PINEHURST, N.C. — In various media, the breakfast buffet at the Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst, site of this year’s U.S. Open, has been called “the best breakfast in golf” and “arguably the most famous meal in golf this side of the Masters Champion’s Dinner.” To investigate these claims, Shane Ryan and Joel Beall partook on Read more…
PINEHURST, N.C. — Patrick Cantlay has his eyes on the prize heading into the final round of the 2024 U.S. Open. Starting the day three off the lead of Bryson DeChambeau, the eight-time PGA Tour winner and former FedEx Cup champion could change the narrative regarding his struggles in major championships with a strong performance Read more…
What happens on a private jet, stays on a private jet. Well, at least that’s what Rory McIlroy believes. Unfortunately, something that happened on the plane from the Memorial Tournament back home did not stay on the plane, and it had to do with a “eureka moment” McIlroy had with his putting. The Northern Irishman Read more…
PINEHURST, N.C. — This year marks 25 years since Payne Stewart’s iconic U.S. Open victory at Pinehurst No. 2. Both players and fans have felt his presence throughout the week—third-round leader Bryson DeChambeau has carried a Tam O’Shanter style hat reminiscent of the one Stewart wore—and during the final round on Sunday, the USGA will Read more…
If you could see Golf Digest’s main Slack channel at the moment, you’d understand why we were compellied to have this little debate. The crew usually isn’t this divided and the discourse this heated unless we’re talking white belts. The subject here is the examination presented this week for the 2024 U.S. Open on Pinehurst Read more…
PINEHURST, N.C. — Can anyone catch Bryson DeChambeau? That’s the question entering the final round of the 2024 U.S. Open, a surprising one given that on the back nine Saturday it seemed to be anybody’s ball game with a half dozen players within a shot of the lead. But as Ludvig Aberg, Tony Finau, Matthieu Read more…
When it comes to the most celebrated rounds in U.S. Open history, Johnny Miller’s 63 is likely at the top of that list. A final-round 8-under par at Oakmont, perhaps golf’s most difficult major venue, with his legendary contemporaries chasing him as he attempted to go back-to-back at Oakmont lives large in U.S. Open lure. Read more…
PINEHURST, N.C. — Is Patrick Cantlay a crank, or whatever R-rated synonym you want to associate with that description? Depends who you ask. Rory McIlroy thinks so, and we know because he said as much, while fellow critics point to his slow play and rumors of Ryder Cup protests and attempted boardroom hijackings and wonder, Read more…
Nearly a week after six-time LPGA winner Nasa Hataoka was disqualified from the ShopRite LPGA Classic after she signed an incorrect scorecard because she was deemed to have taken too long to search for her ball, the Japanese star posted on social media a long and critical response.
PINEHURST, N.C. — Are we having fun yet? After two days of sorting through the pretenders and contenders at the U.S. Open—with Pinehurst No. 2 slowly but surely becoming the menace that many players feared earlier in the week—the on-course drama ramps up for Saturday’s third round. Ludvig Aberg carries a one-shot lead after 36 Read more…
When you come to the final hole needing a hole-in-one to make the cut at the US Open, you come to the final hole without a prayer. There’s no chance you’re going to walk off with an ace, right?
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