Just over a week ago, Adam Scott joined Rory McIlroy for a scouting mission at Oakmont Country Club. Descriptions of the world’s toughest golf course seem credible when you hear two Masters champions played well, and were still given an absolute bollocking by the Pittsburgh area course.
Nick Flanagan is likely the only golfer to ever win a US Amateur and caddie in a US Open at the same course. His connection Oakmont CC is now a lifelong affair; he was given honorary membership after winning the 2003 US Amateur there and the 40-year-old even has an accommodation room named after him within the club’s on-site cabins.
Battle ready after street fighting his way through 38 holes of final qualifying, Marc Leishman hopes a combination of a special connection to Oakmont Country Club and a confident driver will help his quest to become the first Australian professional to win a tournament at the famed Pittsburgh course.
LIV Golf is only round one into its Virginia tournament but already Bryson DeChambeau is showing signs his short game is ready for next week’s likely brutal US Open examination at Oakmont CC, after an insane three-hole stretch on day one gave him a share of the lead.
As accomplished sports administrator Chris Heck packed his bags to move home to the US from the UK after a successful stint with English soccer team Aston Villa FC, he made sure to squeeze in one more dream golf trip
It’s the championship that one of golf’s great major winners needs to complete the career Grand Slam. Yet Phil Mickelson, approaching age 55, is cognisant that the sun has almost set on his US Open career.
A routine flight from Los Angeles to Florida turned into a high-altitude scare for Aussie golf icon Greg Norman when the windscreen of his private jet shattered mid-flight.
Australian golfer Lucas Herbert will channel his energy into qualifying for the US Open and Open Championship after issuing a classy response to being overlooked for an invitation to the PGA Championship next week at Quail Hollow.
What happens when golf’s biggest bomber tees it up in the clouds? Bryson DeChambeau gave fans a jaw-dropping preview during a LIV Golf warm-up at 8,000 feet above sea level in Mexico — and the results are insane.
Australian Golf Digest
