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Rory McIlroy to skip Travelers, third signature event of 2026
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is skipping next week's Travelers Championship, the final signature event of the PGA Tour season.,By opting against playing at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., McIlroy will have played in five of the eight signature events. The six-time major champion also missed othe...
Joaquin Niemann uses U.S. Open penalty as motivation to make cut
Bouncing back after a costly penalty in the first round, Joaquin Niemann carded a 5-under 65 in the second round on Friday and made the cut at the U.S. Open.,Niemann received a two-stroke penalty for throwing his club on the sixth hole Thursday, just before play ended for the day at Shinnecock Hills...
Jon Rahm goes from contender to missing cut at US Open
Jon Rahm recorded a double bogey and seven bogeys while making a precipitous fall in the second round of the U.S. Open with an 8-over-par 78 on Friday, and he missed the cut.,Rahm was tied for fifth after the opening round at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club at Southampton, N.Y., but that 2-under 68 was a...
Wyndham Clark keeps command at US Open, carries 4-shot lead into weekend
Wyndham Clark picked up pretty much where he left off, shooting 1-under-par 69 in the U.S. Open's second round Friday at Southampton, N.Y.,That allowed Clark, who earlier in the day completed the first round, to move to 7-under 133 and hold a four-stroke lead midway through the tournament on the Shi...
Wyndham Clark maintains US Open lead as second round continues
Wyndham Clark maintained the lead in the U.S. Open after shooting 1-under-par 69 in the second round Friday at Southampton, N.Y.,Clark left the course with a four-shot edge, though many golfers had yet to complete the round and others were more than an hour away from starting the round at Shinnecock...
Joaquin Niemann's US Open path made more difficult by penalty
Joaquin Niemann's frustration resulted in a two-stroke penalty for throwing a club during the first round of the U.S. Open in Southampton, N.Y., and he will need to turn in a very low round on Friday if he is to make the cut.,He shot 8-over 78 in the first round.,Niemann's action on the sixth hole a...
Wyndham Clark finishes first round with 2-shot lead at US Open
Tournament leader Wyndham Clark posted pars on the final two holes of the first round when he returned to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club to complete the first round of the U.S. Open on Friday morning.,That put him at 6-under-par 64 for the opening round, which was suspended because of darkness Thursday ...
US Open setup stymies field before conditions change with the wind
Players who started their first round at the U.S. Open in the afternoon wave may not know what the morning crowd was griping about.,Rory McIlroy stepped off the course at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club proud to have posted a 1-under-par 69, one off the lead at the time. "I think with the conditions toda...
Wyndham Clark takes first-day lead at suspended US Open
Wyndham Clark shot 6-under par for 16 holes to lead in the suspended first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday at Southampton, N.Y.,Clark, the tournament's 2023 champion, is up by four strokes at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, where play was halted because of darkness. Earlier, the competition was off s...
Jason Day (back) withdraws from US Open
Jason Day withdrew from the U.S. Open after 10 holes on Thursday in Southampton, N.Y., citing a back injury.,The Australian played the back nine of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club to begin his round and went 7 over, including six straight bogeys at Nos. 13-18. He then grimaced in pain after taking a swin...
US Open: Sam Stevens nabs clubhouse lead, Rory McIlroy 1 back
Sam Stevens shot 2-under-par 68 to hold the first-round lead among golfers who played in the morning wave at the U.S. Open Thursday in Southampton, N.Y.,Two-time reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy was in first place for a portion of the afternoon before bogeys on his final two holes at Shinnecoc...
First round of U.S. Open resumes after 2-hour fog delay
The first round of the 126th U.S. Open was paused for two hours on Thursday morning due to fog.,Play at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., was suspended at 7:05 a.m. ET, approximately 30 minutes after the first group teed off.,When the horn sounded, only 14 players had completed a hole...
First round of U.S. Open suspended due to fog
The first round of the 126th U.S. Open was halted soon after it began on Thursday.,Play at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., was suspended due to fog at 7:05 a.m. ET, approximately 30 minutes after the first group teed off.,When the horn sounded, 14 players had completed a hole.,Golfe...
126th U.S. Open: Preview, Trends, Props & Best Bets
The 126th U.S. Open tees off Thursday at Shinnecock Hills, widely considered one of the most difficult majors venues around the world.,Our golf experts preview the event, break down betting trends and provide their favorite prop picks along with best bets to win this week. That includes a wave of pu...
Shinnecock Hills GC sure to challenge field at US Open
When Shinnecock Hills Golf Club held the 2004 U.S. Open, only Retief Goosen and Phil Mickelson finished the week under par. When the major returned in 2018, Brooks Koepka won with a score of 1 over.,As always, the USGA's balancing act to create a difficult but "fair" test will be central to all othe...
USGA, R&A delaying golf ball rollback till at least 2030
The proposed "rollback" of the golf ball will not begin in 2028, the USGA and the R&A announced Wednesday in conjunction with the PGA and DP World tours.,The topic has been a flashpoint in the sport for years, and many professional players have been against new testing standards for balls aimed at c...
USGA boosts prize money to $22.5M at US Open
The 2026 U.S. Open purse is on par with that of the Masters.,On Wednesday, United States Golf Association CEO Mike Whan announced the purse for the 126th edition of the U.S. Open will be $22.5 million, which represents an increase of $1 million from last year.,The winner of this week's event at Shin...
Scottie Scheffler: Slam neither ‘motivating factor’ nor distraction at US Open
Scottie Scheffler has made it known by now that specific achievements don't motivate him. So it makes sense he would say the same about the possibility of completing the career Grand Slam this week.,At a press conference Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Long Island, th...
Brooks Koepka to play US Open: 'Excited to be able to hold a golf club again'
Brooks Koepka says his grip strength isn't at 100% due to a nerve injury in his left hand, but it's "good enough" for him to play the U.S. Open this week at a course where he prevailed in 2018.,Koepka withdrew before the final round of the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday, citing a hand injury. Faced wit...
Golf Glance: Shinnecock hosts U.S. Open; LPGA Tour in Michigan
Iconic Shinnecock Hills is the venue for the 126th U.S. Open, while the LPGA Tour is in Michigan for the Meijer LPGA Classic.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: 126th U.S. Open, Southampton, N.Y., June 18-21,Course: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (Par 70, 7,440 Yards),Purse: TBD (2025: $21.5M),Defending Champion: J.J....