11:22 PM ET SAN DIEGO — A 48-year-old Englishman who waited two decades to earn his first European Tour victory and a PGA Tour pro who hasn’t won in more than four years share the 36-hole lead at the 121st U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. How’s that for unpredictable? There are 18 players within five
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10:05 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Bubba Watson can still hammer a tee shot, with a homemade swing and a pink shaft and several contortions along the way. He sees the shot, then curves it into play. He has done it at other major championships. He has two Masters victories. He has done it on
8:09 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Viktor Hovland of Norway pulled out of the U.S. Open on Friday after getting sand in his eye. The USGA says Hovland twice sought medical attention, and the irritation was to a point that he chose not to continue. Hovland withdrew after taking a double bogey
11:48 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The USGA wouldn’t pair Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in the first two rounds of the U.S. Open, but DeChambeau still found a way to needle his rival Thursday. After Koepka finished his opening round on the South Course at Torrey Pines, DeChambeau was walking to the No. 1
12:07 AM ET Bob Harig Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia SAN DIEGO — The
7:29 PM ET Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Nasa Hataoka had a share of the Meijer LPGA Classic lead Thursday in her first event since losing a playoff in the U.S. Women’s Open. The 22-year-old Japanese player birdied three of the last five holes at Blythefield Country Club to match fellow morning starters Leona
Bettors have sportsbook facing ‘seven-figure’ liability on long shot Phil Mickelson at U.S. Open golf tournament At Caesars Sportsbook, Phil Mickelson has attracted nearly twice as many bets as any other golfer to win the U.S. Open, and by the time the first round tees off, the bookmaker says it’s expecting to have a “seven-figure”
7:49 AM ET SAN DIEGO — As Patrick Reed was finishing up his practice round on Tuesday in preparation for this week’s U.S. Open, he threw two balls into the rough on the ninth hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines. One ball hopped into the rough, the other in the kikuyu, an aggressive
7:51 AM ET There is a hometown story no one can avoid at this U.S. Open: Phil Mickelson, trying to pick off that missing major win, chasing the career Grand Slam at Torrey Pines. But there is another hometown story, one with a greater possibility of happening given how unlikely it would be for Mickelson
7:57 AM ET Rickie Fowler and Pierceson Coody were paired together, playing 18 holes on a Tuesday morning in early June in Ohio. Coody is a junior at Texas. Fowler is one of the most recognizable faces in golf. But there they were, side by side, each trying to qualify for a spot in the
8:01 AM ET Phil Mickelson, coming off an improbable win at the PGA Championship that made him the oldest winner of a major title in history at age 50, is now headed to the one that has always gotten away. This week at Torrey Pines, he will be appearing in his 30th U.S. Open, still
11:56 AM ET Here are the tee times for the first and second rounds of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines: All times ET * (a) denotes amateur First round 1st tee 9:45 a.m. — Sahith Theegala, Edoardo Molinari, Greyson Sigg 9:56 a.m. — Chris Baker, J.J. Spaun, Fabian Gomez 10:07 a.m. — Patrick Rodgers,
8:00 AM ET SAN DIEGO — There’s nothing quite like playing in your hometown PGA Tour event, on a course you got to know as a kid, in front of family and friends, at a place where you’ve had success. It’s even better when it’s a major. The U.S. Open is on the South Course
5:03 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Phil Mickelson realizes he has a rare combination going for him this week at the U.S. Open. He has the confidence from winning the PGA Championship last month, coupled with the extra motivation to prepare for an elusive title in his hometown. Mickelson, who turns 51 on Wednesday, said
6:18 PM ET To: The United States Golf AssociationFrom: Kevin Van Valkenburg, ESPN senior writer (current 8.8 Index) Greetings to all my friends and fellow golf obsessives (golf nerds?) at the USGA! I hope this finds you well. I realize this is an extremely busy time for the organization, what with the 121st playing of
8:00 AM ET The U.S. Open arrives with plenty of drama. Jon Rahm has been in isolation since having to leave the Memorial. Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka have been feuding. And there’s Phil Mickelson, fresh off his improbable win at the PGA Championship, arriving in his hometown searching for that elusive U.S. Open title.
10:36 PM ET Associated Press DALY CITY, Calif. — Matilda Castren became the first Finnish winner in LPGA Tour history Sunday in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, pulling away on the front-nine at foggy Lake Merced and holding off Min Lee by two strokes. “Oh, my God. I can’t believe it’s happening,” Castren said. “I mean,
Jun 11, 2018 Editor’s note: As the U.S. Open returns to Torrey Pines for the first time since 2008, we look back at that event and Tiger Woods‘ playoff win over Rocco Mediate. This story was originally published on June 11, 2018, as part of the 10-year anniversary of that event. Just 12 feet of