Although the note of clarification and remorse should go a long way with some, we’re guessing this isn’t the last time he’s asked to speak on the subject.
Phil Mickelson has long been a master of spin, with his wedges and his words. But Saturday at the US Open, he flubbed the latter big time with a preposterous explanation for his rules indiscretion.
There won’t be any 63s in this US Open. The winning score will NOT be 16-under par. Which, whether they admit it or not, is a relief to officials at the USGA.
This is the hidden brilliance of the USGA. The things they do may be wrong, but they function as a bright spotlight, exposing the most sanctimonious, whine-prone players in the sport.
Martin Slumbers revealed the next available British Open slot – in 2022 – will go to a course in England. Distance and time, however, remain hot topics.
Last weekend’s Walker Cup matches at Los Angeles Country Club provided an insight into how the US Golf Association might set up the club’s vaunted North course for the 2023 US Open.
A USA Today report says Donald Trump threatened the USGA with legal action if the governing body moved this week’s US Women’s Open from his Trump National course in New Jersey.