PGA Tour brings outsider into fold as CEO

In hiring Brian Rolapp to oversee the continuing evolution of the PGA Tour as its chief executive officer, the tour has taken the...

A masochistic exercise at Oakmont

The 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont was replete with highs and lows. Read Birdies & Bogeys for more details.

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Burns leads varied cast in U.S. Open hunt

It may sound strange after all that Oakmont has taken and how little it has given but now comes the hard part of...

Burns aglow, Scheffler steadfast at Oakmont

If it’s true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder – even at a place as intentionally beastly as Oakmont –...

Rahm and Hovland’s Friday fortunes diverge

Let us consider the first two U.S. Open rounds of Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland, two members of Europe’s 2023 Ryder Cup team...

A Mickelson U.S. Open exit deserves its due

An opening-round 74 left Phil Mickelson with an uphill climb to make the cut in what could be his final U.S. Open appearance....

McIlroy hangs on for dear life at Oakmont

What went wrong for Rory McIlroy during his first-round 74 in the U.S. Open? Was it a continuation of the slump he has...

How a fateful encounter spurred Ben Griffin to golf’s heights

Ben Griffin will tee off in the U.S. Open as the 15th-ranked player in the world, a far cry from where he was...

Sunny Fleetwood hopes ‘best is yet to come’

Tommy Fleetwood, he of the ever-present smile who just might be one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour, is eyeing...

Dentist’s dream springs to life at Oakmont

Part of the charm of the U.S. Open is the annual story of amateurs who play their way into the field, emerging from...

A Medici of golf design

Mike Keiser merits USGA’s Jones Award

What Mike Keiser has done in golf course development is but one reason he is so deserving of the Bob Jones Award, the...