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Powys County Times
9 hours ago
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- Powys County Times
Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy or Bryson DeChambeau
Bryson DeChambeau will defend his title when the 125th US Open takes place at Oakmont from June 12-15. DeChambeau is bidding to win his third US Open following victories at Winged Foot in 2020 and Pinehurst last year, where he edged out Rory McIlroy in a thrilling finish. Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the main contenders for the year's third major championship. Scottie Scheffler Scheffler recovered from a relatively slow start to the season to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson by eight shots in his adopted home state of Texas and followed up with a five-shot victory in the US PGA Championship for his third major title. The world number one was a 19-year-old amateur when he held the clubhouse lead after bad weather brought the first day's play to an early end the last time Oakmont hosted the US Open in 2016 and it would be no surprise to see his name on top of the leaderboard again nine years on. Rory McIlroy A U.S. Open champion at 22. The career grand slam now. Congrats, Rory. 👏 — U.S. Open (@usopengolf) April 13, 2025 McIlroy could only follow his Masters triumph with a share of 47th in the US PGA at Quail Hollow, a venue where he had won four times before, and declined to speak to the media after every round. The world number two's driver was deemed non-confirming earlier in the week and he struggled off the tee, but McIlroy – who missed the cut at Oakmont in 2016 and in each of the next two US Opens – has come to relish the tough test it provides and his form figures since 2019 read 9-8-7-5-2-2. Bryson DeChambeau Bryson's clutch bunker shot forever immortalized at Pinehurst No. 2. — U.S. Open (@usopengolf) April 14, 2025 DeChambeau has become a fixture on major championship leaderboards since his move to LIV Golf, his US Open win last year one of five top-six finishes in his last six starts. DeChambeau led after two holes of the final round of the Masters before fading to a closing 75 and also failed to convert a promising position in the US PGA before finishing in a tie for second, but his 2020 victory at Winged Foot proved he can overpower a traditional US Open-style venue, with Oakmont very much in that category. Shane Lowry Lowry held a four-shot lead after 54 holes at Oakmont in 2016, but struggled to a closing 76 to finish three shots behind Dustin Johnson. Three years later he converted the same advantage into his first major title in the Open Championship at Royal Portrush and although he has not won as often as a player of his ability should, five of his six DP World Tour victories have come in prestigious events. Jon Rahm Tough finish for me on Sunday but hats off to Scottie on an amazing win – always love the battle! Thanks to the PGA of America, all of the volunteers, fans, and everyone at Quail Hollow Club for putting on a great event. Taking lots of positives with me for the rest of the year,… — Jon Rahm Rodriguez (@JonRahmOfficial) May 21, 2025 Rahm made a welcome return to contention in the majors with his performance in the US PGA Championship, where he wiped out a five-shot deficit to claim a share of the lead after 11 holes of the final round, only to drop five shots on the closing three holes after Scheffler had responded with two crucial birdies. He won his first major in the 2021 US Open at Torrey Pines and added the Masters title in 2023 but had struggled to produce his best form following his shock move to LIV Golf at the end of 2023.
Daily Record
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Bryson DeChambeau says Oakmont will test the sanity of golf's greats but vows to slay the US Open beast
The American hero is ready for brutal test in the defence of his title he so brilliantly won last year Bullish Bryson DeChambeau reckons Oakmont will test the sanity of golf's elite but says he can slay the beast and conquer. The American star is excited for the 125th US Open and prepared for the brutal challenges of the infamous course in Pennsylvania. Two-time king DeChambeau headed to the venue last weekend for a practice outibng before making his way to LIV Virginia and put footage of his entire even-par round onto his highly-popular social-media platform. He outlined the severity of the upcoming Oakmont test as he aims to defend the title he ripped away from Rory McIlroy at Pinehurst 12 months ago having also win the title in 2020 at Winged Foot and said: 'This course doesn't just challenge your game, it challenges your sanity. 'Why is the course so difficult, so unforgiving and so formidable that they nicknamed it the beast? Playing it over 7,400 yards with 175 different buckers, it wasn't designed to be fair. It was designed to be feared. 'The fairways are incredibly narrow. The greens are so fast it inspired the creation of the Stimpmeter and the rough is more than five inches deep. One of the toughest golf courses in the entire world. Since 1903, it has stood as a testament to golfing excellence, hosting the US Open more times than any other course. 'In 2016, only four players finished under par and I was not one of them. I was leading the tournament at one point. So, I definitely like this type of golf. I feel comfortable with my new power, with how comfortable I am right now. I think I've got a good chance this year. I'm always chasing history. Everybody is and going back-to-back would be great.' De Chambeau is looking to triumph in this week's LIV event as ideal build-up and has had a busy time off the course since his outing at the PGA Championship from visits to Indianapolis Motor Speedway to hitting golf balls earlier this week on the lawn of the White House. Donald Trump invited him to have a few shots and he said: 'Incredibly special. I never thought I would ever in my life get an opportunity to do it, but the President himself was like, just go out there and hit some shots. 'I was like: OK, yes, sir. It was 105 yards and I hit a few good shots to a couple feet and almost made a few of them, too.'
Daily Record
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
US Open chief wants to dirty players' brains with fearsome length and ludicrously deep rough at Oakmont
The likes of Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are about to find out the legendary course will create chaos at the 125th US Open US Open boss John Bodenhamer has warned the game's elite he wants Oakmont to dirty their brains. The chief officer at the USGA is clear the infamous Pennsylvania lay-out is going to offer another brutal test for the superstars at the 125th Championship. Top stars are already fearing the miserable experiences ahead with fearsome length, five-inch rough and over 170 bunkers ready to cause chaos at the 10th staging of the event at Oakmont, a course created in the early 1900s by Henry Fownes with constant modernisations and updates the latest from ace architect Gil Hanse. Bodenhamer intends superstars such as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy tested in all aspects as he said: 'We want to get every club in their bag dirty, all 15 of them, 14 in their bag and the one between their ears. We're looking forward to it. 'We believe that we can showcase all of America's greatest venues. And I think that's part of our strategy. It's right at the beginning of our strategy, the first pillar. We go to America's greatest venues and I think we can showcase all of those great venues across our country. But here, I think everybody's in store for a good old-fashioned US Open. 'We believe there are just certain places in our game where you stand on the first tee and you look out over the landscape and it is just meant to play the US Open. Oakmont is that place. And it was really built for the US Open. The culture of this club is toughness. It goes back to the very beginning, the Founds family. But it's more than that. 'I think it's great architecture. You think about this place and this was the only layout that Henry Fownes, the Fownes family, set forth with. Their only golf course. And it's the same routing, the same holes. The eighth hole moved a little because of the construction of the turnpike. But it's the same golf course. 'I think it's a great testament. The timelessness of Oakmont. It's just stood that test of time. It opened as a 6,408-yard par 80. It's a little longer than that. The club prides itself on being America's greatest test of golf and it's a quintessential US Open venue.' Speaking on the Golf Channel to the tweaks made for 2025, he added: 'It's really an interesting sort of restoration, restorative project. Gil took really key aspects of what the Fownes design was from the very first day, 1903 into the 40s. And when you think about it, what's been restored here, it will be the first US Open golf course really played as the Fownes intended it to be played since the 1940s. We think that's really cool. And I think really when you look at what Gil's done, the expansion of the putting greens, it's always about the putting greens at Oakmont. They're legendary. 'There are stories, players complaining about the speeds and the hole locations and it's always been that way. 'But I think the other thing with Oakmont here now are the bunkers. Along with the putting green expansions, the bunkers are magnificent, both in the fairway and around the putting greens. I think thankfully for the players' sake, they're not furrowed anymore, but they're still pretty darn tough.'
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Tiger Woods' son Charlie gets Jack Nicklaus comment as US Open star disqualified
The US Open is rapidly approaching, and some have been left heartbroken after missing out in qualifying, while Tiger Woods' son Charlie has been given a stark warning by Jack Nicklaus The line-up for the 125th US Open at Oakmont Country Club is nearly complete, but some big names have failed to make the cut. Rickie Fowler and Max Homa will be missing from the action in Pennsylvania later this month after falling foul of 'golf's longest day.' Meanwhile, a UPS driver missed out on the chance to complete the 36-hole Final Qualifying due to an unusual circumstance. In other news, Tiger Woods ' son Charlie has been causing a stir following his debut win at the American Junior Golf Association event in Florida. Despite starting his first AJGA Invitational ranked outside the top 600, he now sits at No. 14 and has received some sage advice from golfing legend Jack Nicklaus. Jason Day also had a peculiar mishap this month, while Ian Poulter was another casualty of the US Open qualifying process. Here's the latest from the world of golf. UPS driver's US Open disqualification A 31-year-old UPS driver secured a spot in a final 36-hole qualifier at Woodmont Country Club on Monday, with hopes of making it to Oakmont. However, a devastating mistake put an end to his dream early. Nick Barrett shot an opening 73 during 'golf's longest day,' having qualified for the event last month after carding a 68 in local stages. But as playing partners Cole Miller and Jason Li headed to the scorer's tent to sign their cards, Barrett was nowhere to be found. "I stood up after I had a hot dog or something at lunch, and I felt my back pocket, and I felt the scorecard in there, and as soon as I did that, my heart went straight to the bottom of my stomach," he told The Baltimore Sun. The delivery driver had failed to sign and return his scorecard in a timely manner and was disqualified, as any chance of competing in the US Open vanished. "It's kind of hard to express, but just disappointment in myself because at the end of the day, it is my responsibility as a player," he continued. "I can't blame anybody but me. It's just a total gut punch." Jason Day's 'freak' accident Former USPGA champion Day will likely lead a strong Australian contingent at this month's US Open despite being plagued by injuries recently. Day missed the cut at the PGA Championship after a back problem affected his preparation, and was forced to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament after a 'freak' accident injured his wrist. "Long story short, I was moving a bike and something popped in my (left) wrist," he told The Loop podcast. "I couldn't move it for at least a week, week and a half. It's a two-to-four week wrist injury. It's not going to be, like you're going to have it and overnight it's going to get better. "It's getting better now. The way that I moved it, it was just like one of those freak accidents. It felt like I had tendonitis in there for like two or three weeks. So when that happened, I was just like, it was bound to happen at some point." Charlie Woods warned by Jack Nicklaus In the wake of Woods, son of 15-time major champion Tiger, clinching his first AJGA title and making a name for himself as an up-and-coming star, many have weighed in on whether the youngster can thrive under his father's colossal shadow. Nicklaus, who has won 18 majors himself, has now given his opinion. He compared the situation to when his own son, Gary, began his professional career and found the spotlight and expectations at such a tender age overwhelming. "It ran him out of golf," Nicklaus started, referring to his son's experiences to AP. "Gary would get off the 18th and run to the car so he didn't have to talk to the press for about two years. I think it's tough on kids. It's difficult for them. It's even tougher today. Charlie is a nice little player. He's got a beautiful little golf swing. Does he want to follow his father? Does he realise what's going on? "My kids played because they wanted to play, not because I wanted them to play," Nicklaus stated, before discussing the lesson he imparted to his children. "That was sort of my rule of the house. Don't play golf because of me, play golf because that's what you want to do." Ian Poulter's US Open pride British Ryder Cup and LIV Golf star Poulter was left in anguish as his son Luke narrowly missed out on a spot at Oakmont after an intense play-off at the US Open's Final Qualifying. Despite not playing himself, Poulter was closely following the action where his 20-year-old son, a University of Florida talent, faced Austen Truslow in a nail-biting play-off showdown at Emerald Dunes Golf Club. The young golfer's dreams were dashed when opponent Truslow clinched victory with a birdie on the second extra hole, ending Luke's hopes of making it to the US Open. However, his father remained full of pride, taking to social media to express his admiration: "Luke lost on the second extra playoff hole to a birdie. I can't believe how impressive today's 65 was to get him in that position. We keep using this incredible experience, and we keep getting better."
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
More major disappointment for Scottish golfers as US Open field is finalised
MacIntyre will be sole player flying Saltire at Oakmont Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Bob MacIntyre will be the sole Scot in the third major in a row after the battle for spots in next week's 125th US Open at Oakmont drew a blank for players flying the Saltire. MacIntyre secured his fourth appearance in the USGA event through qualifying for the PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta last year on the back of his wins in both the RBC Canadian Open and Genesis Scottish Open. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The 28-year-old, who defends the first of those titles this week in Ontario, would also have qualified on the strength of being in the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking at a cut off on 19 May. Bob MacIntyre and his caddie, Mike Burrow, pictured during last year's 124th US Open at Pinehurst Resort |As was the case for both The Masters in April and last month's PGA Championship, though, MacIntyre will be the only Scottish player teeing up in one of the game's marquee events. Ryan Lumsden, who is among the current Caledonian contingent on the Hotel Planner Tour, came closest to joining the Oban man in the line up in Pennsylvania. Close call for Ryan Lumsden at Walton Heath After carding rounds of 66-71 for a seven-under-par total, Lumsden got into a play-off in one of the 36-hole Final Qualifiers at Walton Heath only to miss out in a six-way battle for the final three spots and also fail to secure an alternate berth. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Scott Jamieson and Calum Hill were the only other Scottish players to roll the dice in that particular shoot-out on this occasion while amateur duo Calum Scott and Connor Graham both came up short in another one at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas. The concluding ten Final Qualifiers took place on Monday without a single Scot in any of the fields across the UK and Canada. It means that a trend of a disappointing Scottish presence in the US Open will continue next week, when Bryson DeChambeau defends the trophy after his dramatic victory at Pinehurst last year. The third major of the season takes place next week at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania | Getty Images In 2020, MacIntyre was joined by Connor Syme and Sandy Scott, who was still an amateur at the time, in flying the Saltire at Winged Foot. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad MacIntyre and Laird were then in the field at Torrey Pines the following year before Sean Jacklin, Tony's son, was the solitary Scot at Brookline as Matthew Fitzpatrick won there in 2022. It was a Scot-free event at Los Angeles Country Club in 2023 before Grant Forrest came through the qualifier at Walton Heath last year to join MacIntyre at Pinehurst. Rickie Fowler misses out in play-off A day after securing a spot in the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush through the Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour, former Genesis Scottish Open champion Rickie Fowler narrowly missed out in his bid to be involved in the US Open as well. Along with Max Homa, he suffered disappointment in a five-man play-off for just one spot - it went to 2022 Open runner-up Cameron Young - at Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club in Columbus, Ohio.
