BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Padraig Harrington holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the 15th right when the last of his five-shot lead was about to vanish, and he closed with three tough pars for a 1-over 72 to hold off Steve Stricker and win the US Senior Open on Sunday. Harrington never lost the lead at … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Eight players spent time atop the leaderboard, all of them getting kicked around – some worse than others – on a US Open course that felt every bit like the toughest test in golf on a cool, windy afternoon at The Country Club. Saturday was a classic US Open, all about survival. … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. – The good news for Phil Mickelson, after he limped off the ninth green at The Country Club outside Boston on Friday, is that he will not have to worry about making the cut in his next start in two weeks. Mickelson did not do that at the 122nd US Open, although he … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Adam Hadwin can be excused for the opening round of the US Open – the so-called toughest test in golf – giving him a chance to exhale. Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open, an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson said one of the reasons he prefers the new LIV Golf Invitational Series is because of its 54-hole events. Mickelson will probably only have to play 36 holes in the US Open this week. Mickelson’s return to competitive golf in the United States, and his 52nd birthday, … Read more
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The 2022 US Open Championship returns to Brookline Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, for the first time since 1988, with a loaded field of 156 golfers vying for the top 60 spots to advance. 2011 US Open winner Rory McIlroy enters the weekend as the favorite after winning the RBC … Read more
Twenty years before 41-year-old Tom Strada found himself as a bond broker for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 am on Sept. 11, 2001, he was a scratch golfer and assistant pro at Meadow Brook Country Club. That’s where he met his future wife, … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Four-time major champion Brooks Koepka criticized reporters Tuesday for asking him questions about the rival LIV Golf Invitational Series, which he said was casting a “black cloud” over this week’s US Open. “I’m here at the US Open,” Koepka said. “I’m ready to play the US Open, and I think it kind … Read more
4:15 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN BROOKLINE, Mass. – Justin Thomas did not play a single hole Monday during the practice round of the US Open at The Country Club, but it did not matter. There were still plenty of questions for him, most of them about the LIV Golf Invitational Series, which Thomas himself said … Read more
10:34 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print After months of speculation and controversy, the first day of competition for the brand-new LIV Golf league is in the books, with the LIV Golf Invitational Series teeing off on Thursday in London. Charl Schwartzel and Hennie du Plessis, both from South Africa, lead … Read more