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Justin Thomas passes Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed’s enemies list grows, and Pat Perez’s $8,000 toilet

Welcome to another edition of The Grind where we started the new year not with a bang, but with a beep. In fact, a series of very annoying pre-dawn beeps thanks to the batteries dying in a carbon monoxide alarm.

January 10, 2020

News

USGA partners with actor Don Cheadle to promote public golf and the U.S. Open

An avid golfer who has played as low as to a 7-handicap, Cheadle has been tapped to help the USGA promote its various missions.

January 7, 2020

The Golf Life

The future of U.S. Open venues

Mike Davis, the CEO of the United States Golf Association, has heard all the rumours, reports and speculation about the changes that are coming to the U.S. Open specifically in the selection of venues.

October 1, 2019

News

USGA relaxes rule to allow U.S. Amateur winners to accept exemption into U.S. Open as an amateur or pro

The change to the exemption comes a year too late for Viktor Hovland.

August 6, 2019

Media

Fox’s Sunday U.S. Open coverage featured Tiger Woods (a lot) less than usual, according to these numbers

Tiger Woods hits his second shot on the 13th hole during the final round of the 2019 U.S. Open. (Christian Petersen) By Alex Myers Fox Sports’ fifth crack at covering the ...

June 20, 2019

Pursuit of the Grand Slam

Phil Mickelson says the realisation likely is ‘that I’m not going to win a U.S. Open’

Phil Mickelson turned 49 years old on Sunday at Pebble Beach, where he was serenaded with “Happy Birthday” all around the Monterey Peninsula...

June 20, 2019

News & Tours

Brooks Koepka insists that he does care about non-majors, despite what you’ve heard (or he’s said)

Brooks Koepka wants to set the record straight. Despite what you’ve heard, or he’s possibly said, he does care about non-major events.

June 20, 2019

Endorsements

Viktor Hovland, Matthew Wolff turn pro at Travelers Championship and immediately cash in with equipment deals

The week after the U.S. Open can be a difficult spot in the schedule, with many players opting for rest rather than competition in the week following the national championship.

June 20, 2019

U.S. Open

15 things you need to know about Gary Woodland

Previously known for his prodigious length and elite ball-striking, Gary Woodland’s career-defining victory at Pebble Beach puts the 35-year-old into a new category.

June 19, 2019

U.S. Open

Caddie Brennan Little celebrates his second major win, only this time he skipped sneaking out to play the course

It has been quite a week for Gary Woodland. Woodland’s caddie Brennan Little, meanwhile, isn’t doing too bad, either.

June 19, 2019

U.S. Open

This video of Gary Woodland surprising Amy Bockerstette with the U.S. Open trophy is priceless

Among the fringe benefits of watching Gary Woodland come through and win the U.S. Open this past weekend at Pebble Beach was to be re-introduced to Amy Bockerstette.

June 19, 2019

Monday Qualifying

Chip McDaniel’s wild 18-hour odyssey: From the final round of U.S. Open to Monday qualifying for Travelers Championship

Monday qualifying for a PGA Tour event is one of the most difficult tasks in all of golf, as it typically requires a low score on an unfamiliar course to earn one of four spots in a field of often more than 100 players.

June 18, 2019

Close Call

U.S. Open 2019: Brooks Koepka remains relentless in majors, even in defeat

Brooks Koepka is human after all. We think. “He’s like a cockroach,” Xander Schauffele said. “He just won’t go away.”

June 18, 2019

John Feinstein

U.S. Open 2019: Pebble Beach brings out the best in Gary Woodland—and the U.S. Open

In 1992, after he had finally won his first major championship, an exhausted Tom Kite shook his head and said, “Well, now I know what the first sentence of my obituary will say.”

June 18, 2019

Tiger Watch

U.S. Open 2019: It sure sounds like we won’t see Tiger Woods again until the Open Championship

Tiger Woods was able to cap a mostly frustrating week with a final-round 69 at Pebble Beach. Just don’t expect to see the 15-time major champ attempt to carry any of that momentum from Sunday over to another tournament soon.

June 17, 2019

U.S. Open

The shot that won Gary Woodland the U.S. Open might get you suspended at your club

Gary Woodland is known as a basher, 200 pounds of Midwestern might. That power was evidenced at Pebble Beach, Woodland ranking fifth in the field in driving distance and 13th in strokes gained/off-the-tee.

June 17, 2019