Had Phil Mickelson played one of his previous 30 US Opens like he played this press conference – measured, reserved, conservative, straight – he might have this national championship to his name.
The USGA has made a call on whether LIV Golf participants like 2016 US Open winner Dustin Johnson will be allowed to play next week’s championship near Boston.
The Australians will be in uncharted waters when the US Open heads to The Country Club at Brookline, but it might not matter with a strong contingent headlined by Cameron Smith.
In a video clip that we assume is from his warm-up session preceding his final round of the 2021 US Open, Spieth begins by hitting a wedge and really exaggerating a descending blow into the ball.
Sometimes, if we’re lucky, the man and the moment collide on the 72nd hole, producing transcendence. Think Seve at St Andrews or Tiger at Torrey or Phil at Augusta. Time will tell if Jon Rahm deserves to share the same sentence as those legends.
Australian Golf Digest
