Category: Golf Betting
The Confidence Factor: U.S. Open
Although it’s never hosted a sanctioned event for professionals, Erin Hills Golf Course isn’t entirely foreign land to the field of 156 at the U.S. Open. Eighteen entrants competed in the 2011 U.S. Amateur. Half advanced to match play, including Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Russell Henley, Harris English and Peter Uihlein. Among those who failed…
PGA featured holes: Final round at Travelers
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PGA featured holes: Moving day at Travelers
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PGA featured holes: Travelers Championship
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PGA featured holes: Travelers Championship
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Don’t confuse Erin Hills with Chambers Bay
They are nothing alike. Separated by 2,000 miles, different designers, and different grasses, Chambers Bay and Erin Hills, the host sites for the 2015 and 2017 U.S. Opens, respectively, could hardly be more different. One is coastal (Bay), the other inland (Hills); one is coffee, the other cheese. And yet as we stand on the…
Spieth recalls very little from 2011 U.S. Am at Erin Hills
ERIN, Wis. – In terms of experience, Jordan Spieth and Peter Uihlein should have an advantage on the rest of the 156-man field at the U.S. Open. They both reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 U.S. Amateur, the only other major competition that has been held at Erin Hills. But that deep run on the…
U.S. Open conditions may rob drama from a major
ERIN, Wis. — Remember last year, when Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson played a round for the ages, trading birdies and spectacular shots until Stenson finally came away with the Open Championship title? The U.S. Open won’t be like that. First off, barring a long rain delay on Thursday, Mickelson will be absent, attending his…
Sleepers: U.S. Open
Brendan Steele … If he just plays to his average, he’d very much be in the proverbial conversation of identifying the best golfer. Currently ninth on the PGA TOUR in total driving, 41st in greens in regulation, T34 in proximity to the hole and 20th in strokes gained: off-the-tee. Also 35th in birdie-or-better percentage, 38th…
Gary Player torches ‘senile’ U.S. Open course designer with ruthless open letter
Course setups at the U.S. Open are usually controversial, to put it lightly, never more so than two years ago, at Chambers Bay. The 2015 U.S. Open looked downright unplayable at times, and the course was so dry and bumpy that runner-up Dustin Johnson, who famously missed a short putt to tie on the final…
Els reflects on FedEx St. Jude, U.S. Open setup
Editor’s note: Ernie Els is writing a blog in 2017, and this is his latest installment. For more information on the World Golf Hall of Famer, visit www.ernieels.com. It was good to get another four rounds under my belt in last week’s FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind in Memphis. Having got out of the…
Love, Palmer, Wood added to US Open field
ERIN, Wis. — Davis Love IV and Ryan Palmer are among six players added to the U.S. Open to fill the 156-man field. The USGA set aside six spots for those who moved into the top 60 in the world ranking on Monday. Chris Wood of England stayed at No. 60 and was the only…