In took 73 holes, five days and a little help from Scottie Scheffler (and Mother Nature), but Hovland is the winner of the 2026 Travelers Championship.
Mickelson’s name is no longer listed in the Open Championship’s field on the tournament’s website, instead moving to the non-playing portion of exempt players.
There is a plan now. A real one, pointed in the right direction, built with the right people in mind. After years of managed stasis, there is movement. That it took this long is the indictment. That it’s finally here is the story.
Starting in 2028, the tour will look fundamentally different with two co-existing series, real promotion and relegation, a re-imagined postseason and a schedule built around markets the tour has mostly ignored.
Wyndham Clark walked into Shinnecock on Sunday as the villain. He left as the champion. An in-depth look at the man, the crowd and one of the most compelling final rounds in recent major history.
After two days of grumbling that the setup lacked teeth, Shinnecock Hills and the USGA found their nerve, leaning into everything the course is capable of, and perhaps announcing what the final day intends.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Wyndham Clark’s commanding performance somewhat sucked the energy from the property on Saturday at Shinnecock. And there wasn’t much energy to begin with. Viewers at home noted a lack of fans in attendance over the final hours at the U.S. Open. Many of the grandstands were half-full to watch Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, Read more…
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Harry Higgs was not supposed to be there. Nobody is supposed to be behind the 11th green at Shinnecock Hills. Those who end up there are simply trying to make one of those scrappy bogeys this championship occasionally hands out. Instead, from 30 yards out, Higgs reached for a putter, sent his Read more…
Wyndham Clark was six under through 16 holes and four shots clear of the field at Shinnecock Hills after round one, helped by calmer winds in the afternoon wave. The former US Open champion is in prime position heading into round two.
Jason Day’s US Open campaign is over before it began, with the former world No.1 withdrawing after just 10 holes at Shinnecock Hills due to a back injury. Day had made seven bogeys in his opening nine before being spotted hopping into a cart.
Rory McIlroy carded a 69 in round one at Shinnecock Hills and while an eagle at the fifth grabbed the headlines, it was his patience, course management and composure that told the real story of just how far he’s come since his 2018 nightmare at the same venue.
The announcement comes after what tour sources tell Golf Digest was a passionate meeting between players, USGA representatives and the tour on the subject at a recent tour event.
PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp is expected to announce sweeping changes to the tour’s future next week, with a re-imagined schedule at the core of the proposal. One of his biggest stars, however, doesn’t appear sold.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — U.S. Open practice rounds are notoriously punishing slogs, the treks often stretching past three hours as players brace for golf’s most unforgiving examination. But on Monday at Shinnecock Hills, fans who made the trip — navigating their own gridlock, Hamptons traffic being what it is — arrived to find a course that Read more…
Brooks Koepka captured the US Open the last time the national championship visited Shinnecock Hills. But days ahead of the third major of the season, Koepka is dealing with a mysterious injury. Koepka, playing in this week’s RBC Canadian Open, received treatment to his left elbow before Saturday’s third round. He was followed by a Read more…