Rough

August 26th, 2026

Wyndham Clark says he didn’t break the rules in BMW win: ‘People can think what they want’

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May 15th, 2026

PGA Championship 2026: A frustrated Jon Rahm takes hack out of rough, hits volunteer with divot

The bizarre moment echoed increasing concerns about the code of conduct at golf’s highest-profile events.

October 9th, 2025

Rules Review: Another golfer found my ball and propped it up in the rough. Can I play it like that?

Can you play it as it lies? After all, you had nothing to do with the action. Several Rules of Golf come into play on this one.

October 7th, 2025

Your rough swing is not your fairway swing. Pros make 3 changes to hit better approach shots

Many average players make no changes and wonder why the rough grabs the clubhead and kills the shot.

June 18th, 2025

Nelly Korda has ‘rough’ start to KPMG Women’s PGA week, suffers neck spasms after hitting shot from thick stuff at PGA Frisco

Turns out Korda sustained neck spasms after hitting out of the rough on the front nine at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco during Monday’s practice round.

June 13th, 2025

US Open 2025: Shane Lowry tosses microphone in anger, is not having fun at Oakmont

June 11th, 2025

The 18-hole hazard: The US Open rough makes Oakmont both impossible and simple

If Oakmont Country Club represents one of the most difficult tests in professional golf, in at least one sense it will be starkly simple: a shot from the fairway means a player can think about how he wants to play the shot to the green, whereas a ball in the rough will suggest he shouldn’t even bother.

May 8th, 2025

No graduated rough and nasty ditches will make Oakmont even more brutal for upcoming US Open

Rough topped off at five inches. Green speeds of 15 on the Stimpmeter. A renovated golf course with at least one new hole location on each green. Nothing to see here. Just the setup basics for next month’s US Open at Oakmont Country Club.

May 7th, 2025

This way-too-early look at the 2025 US Open rough isn’t for the faint of heart

The 2025 US Open is over a month away. In fact, we still have another major to get through before we can really start looking ahead to Oakmont. Judging by the looks of things, however, it’s going to be a bloodbath.

February 12th, 2025

The Torrey Pines rough looks utterly sinister ahead of this week’s Genesis Invitational

If you thought the course setup for the recent Farmers Insurance Open was tough, just wait until you see what it looks like for this week’s relocated Genesis Invitational.

Wyndham Clark’s rough situation had Golf Twitter howling for a penalty

Your first look at the Ryder Cup rough is here and it’s not for the faint of heart

US Open 2023: The first look at the LACC rough is here and, yep, it’s gnarly

We have our first official ‘look how long the rough is’ video from Torrey Pines, courtesy of Xander Schauffele

Collin Morikawa whiffs on chip out of thick Muirfield Village rough, reacts accordingly

US OPEN 2020: Winged Foot’s rough is so long Gary Woodland lost a ball trying to chip

September 15th, 2020

US Open 2020: A return to Winged Foot means a return to this USGA favourite – gnarly rough

Rough has long been a useful tool for creating demanding setups and for tournaments that hope to test a certain skill set, but other appeals of the game are sacrificed when the measure of success is relegated to hitting the ball to predetermined positions.

June 13th, 2016

Three videos show how BRUTAL the US Open rough/greens will be

IT’s pretty well-known that Oakmont Country Club is going to play tough when the US Open commences this Friday (AEST).

Leaderboard

World Wide Technology Championship - 2026

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Ben James	-21	-	4
2	Ryan Gerard	-17	-	4
T3	Chris Kirk	-16	-	4
T3	Denny McCarthy	-16	-	4
T5	Paul Peterson	-15	-	4
T5	Alvaro Ortiz	-15	-	4
T5	Keith Mitchell	-15	-	4
T5	Kensei Hirata	-15	-	4
T9	David Ford	-14	-	4
T9	Blades Brown	-14	-	4
T9	Michael Kim	-14	-	4
T9	Zach Bauchou	-14	-	4
T13	Rico Hoey	-13	-	4
T13	Harry Hall	-13	-	4
T13	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	-13	-	4
T13	Cam Davis	-13	-	4
T13	Peter Malnati	-13	-	4
T18	Jordan Smith	-12	5	4
T18	Andrew Putnam	-12	5*	4
T18	Austin Eckroat	-12	4	4
T18	Jackson Koivun	-12	3	4
T18	Ben Griffin	-12	3	4
T18	Zac Blair	-12	2	4
T18	Emiliano Grillo	-12	2	4
T18	Beau Hossler	-12	2	4
T18	Jay Leng	-12	-	4
T18	Matthieu Pavon	-12	-	4
T18	Seamus Power	-12	-	4
T18	Isaiah Salinda	-12	-	4
T30	Chad Ramey	-11	6*	4
T30	Luke Clanton	-11	4	4
T30	Nick Dunlap	-11	5*	4
T30	Steven Fisk	-11	4	4
T30	Ben Silverman	-11	4	4
T30	Ben Kohles	-11	4*	4
T30	John VanDerLaan	-11	4*	4
T30	Alejandro Tosti	-11	3	4
T30	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-11	2	4
T30	Ben Martin	-11	2	4
T40	Patton Kizzire	-10	5	4
T40	David Skinns	-10	5*	4
T40	Trace Crowe	-10	5*	4
T40	Max Greyserman	-10	5*	4
T40	Pi Coody	-10	4	4
T40	John Parry	-10	4*	4
T40	Lucas Glover	-10	3*	4
T40	Stephan Jaeger	-10	2	4
T48	Brice Garnett	-9	5	4
T48	Nick Taylor	-9	4	4
T48	Haotong Li	-9	4*	4
T48	Jesper Svensson	-9	4*	4
T48	Austin Hitt	-9	3*	4
T48	Kevin Yu	-9	2*	4
T54	Kevin Streelman	-8	3*	4
T54	David Lipsky	-8	2*	4
T54	Tony Finau	-8	2*	4
T54	Marcelo Rozo	-8	2*	4
T58	Max McGreevy	-7	4*	4
T58	Hayden Springer	-7	2*	4
T58	Erik van Rooyen	-7	1*	4
T58	Tyler Collet	-7	1*	4
T62	Jeffrey Kang	-6	2*	4
T62	Rasmus Højgaard	-6	1*	4
T62	Kristoffer Ventura	-6	-	4
T65	Taylor Montgomery	-5	-	4
T65	Will Gordon	-5	-	4
T65	Adam Svensson	-5	-	4
68	Willie Mack III	-4	-	4
T69	Neal Shipley	-3	-	4
T69	Chandler Blanchet	-3	-	4
T71	Tyler Duncan	-2	-	4
T71	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	-2	-	4
T71	Patrick Rodgers	-2	-	4
74	Preston Stout	-1	-	4
75	Christo Lamprecht	+4	-	4
CUT	Kevin Roy	-4	F	2
CUT	Garrick Higgo	-4	F	2
CUT	Karl Vilips	-4	F	2
CUT	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-4	F	2
CUT	Patrick Fishburn	-4	F	2
CUT	Hank Lebioda	-3	F	2
CUT	Davis Riley	-3	F	2
CUT	Joe Highsmith	-3	F	2
CUT	Billy Horschel	-2	F	2
CUT	Camilo Villegas	-2	F	2
CUT	Johnny Keefer	-2	F	2
CUT	Rafael Campos	-2	F	2
CUT	Dylan Wu	-2	F	2
CUT	Taylor Moore	-1	F	2
CUT	Zecheng Dou	-1	F	2
CUT	Joel Dahmen	-1	F	2
CUT	Jackson Suber	-1	F	2
CUT	Sami Valimaki	-1	F	2
CUT	Alejandro Madariaga	-1	F	2
CUT	Chandler Phillips	E	F	2
CUT	Vince Whaley	E	F	2
CUT	Mark Hubbard	E	F	2
CUT	William Mouw	E	F	2
CUT	Taylor Pendrith	E	F	2
CUT	Lee Hodges	+1	F	2
CUT	Matt Kuchar	+1	F	2
CUT	Tom Hoge	+1	F	2
CUT	Takumi Kanaya	+1	F	2
CUT	Mackenzie Hughes	+1	F	2
CUT	Harry Higgs	+2	F	2
CUT	Aaron Wise	+2	F	2
CUT	Danny Walker	+2	F	2
CUT	Muzzy Donohue	+2	F	2
CUT	Marco Penge	+2	F	2
CUT	Davis Chatfield	+2	F	2
CUT	Justin Lower	+3	F	2
CUT	Pontus Nyholm	+3	F	2
CUT	Nicholas Marchese	+3	F	2
CUT	A.J. Ewart	+4	F	2
CUT	Nathan Tseng	+4	F	2
CUT	Nicholas Lindheim	+4	F	2
CUT	Gordon Sargent	+5	F	2
CUT	Lyon Lazare	+7	F	2
CUT	Jimmy Stanger	+13	F	2
CUT	Jorge Villar	+33	F	2