SOUTHPORT, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND – Bryson DeChambeau took a 2-stroke penalty at The Open Championship on Friday night after R&A officials deemed he had improved his swing path by trampling some tall grass near his ball on the short par-4n 5th hole. Bryson was seen making his way into heavy, thick rough, and walking around and swinging his club. At the time...
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...
It’s almost enough to make you feel sorry for him. Almost. At least as sorry as you can for a multi-millionaire athlete with James Bond’s good looks, an astronaut’s brain, media savvy, a mission in life, and grillion-dollar talent:Â the fall of Bryson DeChambeau from being the PGA Tour’s “it boy” capable of vaporizing every golf...
LA JOLLA, CA – There’s an old adage that should hold true for every United States Open Championship: the golf course is the star. Oakmont, Winged Foot, Olympic Club, Pinehurst…these are names from the oldest Golden Ages of the game. They materialize out of the mysts of history like a dream, enchant us with their beguiling mystery, and then vanish...
On a cool, windy day, Winged Foot turned the tables on the 2020 U.S. Open field, playing almost three strokes harder than Thursday’s opening round that saw record red numbers for a U.S. Open played over the fabled West course. Only three players broke par on Friday, and just seven more shot even par 70, including leader Patrick Reed, who finished at 4-under at...
2015 PGA Champion Jason Day and journeyman pro Brendan Todd each fired 5-under 65s in round one of the 2020 PGA Championship at Harding Park for a one shot lead over a gaggle on nine players that includes two-time defending PGA Champion Brooks Koepka, as well as former major champions Martin Kaymer, Zach Johnson and Justin Rose. Tiger Woods stands three back at 2...