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Playing From The Tips Ep.118: LIV Dallas, Rocket Classic, LPGA Teams, US Senior Open & more

Playing From The Tips Ep.118: LIV Dallas, Rocket Classic, LPGA Teams, US Senior Open & more

Another week, another major as the over 50s take on The Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado for the US Senior Open. 25 Jun 2025

Cleary: Crime and punishment the USGA way, but it limits the U.S Open

Cleary: Crime and punishment the USGA way, but it limits the U.S Open

Once a year in their U.S Open, the United States Golf Association attempts to find the greatest exponent of driving straight, hacking out from long grass for luck and making knee-trembling pars. Their tourney. Their style. Viva la difference. But it makes for a limited and overly-penal style of golf, even if it is the intention, and even if it produced a wild and compelling Sunday, opines Matt Cleary. 16 Jun 2025

Saturday at the U.S Open: As it happened

Saturday at the U.S Open: As it happened

Adam Scott has produced a scintillating back nine to fire an excellent 67 to be three-under for the tournament. Sam Burns leads by one shot after a cracking day at Oakmont Country Club. Here is how the day unfolded. 15 Jun 2025

Feature Story: Oakmont Unleashed

Feature Story: Oakmont Unleashed

The U.S Open returns to Oakmont Country Club for a record 10th time in the history of the championship, a venue the USGA clearly holds in high regard, with the belief it perfectly suits its premier event. Writer Garrett Johnston asked several players about the test Oakmont presents, how it is likely to play and what type of player will it favour. 12 Jun 2025

CLEARY: PINEHURST NO.2 THE GREAT STAR OF U.S OPEN

CLEARY: PINEHURST NO.2 THE GREAT STAR OF U.S OPEN

The U.S Open had a brilliant and compelling finish as the game's superstars rose and fell until there could be only one. And it was Pinehurst No.2 that made it happen. 17 Jun 2024

Playing From The Tips Ep.67: U.S Open

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

Tiger accepts special exemption to play U.S Open

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

McIlroy: Golf ball change won't affect average golfers

McIlroy: Golf ball change won't affect average golfers

Rory McIlroy believes "elite pros" and equipment makers are to blame for an expected rule change which will reduce how far golf balls travel. 4 Dec 2023

Schofill defeats long-time friend in U.S Women’s Amateur final

Schofill defeats long-time friend in U.S Women’s Amateur final

Megan Schofill is a creature of habit, who this week at Bel-Air Country Club, made winning look routine. 14 Aug 2023

Local hope Sets Scoring Record at U.S Women’s Amateur

Local hope Sets Scoring Record at U.S Women’s Amateur

Aspiring stars flock to Los Angeles from all over the world in their quest for glory. Briana Chacon only had to travel 30 miles. 9 Aug 2023

Morri: Rollback decision about saving face

Morri: Rollback decision about saving face

Like a stone dropped in a pond the fallout from Jay Monahan’s rejection of the distance rollback proposal will continue to make waves in golf for a long time to come. 31 Jul 2023

PGA Tour memo covers LIV return, compensation and rollback

PGA Tour memo covers LIV return, compensation and rollback

The PGA Tour has set up a compensation scheme for players who did not defect to LIV Golf and is also looking at establishing a pathway to reintegrate those who did. 28 Jul 2023

Morri: Park the Pebble comparisons

Morri: Park the Pebble comparisons

The context of the original Theodore Roosevelt quote is unclear, but the sentiment is relevant in the wake of an enthralling U.S Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. 10 Jul 2023

Pine Valley to host 2034 Curtis Cup

Pine Valley to host 2034 Curtis Cup

Pine Valley Golf Club, will host the 2034 Curtis Cup, the United States Golf Association announced. The venerable golf club has previously hosted the 1936 and 1985 Walker Cup. 6 Jul 2023

Convergence of generations at Pebble Beach

Convergence of generations at Pebble Beach

Rose Zhang and Annika Sorenstam finished nine practise holes on Wednesday and stopped to pose for a picture on the 18th green at Pebble Beach, a convergence of generations. Zhang was born the day after Sorenstam finished her historic week against the men at Colonial. 6 Jul 2023

U.S Open heading to Riviera in 2031

U.S Open heading to Riviera in 2031

On the heels of the U.S Open’s successful return to the Los Angeles market after 75 years, the United States Golf Association announced that The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, has been chosen to host the 131st U.S Open Championship, which will take place from June 12-15, 2031. 22 Jun 2023

Morri: Focus on interesting, not hard or easy

Morri: Focus on interesting, not hard or easy

Most of the focus today will be on the result of the 123rd U.S Open and Wyndham Clark’s win, and that’s as it should be. 19 Jun 2023

Huggan: The madness killing pro golf

Huggan: The madness killing pro golf

Over the past couple of decades or so, there have been many examples of what we witnessed/endured during the opening rounds of the 123rd U.S Open Championship at the Los Angeles Country Club. 18 Jun 2023

Fowler, Schauffele fire lowest rounds in U.S Open history

Fowler, Schauffele fire lowest rounds in U.S Open history

Californians Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele have carded the two lowest rounds ever at a U.S Open with eight-under-par 62s to share the clubhouse lead at the Los Angeles Country Club. 16 Jun 2023

L.A Story

L.A Story

It’s hard to fathom why the second-most populous city in North America, behind New York City, and one of the most famous cities in the world, has seemingly been ignored by the United States Golf Association for so long. 14 Jun 2023

Aussie amateur Vilips earns US Open start

Aussie amateur Vilips earns US Open start

Amateur Karl Vilips will be among seven Australian golfers teeing it up at next week's US Open at Los Angeles Country Club, after winning a spot through final qualifying. 6 Jun 2023

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