in the final round righted the ship after a 96-minute rain delay, and won the 2025 U.S. Open with a back nine charge for the ages. Spaun, who began the day one stroke behind third-round leader Sam Burns, carded a final round 72, to finish at 1-under...
The next time it’s Halloween or your kids are out camping and everyone wants to tell ghost stories and other tales of horror, I’ve got the mother of all bloodthirsty slashers for you. Never mind the guy with the razor blade fingernails, or the dude with the Ghostface mask. Forget about Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers. Not even Vincent Price or Edgar Allan Poe have...
Picture yourself for a moment lying in bed the night before you tee off in the U.S. Open…only it’s the U.S. Open at Oakmont. The National Open is routinely played at only the finest and most difficult golf courses in the country. “Golf’s Toughest Test” is the semi-official moniker, and the USGA means it. Historians may quibble as to the exact genesis of the inception...
As you all know, we here at JF.com use VegasInsider.com for all our handicapping needs in any sport. Here are the up-t5o-the hour odds on the players in the field for Oakmont. Author’s Note: That’s a great price for Bryson. Also Hovland, Lowry, and Cam Smith. Scottie Scheffler +470 Rory McIlroy +1000 Xander Schauffele +1200 Jon Rahm +1200 Ludvig Aberg...
[Editor’s Note – Jay’s 20th anniversary celebrations as a journalist continue with this review of some of the Golden Age’s PGA Championship tournaments. We’ll have some ski season wroap-ups before turning to the U.S. Open and Open Championship. Until then, enjoy this reverie from the mists of time…] CHARLOTTE, NC – Like an...
We have a collection of announcements from the USGA to catch everyone up on: awards, venues, and championship details. First and foremost, storied and historic Pine Valley will host the 2044 Walker Cup. I know it’s 20 years in the future (well 19 to be exact…) but beg borrow or steal to get there. Fabled Pine Valley opening its doors to the general...
Augusta National may be the most venerable course in America, Pebble Beach may be the most beautiful, and Winged Foot may be the Yankee Stadium of golf, but for my money, Oakmont may be our country’s greatest major championship venue, and it returns this summer for its record 10th U.S. Open Championship. Pittsburgh, PA is indeed the city of champions and befitting...
Big thank you to Golf Course Trades for running my latest story – a retelling of many of the worst golf train wrecks at Oakmont. Oh Oakmont, our great grassy guillotine! We will see her again this June for the 125th U.S. Open. The story is here. Here is a snippet from the piece: So the legend is actually true: You could play the U.S. Open at Oakmont with...