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.
Whether or not you agree with the logic behind filling the 2020 US Open field, it has indisputably produced the most delightfully diverse field of any golf tournament this year.
In a rapidly changing world, golf’s resumption of play no longer feels new but routine – and this week’s US Open is the expected continuation of the success that came before it.
Like any internet sensation, an act like this runs the risk of growing tired or stale. That could not be further from the case with Harrop, who outdoes himself every time he sits down at the piano.
Campbell’s not-so-subtle jabs at the article were well-placed, well-executed and devoid of the kind of abject negativity that sometimes turns social media into something not all that social.
Woods arrived at Winged Foot Golf Club on Sunday afternoon for some light practice and a nine-hole round, playing the back nine a full four days before he’ll tee it up in the year’s second Major.
If this past week was any indication, should the USGA want a Teflon coating at Winged Foot from criticism, perhaps its best move is installing Nicklaus on the greens committee.
Jack Nicklaus has made his thoughts about equipment regulations – in particular, those concerning the golf ball – known many times through the years, but he offered perhaps his most blunt public comments regarding the matter on Thursday.
For nearly three months the USGA has worked on the new qualifying conditions for the 2020 US Women’s Open, announcing extensive exemption categories – 20 in total – for this year’s championship.