The U.S. men’s Olympic team roster is starting to take shape. Orlando City’s Duncan McGuire and Philadelphia Union duo Jack McGlynn and Nathan Harriel were announced as call-ups to the roster on Saturday. Marko Mitrovic’s 23-player roster is set to be fully unveiled on Monday at a scheduled U.S. Soccer event in New York. The…
It took a two-hole aggregate playoff then two more holes of sudden death as Richard Bland of England outlasted Hiroyuki Fujita of Japan for the U.S. Senior Open title Monday at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. Bland became the 12th player to win his U.S. Senior Open debut and the second golfer from England…
NEWPORT, R.I. — The rest of the field at this 44th U.S. Senior Open might wind up needing some help. Hiroyuki Fujita looks in control entering the final round at Newport Country Club. Saturday did nothing to dent his advantage or his confidence atop the leaderboard. Fujita got up and down at the tough par-4…
NEWPORT, R.I. — Hiroyuki Fujita said his first round of the U.S. Senior Open was lucky. The Japan native threw luck aside on his second day at Newport Country Club. Fujita finished with a 4-under 66 on Friday and 11 under for the tournament to claim sole possession of first place at the cut. And…
As if making an ace in a major tournament isn’t enough of a once-in-a-lifetime thrill, a club pro who splits time between Florida and the Northeast decided to try it twice. Incredibly, Frank Bensel Jr., a club pro based in Jupiter, Florida, stepped to the 184-yard No. 4 at Newport Country Club and made an…
Many are familiar with Gary Koch for his television work, but his participation here in the Senior Open at The Old Course in 2018 is one example that shows he is an accomplished player. He was a precocious lad of 15 when he made his first USGA appearance, qualifying for the U.S. Junior Amateur at…
Amateurs stealing the spotlight ahead of U.S. Senior Open Forget Steve Stricker, Ernie Els, and even Lee Westwood, who is making his PGA Tour Champions debut this week, at the U.S. Senior Open at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island. One of them may win the title at a great, historic venue, but let’s…
It’s been a year already since Bernhard Langer won the U.S. Senior Open. More important to the here and now, he’s just shy of five months since tearing his Achilles on Feb. 1. This will be his sixth tournament back as he continues to play through recovery from the injury. He’ll also be three-for-three in…
NEWPORT, R.I. – While players in this week’s U.S. Senior Open can go just about anywhere on the property, the third-floor locker room at Newport Country Club is reserved for a select few who have USGA titles to their name. Brett Quigley, winning of the 1987 U.S. Junior Amateur, is one of the select few…
For the second time in his career, LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau captured the U.S. Open title last week at the famed Pinehurst No. 2, besting Rory McIlroy by one shot after the Northern Irishman played his final four holes 3 over. DeChambeau returned to the LIV Golf circuit this week, as the Saudi-backed league is…
