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I need to get my stuff together – Rory McIlroy out to end Masters hangover
Rory McIlroy says he has to 'get his stuff together' as he looks to shake off his Masters hangover at the US Open this week. The world number two completed an 11-year quest to win all four majors when he triumphed at Augusta National in April but his form has suffered since. He tied for 47th at the PGA Championship last month, where he suffered drama when his driver was found to be non-conforming, while he missed the cut at the Canadian Open last week as his struggles off the tee continued
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U.S. Open Thursday live updates, leaderboard: Can anyone catch Scottie Scheffler at Oakmont?
The third major championship of the season is here, and all eyes are on Scottie Scheffler. The U.S. Open kicks off on Thursday from Oakmont Country Club outside of Pittsburgh, where a $21.5 million purse is up for grabs. Scheffler, the top-ranked golfer in the world, is starting off the week as the biggest favorite the event has seen in 16 years. Advertisement Scheffler has won three of his last four starts and has absolutely dominated the golf world in recent weeks. He won the PGA Championship by five shots last month, too, to claim his third major championship title. A win for him this week would bring him just a British Open away from completing the career grand slam. There are plenty of others to keep an eye on this week, too. Rory McIlroy, who won the Masters earlier this season, appears to be still enjoying his win — and that's taking a toll on his game. Bryson DeChambeau, who seems to be the only LIV Golf guy that is constantly in the mix this year, is apparently on the clock when it comes to his contract with the Saudi Arabian-backed league. And, of course, the rough. Everybody is talking about the rough at Oakmont, which is expected to provide plenty of carnage. That's a good thing, right? Stick with Yahoo Sports for all of the updates throughout the opening round of the U.S. Open. Advertisement How to watch the 2025 U.S. Open All times ET Thursday, June 12 USA: 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Peacock: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday, June 13 NBC: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Peacock: 6:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday, June 14 USA: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. NBC: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sunday, June 15 USA: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. NBC: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
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43 minutes ago
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The Bunker Specifically Designed to Torment the World's Best Golfers
When renowned golf architect Gil Hanse was asked to renovate the course at Oakmont Country Club ahead of this week's U.S. Open, he knew it presented two fundamental challenges. First, he had to make sure it was fiendishly difficult. After all, Oakmont has been regarded as one of the toughest courses around ever since it was established more than a century ago. But he also had to make sure it was fair—a course that strategically tests players is far more interesting than one that's just plain cruel. As Hanse sat down to consider those twin objectives, he began to realize that he was staring at one of the conundrums that has come to define modern golf. Today's top players can smash a small white ball farther than ever before. But the distance between the biggest hitters and everyone else is just as much of a problem. While Masters champion Rory McIlroy and reigning U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau can routinely drive the ball in excess of 330 yards, others in the field might be happy to land within 50 yards of that. Which creates a peculiar question for course designers like Hanse. How do you create an equitable challenge for the best golfers on the planet when there's such an enormous disparity between how far they hit the ball? The answer lies just left of the fairway on the seventh hole at Oakmont, where a small patch of sand could decide who wins the next major championship. 'Some of the field is really going to have to think about it,' said Hanse, before adding that two players in particular might not be so concerned. 'Rory and Bryson aren't really going to have to think that much.' For decades now, the sport has wrestled about what to do about the increase in power of today's biggest hitters. Augusta National, host of the Masters, has warned against the day when the course would have to stretch to 8,000 yards in length. Governing bodies have already unveiled plans to roll back cutting-edge golf ball technology. Over the years, organizers haven't been afraid to target individual players. When Tiger Woods took over the game in the late 1990s, it was simply called 'Tiger-Proofing.' Meanwhile, tournaments are left with decisions about holes like No. 7 at Oakmont, which was already plenty difficult before the renovation. Back in 2016, when Dustin Johnson won here, only 44% of players reached the green in regulation, the lowest rate of any par-4 at the course. But when Hanse added another trap to a space that had previously been fairway, he wasn't simply concocting ways to make it meaner. Rather, as he and his team studied old layouts from the original Oakmont design, they noticed that bunkers like this one had once existed yet had disappeared over time. 'They asked you to make a really significant gamble, to go down the left side, make that carry over the cross bunker,' Hanse says. 'But the reward was dramatic.' That just left Hanse and his team figuring out how far away to place it, and every inch would have an enormous effect. A yard or two closer to the tee and most players wouldn't have much trouble clearing it. Any farther back and almost no one would consider trying to clear it—the seventh hole is also uphill and into the wind. And even farther away than that would feel like the bunker was specifically targeted at two players in particular. McIlroy and DeChambeau, who produced a U.S. Open for the ages last year, can bludgeon the ball unlike other elite pros. When McIlroy won the Masters in April, they ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in driving distance—and nobody else was within 13 yards of them. The compromise, Hanse found, is that while it's almost impossible to force every player into the same risk-reward decision on every hole, there are ways to ensure that each competitor is tested over the course of a single day. For instance, while DeChambeau and McIlroy can bomb it on No. 7, their power gives them a problem off the 15th tee when they could reach a bunker down the left side or a ditch down the right. 'You try to make sure throughout the round that you're not constantly favoring or penalizing one particular class of golfer,' Hanse says. The irony on the 7th is that any player who steers clear of the cross bunker is left with an entirely different headache. Hitting to the right gives competitors a blind shot with a worse angle to the green. Which means that playing it safe might actually be the bigger risk. Write to Andrew Beaton at
USA Today
an hour ago
- USA Today
U.S. Open 2025 live updates: Leaderboard, best pairings for the first round at Oakmont
U.S. Open 2025 live updates: Leaderboard, best pairings for the first round at Oakmont After all the hype, it's go time. The U.S. Open 2025 begins Thursday at the venerable Oakmont Country Club, hosting the national championship for a record 10th time. You want leaderboard updates, scores, tee times, highlights and more from the first round, you've come to the right spot. U.S. Open 2025 leaderboard Keep tabs on the U.S. leaderboard, scores and tee times here. What time does the U.S. Open start? There are threesomes starting on the first and 10th tees at 6:45 a.m. ET. Who will be the first to tee off? Amateur Matt Vogt, an Indianapolis dentist, gets that honor. Where and how to watch the U.S. Open First round, 6:30 a.m. ET to 5 p.m. ET, USA Network, NBC Sports app First round, 7 a.m. ET to 8 p.m. ET, Peacock First round featured groups, 7 a.m. ET to 1 p.m., USGA App, DirecTV, YouTube TV First round, 3 p.m. ET to 8 p.m., Sirius XM Radio Live from the U.S. Open, 8 p.m. ET to 10 p.m. ET, Golf Channel See the complete TV and streaming lineup for the entire week here. Who's in, who's not in the U.S. Open field? The U.S. has its traditional 156 golfers on the tee sheet, headlined by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who also won the most recent major, the PGA Championship. Masters champ Rory McIlroy is also there, of course. But, there are several big names not competing this year, notably Rickie Fowler and Max Homa. Best featured groups at 2025 U.S. Open 7:29 a.m. ET – Xander Schauffele, Josele Ballester, Bryson DeChambeau, 1st tee – Xander Schauffele, Josele Ballester, Bryson DeChambeau, 1st tee 7:40 a.m. ET – Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland, 1st tee – Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland, 1st tee 1:14 p.m. ET – Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, 10th tee – Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, 10th tee 7:40 a.m. ET – Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, 10th tee – Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, 10th tee 1:25 p.m. ET – Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler, 1st tee To see the complete listing of first round tee times, click here.
