Golf

SAN DIEGO – Matthew Wolff toured venerable Winged Foot in 65 in the third round of the 2020 U.S. Open and shot 68 on Friday at Torrey Pines to climb into contention at the 121st U.S. Open. And yet even the 22-year-old said he felt drained after Round 2 withContinue Reading

A little-known fortysomething stole many of the headlines on Friday at the U.S. Open. Heading into the weekend at Torrey Pines, Richard Bland, 48, and Russell Henley are tied at the top of the leaderboard at 5 under. Both are looking for a breakthrough, and Bland’s would be particularly notableContinue Reading

SAN DIEGO — Qualifying for the U.S. Open is a great achievement. Once you are there, making the cut and playing in the final two rounds is another hurdle that needs to be cleared. Only the low 60 players and ties earn Saturday and Sunday tee times at America’s nationalContinue Reading

BELMONT, Mich. — As the holes were filling up on Leona Maguire’s scorecard, it looked like she’d been in a tie for first place heading into the weekend at the Meijer LPGA Classic. Then her final three holes happened. The Ireland native finished with a par, eagle and a 30-footContinue Reading

SAN DIEGO — Despite the decades of ceaseless agitprop—Francis Ouimet’s upset, Ben Hogan’s comeback, Payne Stewart’s farewell, e pluribus unum marketing—the U.S. Open has never really been an incubator of fairytales. Of dramas, sure. And thrillers. But the previous 120 editions of this championship have witnessed more horrors than syrupy,Continue Reading

SAN DIEGO – Professional golfers know that if they are asked to talk with the media after a round, they did something good and are probably in contention to win. After signing for his 67 on Friday at Torrey Pines, Bubba Watson did not know where he stood on theContinue Reading

SAN DIEGO – Jon Rahm was on the verge of losing his temper. That’s nothing new for Rahm, whose chili can run hot, but as he missed fairways and visited bunkers, he looked highly combustible. When asked about how Torrey Pines affected his temper, he snapped, his voice rising withContinue Reading

Viktor Hovland withdrew from the 121st U.S. Open at Torrey Pines on Friday because of an eye injury. Hovland, the No. 13 ranked player in the world and former U.S. Amateur champ, reportedly got sand in his eye during his warm up session Friday, according to Steve Sands of theContinue Reading

BELMONT, Michigan — When Lindy Duncan strolled into the clubhouse with the lead through two rounds of the Meijer LPGA Classic, she wasn’t accompanied by a longtime confidant carrying her bag like so many other pros. Instead, it was 17-year-old Aubree Crane, who met Duncan less than a week ago.Continue Reading

SAN DIEGO – There are very few lists of outstanding accomplishments in golf that do not include either Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson or Tiger Woods. The list of golfers who have won back-to-back U.S. Opens is one of them. Willie Anderson was the first of seven golfers toContinue Reading