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Gary Woodland had been looking forward to coming to Winged Foot and defending his U.S. Open title, even if he knew inside his repeat chances were slim, thanks to a secret he revealed on Friday. After posting a second-straight four-over 74 to put him a stroke outside the projected cutline, the 36-year-old told the media

8:24 PM ET A recurring theme Tiger Woods on a Friday: struggling to stay relevant in the tournament. He will need a good day during the second round at Winged Foot, not only to get back into contention, but perhaps to even make the 36-hole cut, which would be for the top 60 players and

The way Bob Nielsen sees it, he’s had his 15 minutes of fame in life several times over. As an executive at Estee Lauder, he launched the campaigns of marquee brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Clinque and Aramis. Now 90, he thought his time in the spotlight was over. Never did he dream that he’d see

“I was sitting there thinking, watching him play those two holes, I wasn’t thinking, ‘Maybe I got something here,’ I was just imagining what it must mean to him playing at Winged Foot and pulling it off toward the end of his career,” Adducci said on Thursday night when contacted by Golf Digest. “I just

7:04 PM ET MAMARONECK, N.Y. — The question has to be asked, especially after watching all these guys walk off Winged Foot following the first round of the U.S. Open with smiles on their faces. What is going on here? The leaderboard, after one day, is loaded with players under par. That’s not how this

Justin Thomas got Tiger Woods … again. In the big picture, Thomas trying to win a second career major at this week’s U.S Open is, of course. more important, and he is off to a terrific start after a five-under 65 to grab the early lead at Winged Foot. But a fun and interesting subplot

1:27 PM ET Dustin Johnson is the betting favorite to win this week’s U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club, but some popular veterans are attracting notable action at sportsbooks around the U.S. More money has been bet on Tiger Woods to win the tournament than has been bet on any other golfer at William

Ah, Thursday of a major. Endless possibility awaits. Before history’s made, we embark on an adventure. The rush and fervor of early, superb rounds. Lesser-known players will introduce themselves to us. Perhaps a hole-in-one or some unlikely highlight. It’s all possible in Round 1. We’re here to lead you through the biggest moments of Thursday

Earlier this week, my colleague Joel Beall summed up very well the minor miracle that is having the U.S. Open this week at Winged Foot Golf Club. In and around Westchester County was where the COVID-19 pandemic first flared up in the United States. And when the USGA decided it needed to postpone its signature

2:52 PM ET MAMARONECK, N.Y. — The USGA knows the reputation it is combating and admitted that this week for the U.S. Open at Winged Foot it might find some spots here and there to give the players a break. “We kept looking at ways [to] make the golf course a little bit easier because

MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Without fail, the glance comes. During a serpentine putt that, no matter how softly tapped, manages to pass its destination. After an approach trickles down a false front or ricochets from a green’s back tier. When a ball disappears into the rough, and especially when it’s advanced just yards out of it.

6:18 AM ET Since golf returned from the coronavirus shutdown in mid-June, the scores have been low. Only twice has the winner not gotten to double-digits under par. Four times the winner has been at least 20 under. At The Northern Trust, Dustin Johnson was 30 under. These guys are making it look easy. Well,

MAMARONECK, N.Y. — He couldn’t mourn forever. Not even for his father, the man who nudged him toward the sport he’d conquer. Eventually, Tiger Woods was going to have to play a golf tournament without being able to talk to his pop, his rock, afterwards. Earl Woods died on May 3, 2006. He was 74

MAMARONECK, N.Y. —They were a despondent bunch, the Winged Foot range staff. There was work to do and dwindling time to do it, a smoky haze sweeping in from fires out West dimming the New York skies earlier than its 7 p.m. sunset foretold. The practice area had been empty for 20 minutes save for

7:11 AM ET Dustin Johnson is the hottest player in the world. He’s already picked up the U.S. Open trophy once. Sure, he’s the favorite this week at Winged Foot, but there are plenty of other strong choices to claim the year’s second major title. Our experts landed on a wide variety of options. Here’s

When you play as many rounds of golf as Dustin Johnson has, you’re bound to forget a few along the way. But a round at Winged Foot, whether it be the iconic West Course or the just-as-good-if-not-better East Course, is one you never forget, right?  Apparently, it was very forgettable for Johnson, who assumed he

Sep 13, 2020 The situation is being relived again, with all the gory details. The wayward drive at the 72nd hole. The unwise decision to go for the green. The poor approach that couldn’t even help salvage a bogey. One of Phil Mickelson‘s toughest defeats has even more meaning all these years later as the

Story and photographs by Alan P. Pittman Through the years we’ve written extensively about the healing power of golf, from the ash-covered firefighters of September 11 who found a sense of peace and community in the game to the transformative stories of our Golf Saved My Life series. In moments of personal crisis, golf and

Two weeks ago, Dustin Johnson capped an incredible month and the 2019-20 PGA Tour season by winning his first FedEx Cup. On Monday, he picked up more hardware. Johnson was named the PGA Tour’s player of the year for the second time in his career, beating out Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm, Webb Simpson and Justin

7:25 PM ET Dustin Johnson, on the heels of his first FedEx Cup victory last week, was named the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year on Monday. Johnson was voted the recipient of the tour’s Jack Nicklaus Award, while Scottie Scheffler received the Arnold Palmer Award as the PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year. The

Around Winged Foot, Neil Regan is considered a walking encyclopedia. Indeed, it wouldn’t be a surprise to the club’s members that its historian knew the wind direction on, say, Saturday afternoon of the 1929 U.S. Open. In this wide-ranging Q&A, Neil lets you in on some secrets about the iconic venue hosting this week’s U.S.

7:15 AM ET KENNETH FERRIE WAS already cooked when he stood near Phil Mickelson on the 72nd tee of the United States Open. The Englishman could have slipped under the ropes inside Winged Foot, the Yankee Stadium of golf, and joined the thousands of New Yorkers cheering for their left-hander to close it out. Ferrie,

This day, this win, like his last one more than 11 years ago, didn’t belong solely and totally to Stewart Cink. This win, Sunday at the Safeway Open, at age 47, he still had to share. And he didn’t mind one bit. But then, he didn’t mind sharing the spotlight more than a decade ago

Heading into the weekend at the Safeway Open, the tournament seemed primed for a young breakthrough winner. Stewart Cink, 47, had other ideas. Much like a dad at a college frat party, Cink barged through the front door at Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif., without telling anyone who he knew and made himself at home.

8:00 PM ET Scottie Scheffler withdrew from the U.S. Open on Sunday because he had a positive COVID-19 test. Scheffler becomes the first player on the PGA Tour to test positive after six consecutive weeks of no positive cases. The United States Golf Association said Scheffler was asymptomatic and is at home in Dallas. South

And just like that, it’s major week once again. ¶ The 120th U.S. Open begins this Thursday at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck. N.Y. In normal years, roughly half the field is filled by qualifiers, which results in a wonderfully diverse field of competitors—all the top players in the world, of course, but also mini-tour warriors and

9:17 PM ET Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — Brian Stuard closed with a scrambling birdie for a 6-under 66 and a share of the Safeway Open lead Saturday with James Hahn and Cameron Percy. On a day when eight players held or shared the lead, the trio of Stuard, Hahn and Percy emerged in front

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Typically, pre-coronavirus, Canadian Brooke Henderson at the top of the leader board on a Sunday here in what ostensibly is Canada’s southernmost province might give her a native’s advantage. But this is not a typical ANA Inspiration, and her only advantage going into the final round is that she has won

The conclusion of the first tournament of the 2020-‘21 PGA Tour season—what, you thought there was an offseason?—won’t lack for drama. Not with three players (James Hahn, Cameron Percy and Brian Stuard) tied atop the leader board and another 14 lurking within three strokes with one round to go at the Safeway Open in Napa,

6:54 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Brooke Henderson tied a Mission Hills record with a 30 on the front nine and did just enough the rest of the round Saturday for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead with Nelly Korda in the ANA Inspiration. Henderson started the weekend six