U.S. Open

With the talent level in the game of golf having never been so deep and given the torrid stretches of play by Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy, ...

However, the man the Englishman defeated in the semifinals that week at The Country Club was actually Conners. The Canadian arrives at the U.S. Open off a scorching final-round 62 at the RBC Canadian Open and remains one of the premier ball-strikers on the PGA Tour. Conners appears to have found something in his short game over the last few months, and if true, has the game conducive for a major championship test. Finishing in a tie for fourth, the Englishman has begun to find his stride having connected on top-15 efforts at the Zurich Classic and the PGA Championship as well. Finishing in a tie for fifth at the Memorial, he got some good preparation under his belt as he gained strokes in every aspect of his game at Muirfield Village. He ranks 12th in strokes gained total in 2022 and has begun to turn a corner in his biggest problem area: around the green. The Country Club hasn't been seen in competition in quite some time, but I am inclined to believe there will be parallels to another U.S. Open venue and that would be Merion, the site of Rose's major victory in 2013. Visit SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard and best bets, all from the model that's nailed eight golf majors and is up over $9,500 since the restart. Because of this sentiment, it is often difficult to look past some of the top names in the game when trying to identify possible champions.

The U.S. Open tees off Thursday at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Here's what you need to know about the third major on the men's golf schedule, ...

This time, he’s doing it with Saudi money. ‘The Match’: The team of Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady — combined age: 82 — staged a comeback to defeat their 26-year-old opponents, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen, in the sixth installment of “The Match.” LIV Golf: Phil Mickelson will join 47 other golfers in the LIV Golf event at Centurion Club. Among the other golfers is two-time major winner Dustin Johnson, who reportedly will receive more than $100 million, plus any prize money he wins, to join the new league.

Meanwhile, Phil Mickelson will play with fellow LIV Golf member Louis Oosthuizen and Shane Lowry at 1:47 p.m. ET in his first event on U.S. soil since ...

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Are any LIV Golf players a good bet this week? Where does Brookline rank among U.S. Open venues? And who could surprise? Our panel of golf writers and ...

Hovland was an easy target to fade at the Masters and the PGA Championship because of his shaky short game, but this week, getting off the tee in good shape will be more important than the short game. He's top-10 in strokes gained: approach, tee-to-green and total, he's one of the straightest of the longer drivers and he's also ranked seventh in par-4 efficiency for 450-500 yards (there are eight par-4s of at least 450). Yes, he oddly missed the cut at the Players and the Masters, but he tied for 13th at the PGA. Like I said, his stats say he's been far better than his results. Childs: Based on his recent success in major tournaments (Masters: 6th and 2nd; PGA Championship: 2nd and 8th; U.S. Open: MC and 6th), Will Zalatoris should be in the heat of the battle again this year. Ritter: Top-10 machine Davis Riley (66-1) is ringing up high finishes with his ball-striking, and while I don’t think he’s going to win this week, I could very easily see a Top-5 as the rookie continues to get comfortable. Unfortunately, he has only played in two tournaments (MC at the Masters and 55th at the PGA Championship) over the last 12 weeks. Hochberg: As with all majors, perhaps the most important consideration is not a stat, is not quantifiable: It's handling the pressure and all things associated with playing in a major. Hochberg: For all the history here, from being a charter member of the USGA in the late 1800s to perhaps the most seminal moment in U.S. golf history at the 1913 Open to Justin Leonard's putt at the 1999 Ryder Cup, Brookline is curiously lacking one thing: The USGA rarely goes there. But the more birdies you putt for and two-putt pars you can make seem to be a simple formula. Golf is full of drama, and Brookline brings out the character of the best golfers in the world. With that said, I’m not fond of any of the LIV players this week, but it has nothing to do with the distraction factor. Sure, it was the site of probably the most memorable Ryder Cup win for the U.S., but as for hosting the U.S. Open, 34 years is a long time. The Country Club has hosted three U.S. Opens, and all were decided in a playoff.

A total of 156 players will contest the 122nd U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.

2:31 p.m. / 8:46 a.m. – Daijiro Izumida, Japan; (a) Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Belgium; Sebastian Söderberg, Sweden 2:20 p.m. / 8:35 a.m. – Sam Stevens, Wichita, Kan.; (a) Ben Lorenz, Peoria, Ariz.; Davis Shore, Knoxville, Tenn. 1:36 p.m. / 7:51 a.m. – Luke List, Augusta, Ga.; (a) Austin Greaser, Vandalia, Ohio; Corey Conners, Canada 12:41 p.m. / 6:56 a.m. – (a) Maxwell Moldovan, Uniontown, Ohio; Yannik Paul, Germany; M.J. Daffue, South Africa 2:09 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. – Jim Furyk, Jacksonville, Fla.; (a) Nick Dunlap, Huntsville, Ala.; Adam Hadwin, Canada 1:58 p.m. / 8:13 a.m. – Danny Lee, New Zealand; (a) Keita Nakajima, Japan; Nick Taylor, Canada 1:25 p.m. / 7:40 a.m. – Joohyung Kim, Republic of Korea; Séamus Power, Republic of Ireland; Min Woo Lee, Australia 8:13 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. – Francesco Molinari, Italy; (a) Laird Shepherd, England; Stewart Cink, Atlanta, Ga. 8:57 a.m. / 2:42 p.m. – (a) Caleb Manuel, Topsham, Maine; Keith Greene, DeBary, Fla.; Ben Silverman, Juno Beach, Fla. Any ties after 72 holes will be settled via a two-hole aggregate playoff and then sudden death if necessary. 8:13 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. – Adam Schenk, Vincennes, Ind.; (a) Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif.; Grayson Murray, Raleigh, N.C. 7:40 a.m. / 1:25 p.m. – Billy Horschel, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Patrick Cantlay, Jupiter, Fla.; Daniel Berger, Jupiter, Fla.

But it'll also feature Keith Greene, a mini-tour veteran who has made a total of $656 dollars on PGA Tour-certified tours in his career It'll feature college ...

He tied for second place at the Mexico Open at Vidanta and tied for third at the Puerto Rico Open. He’s also a musician and spends time as a drummer in a band that plays weddings on the weekends. For the Cardinals he played in five events, posted 11 rounds of par or better and had a 71.0 stroke average. The most recent guy to make it through both stages of qualifying and win the U.S. Open was Orville Moody in 1969. And now, after walking 36 holes he had a chance to play one final major in his hometown. So yes, it’s rare for someone to get through both stages and get the trophy. Woodhead and his partner qualified for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball at Chambers Bay last year. If you signed up to play in the U.S. Open, you could play in the U.S. Open. As more wanted to enter, the USGA started holding pre-qualifiers. More accomplished professionals, and the best amateurs, will be exempt into final qualifying, but they’re in the minority. This was the beginning of the modern U.S. Open qualifying process. Sure, the championship will feature all of the best players in the world. Mickelson is exempt into the field thanks to his victory at last year’s PGA Championship. But Greene, he played his way in.

The NBC analyst has experience at this year's U.S. Open venue going back more than a half century.

The course has changed, and just to make sure that he is prepared, Koch recently chatted with course architect Gil Hanse, who oversaw the renovation of The Country Club. Bunkers have been moved, greens enlarged. That probably was the last interview he did, except for maybe that one at Disney before he passed away,” Koch said solemnly. Stewart, who won the ’99 U.S. Open earlier that year at Pinehurst, died in a Learjet crash a month after the Ryder Cup. At the 1999 Ryder Cup, he covered the first singles match, when Tom Lehman beat Lee Westwood to kick off the U.S. rally, and he was on the 18th green when Payne Stewart conceded a 1-up win to Colin Montgomerie when their match had no bearing on the outcome. “I'm in the lobby of the hotel getting ready to go out to the course and he's in the lobby, so he goes, ‘Come on, I'll drive you out.’ Well, he got lost,” Koch recalled, starting to laugh. The captain that year was Jesse Sweetser, a contemporary of Bobby Jones, who was 71 years old when he led the American team. Koch was 15 years old when his parents, who both worked, put him on an airplane with his high school teammate Eddie Pearce—the eventual winner—bound for a part of the country he’d never seen and a golf course that left him agog. The U.S. won the 1973 Walker Cup, 14-10, and Koch went 1-1-2 for the home squad. In 1973, he added the Trans-Mississippi Amateur to earn a selection on that year’s Walker Cup team. “It was literally the first competitive golf that I had ever played anywhere but the southeast,” he continued. When the 122nd U.S. Open begins Thursday, no one will surpass Koch in first-hand experience at The Country Club as both a player and broadcaster. (Maltbie failed to reach match play.) Five years later, after redeeming himself by winning the 1970 U.S. Junior, Koch returned to The Country Club as a member of the U.S. Walker Cup team.

The U.S. Open is here, and it's anyone's guess who will prevail in golf's most grueling test this year.

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Hot off his second PGA Tour victory of the season and 21st win overall, new favorite Rory McIlroy will look to get off on the right foot just as he did at the ...

2:20 p.m. -- Sam Stevens, Ben Lorenz (a), Davis Shore 1:36 p.m. -- Luke List, Austin Greaser (a), Corey Conners 12:41 p.m. -- Maxwell Moldovan (a), Yannik Paul, MJ Daffue 8:46 a.m. -- Chris Gotterup, Fred Biondi (a), Harry Hall 8:13 a.m. -- Francesco Molinari, Laird Shepherd (a), Stewart Cink 2:09 p.m. -- Jim Furyk, Nick Dunlap (a), Adam Hadwin 1:58 p.m. -- Danny Lee, Keita Nakajima (a), Nick Taylor 8:57 a.m. -- Caleb Manuel (a), Keith Greene, Ben Silverman 8:13 a.m. -- Adam Schenk, Stewart Hagestad (a), Grayson Murray 7:07 a.m. -- Troy Merritt, William Mouw (a), Andrew Putnam These competitors will be granted the luxury of being off the golf course when polarizing figures Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson will be playing. 6:45 a.m. -- Michael Thorbjornsen (a), Erik Barnes, Matt McCarty

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2:31 p.m./8:46 a.m. – Daijiro Izumida, Japan; (a) Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Belgium; Sebastian Söderberg, Sweden 2:20 p.m./8:35 a.m. – Sam Stevens, Wichita, Kan.; (a) Ben Lorenz, Peoria, Ariz.; Davis Shore, Knoxville, Tenn. 1:36 p.m./7:51 a.m. – Luke List, Augusta, Ga.; (a) Austin Greaser, Vandalia, Ohio; Corey Conners, Canada 12:41 p.m./6:56 a.m. – (a) Maxwell Moldovan, Uniontown, Ohio; Yannik Paul, Germany; M.J. Daffue, South Africa 2:09 p.m./8:24 a.m. – Jim Furyk, Jacksonville, Fla.; (a) Nick Dunlap, Huntsville, Ala.; Adam Hadwin, Canada 1:58 p.m./8:13 a.m. – Danny Lee, New Zealand; (a) Keita Nakajima, Japan; Nick Taylor, Canada 1:25 p.m./7:40 a.m. – Joohyung Kim, Republic of Korea; Séamus Power, Republic of Ireland; Min Woo Lee, Australia 8:13 a.m./1:58 p.m. – Francesco Molinari, Italy; (a) Laird Shepherd, England; Stewart Cink, Atlanta, Ga. 8:46 a.m./2:31 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, Little Silver, N.J.; (a) Fred Biondi, Brazil; Harry Hall, England 8:57 a.m./2:42 p.m. – (a) Caleb Manuel, Topsham, Maine; Keith Greene, DeBary, Fla.; Ben Silverman, Juno Beach, Fla. Note: The USGA, who owns and operates the U.S. Open, controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. 7:40 a.m./1:25 p.m. – Billy Horschel, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Patrick Cantlay, Jupiter, Fla.; Daniel Berger, Jupiter, Fla.

I'm grateful for all that the PGA Tour has given me, but I'm excited about this new opportunity as well,” Mickelson said of the Saudi-financed rebel golf ...

“It’s been pretty public that I’m suspended along with a bunch of other players,” Mickelson said of the PGA Tour’s decision last week, and added: “I am going to play the LIV events. Mickelson stepped away from golf to work on personal and family issues in February after apologizing for comments he made in support of the breakaway tour. He returned to competition last week in the LIV series opener — a 54-hole tournament with no cut — and his game appeared rusty. The LIV series events are the richest tournaments in golf history — last week’s total purse was $25 million, with a $20 million pot for the individual event and $5 million more to split in the team competition. Mickelson was asked numerous times about the negative reactions from fans and other PGA Tour players about his decision. But at the same time, I feel like I made the right decision.”