Kiwi Ryan Fox will carry the hopes of the entire Australasian region after the Aussie contingent created an unwanted slice of history at the US Open in New York.
The potential is there for a fantastic weekend at this US Open. Unfortunately for some of the best golfers in the world, they weren’t ready for the exam.
It’s tempting to view Dustin Johnson as a figure of golf’s past. For moments during the first 36 holes at Shinnecock Hills, however, the laid-back American has shown glimpses of his best.
The same golfer who unloaded on a locker at Oakmont, and weeks earlier hurled his driver in anger at the PGA Championship, can also be the golfer faithful to his work with a leading sports psychologist. It’s no different than a golfer who has worked diligently on their putting, but is still prone to the occasional three-putt.
Joaquin Niemann was assessed a two-stroke penalty in the first round of the US Open for “serious misconduct” at the par-4 sixth hole at Shinnecock Hills.
A two-pronged tangle with Shinnecock Hills’ ferocious fescue left a bruise on Adam Scott’s first-round scorecard as he officially made it 100 consecutive majors at the US Open in New York.
If this week’s US Open avoids the pratfalls that befell the 2004 and 2018 editions at Shinnecock Hills – when baked-out greens created unplayable hole locations that impacted the integrity of the championship – it will be because of a decision Bodenhamer and the rest of the championship committee made last Friday when faced with a weather forecast they hoped would never come.
The announcement comes after what tour sources tell Golf Digest was a passionate meeting between players, USGA representatives and the tour on the subject at a recent tour event.
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