Two players will be chasing history in the final round of the 46th US Senior Open while a third will be trying to change his personal history in the championship while also seeking to set a record.
Johnson’s ties to the John Deere event run deep. It’s the PGA Tour stop that’s closest where he grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. And he won the 2012 edition of the event, one of 12 PGA Tour wins in his career.
Major championship season continues this week with the US Senior Open marking three consecutive weeks of majors across both the men’s and women’s games.
A century ago, Jones was moved to make an observation about his 1926 US Open experience and the challenges of tournament golf that echo through the decades and remains pointed and pertinent today.
Tiger Woods is missing from the USGA’s overnight release regarding the field for its 2026 US Senior Open, but the 15-time major winner could still play in the championship.
The Irishman, 53, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, prevailed in a veritable 18-hole match race with Stewart Cink on the East course at The Broadmoor in Colorado.
Mark Hensby can make it a birthday to remember after maintaining his place at the top of the leaderboard through three rounds of the US Senior Open in Colorado.
We’re guessing that no matter how Gary plays, these friends will be enjoying a couple beers or glasses of wine – or whatever guys in their 70s drink – afterwards.
The only thing that will make this story better is if this bloke goes to follow Mark Calcavecchia at some point in the championship and realises it’s the guy from the sneaker shop.
One of eight Australians in the field, Goggin’s chances are buoyed by his recent play at home on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, including a third-place finish behind Order of Merit champion Kazuma Kobori at the Webex Players Series Victoria.
To help the rest of us determine what our target scores would be on various championship layouts, we’ve used the USGA’s new tool to plug in a variety of handicaps for the setups at the US Open, US Women’s Open and US Senior Open.
It was Langer’s record 12th senior major championship, to go with two Masters titles. It was his second US Senior Open victory, 13 years after his first. It also marked his record 11th season with multiple victories, his having won the Chubb Classic earlier this year.
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