Woods joins fellow Jones winners Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Francis Ouimet, Mickey Wright, Patty Berg, Annika Sorenstam and US president George H.W. Bush.
While holding its annual meeting, the USGA announced that the US Open and US Women’s Open will be held a week apart in 2036, and both will be contested at Shinnecock.
Amid a tidal wave of scorching hot takes after the R&A and USGA announced a universal golf ball rollback last week, there was Padraig Harrington shining like a beacon in the night.
The proposed rollback of the golf ball by the R&A and USGA is now moving to its next, and perhaps most definitive – and potentially most contentious – stage.
In many respects, it was unfortunate for the players, fans and championship that Gordon Sargent and Nick Dunlap ended up facing off on Wednesday in the first round of match play in the 123rd US Amateur.