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...
LOS ANGELES, CA — It took almost 130 years to happen once. It only took 15 minutes to happen twice:Â Ricky Fowler and Xander Schauffele, playing in consecutive threesomes, fired white-hot 8-under 62s at Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course during the first round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship. They broke the U.S. Open record by one stroke...
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...