A USA Today report says Donald Trump threatened the USGA with legal action if the governing body moved this week’s US Women’s Open from his Trump National course in New Jersey.
Bernhard Langer’s putting stroke – one that bears striking resemblance to a prohibited action according to the anchoring ban – again found headlines last weekend, as the topic took centre stage during the TV broadcast of the US Senior Open.
A week after withdrawing from the PGA Tour Champions stop in Wisconsin, John Daly will now be sidelined from arguably the most prestigious event in senior golf.
Not that those competing at Erin Hills today need extra incentive to grab the trophy. But for whoever finishes as the US Open winner, life will get a little richer.
Discussion was prevalent among television analysts about how the game’s best players — those, at least, known for their driving prowess — failed so miserably to solve an Erin Hills test seemingly biased towards their strengths.
A first-time winner has come out on top in each of the past six Major championships. After 36 holes at Erin Hills, where the top 18 names on the leaderboard have won a combined zero Majors, it looks as though we are headed for a seventh.