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U.S. Open 2019: Brandon Wu receives his Stanford diploma as he walks off Pebble Beach’s 18th green

Brandon Wu won’t have to wait for his diploma to come in the mail after all. The 22-year-old Stanford senior, who missed his graduation ceremony on the Palo Alto campus on Sunday...

June 17, 2019

News The Gulf Club

EXCLUSIVE: European Tour back on the small screen but U.S. Open coverage looks unlikely

There’s some good news amid the continuing frustration for fans starved of major championship TV coverage

June 11, 2019

U.S. Open

U.S. Open 2019: What the USGA’s critics get wrong

Will there be whining this week at Pebble Beach before a single ball is struck? Of course, that’s as much a part of the U.S. Open tradition as fast greens, tough hole locations and high scores.

June 11, 2019

U.S. Open

U.S. Open 2019: Caddie Confidential—9 questions that unlock the secrets to this year at Pebble Beach

What do players always get wrong at Pebble?

June 11, 2019

U.S. Open

U.S. Open 2019: How Pebble Beach became the USGA’s crown jewel of U.S. Open sites

Beginning with its memorable debut in 1972, Pebble Beach has become the crown jewel of the USGA’s favoured U.S. Open venues.

June 4, 2019

News

Rory McIlroy says players should give USGA chance ‘to redeem’ itself at Pebble Beach

Rory McIlroy, a former U.S. Open champion, said this year’s U.S. Open at Pebble Beach might be a make or break championship for the USGA.

May 30, 2019

News & Tours

Justin Thomas remains upset with the USGA, hopes players will keep calling out the governing body

Justin Thomas has made no attempt to disguise his on-going dissatisfaction with the USGA.

May 29, 2019

Women's Golf

Erin Hills announced as 2025 U.S. Women’s Open host, and former champs are psyched

Courtesy of Paul Hundley By Keely Levins Erin Hills Golf Club is remembered by many for its wide fairways and low scores after the course northwest of Milwaukee hosted the 2017 ...

April 17, 2019

Rules of Golf

USGA/R&A reverse course, allow replacement of damaged golf club with new Local Rule

Justin Thomas reacts on the third hole during the first round of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 28, 2019 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo ...

April 10, 2019

More Rules

Players Championship 2019: Webb Simpson hit with flimsy rules violation, makes his displeasure clear

(Sam Greenwood) By Brian Wacker This year has seen no shortage of bizarre rules snafus since the USGA and R&A rolled out the new Rules of Golf on Jan. 1. Sunday ...

March 18, 2019

Uncategorized

USGA backtracks on rules Tweet directed at Justin Thomas: “He did not avoid a discussion”

It looks like the four-day, he-said-they-said battle between Justin Thomas and the USGA has reached a swift conclusion, and it could prove to be the easiest win of Thomas’ career.

March 6, 2019

News & Tours

Some PGA Tour players think separate rules is an answer. It’s not that simple

None of this has been a good look for golf, a sport that prides itself on good looks. So now what? Is it time for professional golf to finally have its own set of rules?

March 6, 2019

Subtle Feedback

In poking fun at new rules, PGA Tour players are actually sending a serious message

When tour players are not taking rules seriously, how are regular golfers expected to?

March 3, 2019

News

Justin Thomas calls USGA rules Tweet directed at him ‘a little shocking’ and ‘inaccurate’

A day after the USGA called out Justin Thomas on Twitter after Thomas had spoken out against one of golf’s new rules, Thomas responded to the USGA’s accusation that he had cancelled multiple meetings with the organisation.

March 3, 2019

News & Tours

USGA calls out Justin Thomas after Thomas again ridicules enforcement of new rules

(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) By Joel Beall We imagine this is not what the USGA envisioned for its rollout campaign. In January the governing body, along with the R&A, implemented ...

March 3, 2019

Letter from Europe

Political issues, in and out of golf, have R&A chief Martin Slumbers bracing for an interesting 2019

In a world of golf increasingly dominated by slow play, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers set a good example during his annual sit-down with members of the British press.

February 27, 2019

Prepping for Pebble

Bad weather, soft conditions keep players from getting much local knowledge at Pebble ahead of the U.S. Open

The lone piece of useful information gleaned from the visit to the Monterey Peninsula was the overall look of the golf course.

February 11, 2019

2019 U.S. Open

USGA brass watching Pebble Beach closely this week as they prepare to bring the U.S. Open there in June

It should come as no surprise that the course setup formula for the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links will be replicated almost in its entirety when the 119th national championship returns to the Monterey Peninsula in June.

February 10, 2019

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