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Where dreams are made... and broken
It’s long been decreed by those dungeon masters of the United States Golf Association that U.S Open venues must have super-thin fairways and thick, chunky, chop-it-sideways rough. Thus, the first two times Pinehurst No.2 hosted the national championship (1999 and 2005), it was a beast more penal than Pentridge. Yet the USGA appears to have mellowed, and bucked the trend of punishment for the sake of it. And it’s been Pinehurst at the vanguard. And this year's U.S Open should be entertaining indeed.
12 Jun 2024
2024 U.S Open First Round Tee Times
The sport’s biggest stars have arrived in North Carolina and the famed Pinehurst No.2 layout is waiting. Here is when your favourite players will begin their assault on Thursday (in Australian Eastern Standard Time).
12 Jun 2024
Our Experts' Tips for the U.S Open
Replete with Sandbelt references, the Aussie chances and the ritual writing-off of Tiger, Rory and Robert Rock, our panel of experts tip their certainties, their roughies and their day-dream believers ahead of the 124th U.S Open at Pinehurst No.2.
12 Jun 2024
Playing From The Tips Ep.67: U.S Open
The majors just keep coming and this week’s 124th U.S Open promises to be a memorable one as the USGA returns to Pinehurst No.2, one of the most revered golf courses in the U.S where Scottie Scheffler will be a prohibitive favourite.
11 Jun 2024
Scheffler sets sights on U.S Open after another triumph
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler has warmed up for next week's U.S Open with his fifth victory of the year at the Memorial Tournament, but he was pushed all the way by fellow two-time major winner Collin Morikawa.
11 Jun 2024
Adam Scott to extend record major streak
Adam Scott is going to qualify for the 2024 U.S Open after all, keeping his major championships appearance streak alive.
11 Jun 2024
Tiger accepts special exemption to play U.S Open
Tiger Woods has accepted a special exemption into next month's U.S Open at North Carolina's Pinehurst Resort and Country Club.
3 May 2024
Kiwi Bai comes up just short at U.S Junior Amateur
Incoming Duke University freshman Bryan Kim became the second Blue Devil to win the U.S Junior Amateur Championship with his 2-up victory over Joshua Bai on Sunday in the weather-delayed 36-hole final at Daniel Island Club.
31 Jul 2023
Lee and Moore claims U.S. Adaptive Open titles
Three days of joyful, inspired play in the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open at Pinehurst Resort’s Course No.6 ended in a dramatic triumph befitting a USGA national championship.
21 Jul 2022
USGA announces entry, field and format details for first U.S. Adaptive Open
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced additional details regarding the U.S. Adaptive Open – a new national championship that will showcase the world’s best golfers with disabilities – including information on the entry process, field composition and competition format.
1 Mar 2022
USGA unveils national championship for adaptive golf community
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, a new national championship that will showcase the world’s best golfers with disabilities.
6 Dec 2021
Nicholas Dunlap wins U.S. Junior Amateur
Nick Dunlap is going to hate seeing the calendar flip from July to August. Not after the month the 17-year-old just produced.
26 Jul 2021
The Huggan Interview: Michael Campbell
It is nearly 16 years since Kiwi Michael Campbell shocked the golfing world by staring down Tiger Woods to win the US Open Championship. Here, the 51-year-old reflects on the highs and lows of a much underrated career.
14 Jan 2021
Ogilvy: The importance of course set-up
Course set-up has long been a topic of hot conversation on professional Tours all over the world. But it is important for every golfer. No matter how well or badly you perform, having fun and finding the game more interesting is a lot easier to achieve when the playing field is set-up properly.
2 Nov 2020
USGA announces plans for base and five US Opens at Pinehurst
In an effort to expand its impact in golf and extend its mission to champion and advance the game, the USGA will establish “Golf House Pinehurst” in North Carolina, to include a new equipment-testing facility, innovation hub, museum/visitor centre and offices by 2023, and host five U.S. Open Championships in the golf-rich state by 2047.
10 Sep 2020
CLAYTON: Brown is good
If you are living in a part of Australia that is drought-affected or under water restrictions, chances are you could be playing on firm, fast-running brown fairways this summer.
6 Nov 2018
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