Despite a controversial one-stroke penalty assessed after the round was complete, Dustin Johnson won the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Metro Golf Magazines' Reid Spencer discusses.
Five times before Sunday, Dustin Johnson seemed headed to his first major victory. And five times before Sunday, Johnson squandered his opportunity. A look at Johnson's near-misses in majors:
If Shane Lowry can't maintain his two-shot lead over the field, there will be dozens of players within reach of the lead in what has become a strange and fascinating tournament.
Irishman Shane Lowry shot a three-under par through 14-holes of round 3 and holds a two-stroke lead heading into Sunday. A confident Lowry spoke to the media after darkness suspended play.
World number one golfer Jason Day made the second round cut by one-stroke then carded a four-under par in round 3 to finish six-shots behind Shane Lowry. Day is excited about Sunday.
Dustin Johnson is the most intimidating player on the PGA Tour in terms of ball-striking and athletic ability, and perhaps the frailest under pressure.
Andrew Landry, No. 624 in the World Golf Rankings, was one of only nine golfers to finish. But his 1-under par is good enough for the lead at the U.S. Open.
My favorites for the week: Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler (who was my pick to win The Masters and bombed) and Jason Day. My longer-shot favorite: Brooks Koepka.
The 41,000-square-foot retail outlet debuts Saturday in a former Sports Authority in Minnetonka, touted as the largest specialty golf shop in the Twin Cities.
Phil Mickelson paid off a debt to a professional gambler with nearly $1 million that was unfairly reaped from an insider trading scheme, according to a federal investigation that led to two arrests but spared the golf great from criminal charges.
The defending champ imploded with a quadruple bogey and then had to endure the aftermath instead of winning his second Masters by age 23, which had appeared to be the likely outcome.
Willett didn't three-putt or make a bogey in a pristine final round. On the 18th green he ripped off his white sweater as if mimicking Superman, revealing a green shirt.
Tough playing conditions in middle rounds, of the Masters let only 4 players from the field break par on the final round Sunday, with almost perfect conditions. in the 2016 Masters tournament, Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on Saturday, April 9, 2016.