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...
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...
Mighty and glorious Shinnecock Hills, host of five previous U.S. Opens will host both the United States men’s and women’s U.s. Opens in consecutive weeks, as they did at Pinehurst in 2014 when Germany’s Martin Kaymer and United states phenom Michelle Wie won in back-to-back weeks. From the USGA: “LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (March 2, 2024) —...
Los Angeles Has Returned to the U.S. Open Rotation, but for How Long at L.A.C.C.? —by Jay Flemma, Golf News Net— LOS ANGELES, CA — The day after the U.S. Open concluded, the USGA made an announcement met with joy across the golf-o-sphere. Lovely and historic Riviera Country Club will host the 2031 U.S. Open. For decades a yearly Tour stop, Riviera...
Scene Stealer! Unheralded Wyndham Clark Wins Hollywood U.S. Open at L.A. Country Club —by Jay Flemma, Golf News Net— LOS ANGELES, CA — Quick! We need rewrites to the script! A bit player stole the show in Hollywood! 29-year old Wyndham Clark, unheralded before the tournament began, outlasted four-time major champion Rory McIlroy at Los Angeles...
LOS ANGELES, CA — Hoping to end a lifetime major championship drought, Southern California born and bred Ricky Fowler shot an EVEN par 70 over Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course to stay tied atop the leaderboard at 10-under as the 123rd U.S. Open Championship turns towards Sunday’s final round. Plucky young gun Wyndham Clark, a journeyman party...
The Los Angeles U.S. Open Experience LOS ANGELES, CA — Mark Twain famously quipped, “Tip the world over on its side, and all the loose change ends up in California.” I’ll describe it more succinctly:Â Weirdsville! I won’t call California a foreign country, but even though we’re all Americans, they are an entity all their own...
Journeyman Wyndham Clark Fires 67, Will play in Saturday’s Final Group with Fowler —by Jay Flemma, Golf News Net— LOS ANGELES, CA — It wouldn’t be the U.S. Open if a puzzling stranger didn’t make a surprise appearance on the leaderboard sending everyone scrambling for their Player’s Guide. Young, unknown Wyndham Clark opened...
LOS ANGELES, CA — While much is being made of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood finally getting to crash a party at L.A. Country Club, (entertainment industry-types need not apply for membership), a few of the young guns in the field are hanging out with family and friends rather than rubbing elbows with glitterati. “I stayed at my parent’s house...
Will New Putter, Course Knowledge Bring Scottie Scheffler U.S. Open Title? LOS ANGELES, CA — The June gloom over L.A. had only dissipated a few moments before a downright bouncy Scottie Scheffler came beaming into the U.S. Open interview room seemingly dispelling the rest of the clouds with a smile and spreading both good news and juicy gossip about his chances...