It is time for golf’s U.S. Open! One of the big four “Major” Tournaments of the golf scene, this year’s edition will take place the Erin Hills course in Erin, Wisconsin. Most of the biggest names in golf will be heading to Wisconsin to try to earn the $12 million purse, the largest in the tournament’s history.
Generally, the U.S. Open has had a reputation as perhaps the most rigorous and challenging Major, regardless of the course. The ethos of the event is to push all golfers to truly test their limits and push themselves. The course it Erin Hills is supposed to be both long, wide and soft. Which golfer will step up this time?
Unsurprisingly, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth come in as heavy favorites, despite neither winning the Master’s. They have been two of the most dominant golfers in the world over the past few years. Sergio Garcia became a sentimental favorite for winning his first Major at Augusta, despite years of questions about his ability by the golf media. Can he do it again? Rory McIlroy, the Scottish wunderkind, is still lurking.
Dustin Johnson (29-4)
Jordan Spieth (9-1)
Jason Day (11-1)
Rory McIlroy (12-1)
Jon Rahm (18-1)
Rickie Fowler (18-1)
Fan favorite Phil Mickelson will notably be absent due to a conflict with his daughter’s graduation ceremony. And of course Tiger Woods will be absent; the man who is still the world’s most famous golfer has been in the news more for his legal troubles than anything to do with the sport. It’s a real shame for the man who once dominated the sport so thoroughly. Many predicted that by 2017 Tiger would have owned the record for most Majors won, surpassing the great Jack Nicklaus.
In fact, this will be the first Major tournament to feature neither Mickelson nor Woods since 1994! We are truly witnessing a changing of the guard and shift in golf’s future.
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