Historic Shinnecock Hills set to host back-to-back U.S. Opens for men and women in 2036

History is coming to Shinnecock in 2036.

In another first for the U.S. Women’s Open, the USGA has announced that Shinnecock Hills Golf Club will host the championship in 2036. But the good news doesn’t stop there. Shinnecock will become only the second venue to host back-to-back U.S. Open championships as the men and women will compete in consecutive weeks at the illustrious Southampton, New York, club.

Ten years ago, Pinehurst No. 2 became the first venue to host the men and women in back-to-back weeks, and it was a wildly successful campaign for the women, with champion Michelle Wie West drawing in massive television numbers, up 92 percent from the year prior.

Pinehurst will once again host back-to-back championships in 2029.

The U.S. Open trophy as seen at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in the Southampton, N.Y. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. (Copyright USGA/John Mummert)

One of five founding members clubs of the USGA, Shinnecock’s roots date to 1891. Its nine USGA championships include the second U.S. Amateur and second U.S. Open, both in 1896. Five U.S. Open championships have been held at Shinnecock, with Brooks Koepka winning the latest in 2018.

Shinnecock Hills ranks No. 1 in New York on Golfweek’s Best list of private-access courses in each state, and it is fourth on the list of top classic courses in the U.S.

While the 91st U.S. Women’s Open will be the first contested at Shinnecock, the club does boast the distinction of becoming the first golf club in America to have women members at its founding.
When LPGA Hall of Famer Inbee Park won the 2013 U.S. Women’s Open down the road at Sebonack Golf Club, which opened in 2006, it naturally raised questions about whether the women would ever get their chance to become part of golf history, a mere 2 ½ miles away.

At long last, the answer is yes.

“Few places can match the historic importance of Shinnecock Hills to golf in the United States,” said USGA chief championships officer John Bodenhamer in a release. “As an organization, we felt that this iconic venue would be an ideal stage for both our men’s and women’s premier championships. It will offer the perfect opportunity to bring the game’s best to one course and provide fans the chance to watch them compete for a national championship in back-to-back weeks.”

Last year, the U.S. Women’s Open was hosted at Pebble Beach Golf Links for the first time. The lineup of courses for the women’s championship leading up to 2036 is dreamlike: The Los Angeles Country Club (2032), Chicago Golf Club (2033), Merion Golf Club (2034) and Pebble Beach Golf Links (2035).

But before the women get their chance, Shinnecock will once again host the men in 2026.

“Shinnecock is deeply proud of our founding association with the USGA and our role in setting the course of history for golf in America,” said Brett Pickett, Shinnecock Hills club president. “And we are extremely excited to build on that legacy through this historic, back-to-back presentation of men’s and women’s major championship golf in Southampton in 2036.

“The seventh U.S. Open at Shinnecock will be played 140 years after the first, as we continue to be the only club to have hosted the U.S. Open in three different centuries.”

Here’s a look at the five players who have hoisted the U.S. Open trophy at Shinnecock Hills:

Want to play the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst? Check out the USGA’s local and final qualifying sites

There are 14 local qualifying sites in California, the most of any state. Florida is second with 13 local qualifiers.

On Monday the United States Golf Association announced the local and final qualifying sites for the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, June 13-16, 2024.

Online player registration begins on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at champs.usga.org and will continue through Wednesday, April 13. Players must have a Handicap Index not exceeding 0.4, or be a professional.

There will be 109 local qualifying sites across the United States and Canada, April 22-May 20. For the 45th consecutive year, Illini Country Club in Springfield, Illinois, will hold a U.S. Open qualifier. Riverton (Wyoming) Country Club and Ironwood Country Club in Palm Desert, California, will host local qualifying for the 26th and 23rd years, respectively. There are 14 local qualifying sites in California, the most of any state. Florida is second with 13 local qualifiers.

Players who advance from 18-hole local qualifiers will join a group of exempt players in final qualifying, which will be conducted over 36 holes. International final stages will be held in England and Japan (May 20) and Canada (June 3). Nine final qualifiers in the U.S. will end on June 3, with one set for May 20. One local qualifying site in Texas and Massachusetts will be added at a later date.

The USGA accepted a record 10,187 entries for the 2023 championship at Los Angeles Country Club. The previous mark of 10,127 entries was established for the 2014 championship held at Pinehurst No. 2. The famed course in the Carolina sandhills, now an anchor site for the USGA, is hosting for a fourth time this year and will also host in 2029, 2035, 2041 and 2047.

Check out the dates and locations for all 2024 U.S. Open local and final qualifying sites below.

Early look: Previewing what players, fans should expect from the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst

“We really hope for a firm and fast U.S. Open come June.”

PINEHURST, N.C. — They say there’s never a bad day at Pinehurst, especially if you’re walking around course No. 2, the famed masterpiece of renowned architect Donald Ross.

The gem in the sandhills of North Carolina will play host to its fourth U.S. Open next summer (1999, 2005, 2014), and the folks at the United States Golf Association recently held an early preview for its flagship championship.

“We are comfortable that Pinehurst will provide the test of golf that has always provided,” said course setup lead Jeff Hall. “If Martin Kaymer hadn’t entered in 2014 we’d have had a really competitive championship, but he played brilliantly.”

“We’re not trying to play defense with the players,” he added. “This golf course, when it’s firm and fast, you can have some scary wedge shots. Even if it was shorter, there’s still some pretty scary wedge shots here.”

From fairways and tricky greens to new grass and hospitality venues, here’s what players and fans should expect to see when they step on the property for the 2024 U.S. Open, June 13-16, at Pinehurst No. 2.

No. 2 will look and play as it was designed

When Pinehurst worked with Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw to restore the course in 2010 and 2011, the team removed 35 acres of Bermuda rough and replaced it with nearly 250,000 wire grass plants so the course would look and play the way Ross originally intended. To get it as close as possible, images from 1948-1962 were used.

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Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina (Courtesy of Pinehurst Resort)

No. 2 is a unique test of golf for a U.S. Open due to its sandy areas in lieu of ankle-deep rough. If players miss the short green grass, they’ll have to deal with the elements. Fairway widths are 34-45 yards at No. 2, which differs from, say, Winged Foot or The Country Club where 24-32 yards is the norm. The diabolical turtleback putting greens make fairway placement all the more important.

“Thinking back to 2014, this was a really difficult U.S. Open to play,” said former Tour pro and current USGA Senior Director of Player Relations Scott Langley. “I say that as a guy who finished in 63rd place, wasn’t as difficult for Martin Kaymer. The thing that’s difficult about Pinehurst No. 2 is the putting greens and surrounds. The greens are very difficult to hit, so you’re often faced with a variety of shots around the greens to recover.”

When you think of a missed green at a U.S. Open, tall, lush rough comes to mind. At Pinehurst, you can play any number of clubs to get up and down to save par. Bump-and-run with an iron. A perfectly nipped wedge. Maybe a hybrid instead of a putter. The course allows for a certain level of creativity that most championship venues lack. It introduces uncertainty for players, which is when things get interesting.

“It provides a mental challenge as much as a physical one,” added Langley. “No matter what club you end up choosing or what shot you decide to play, you always have a little bit of doubt in your mind if it’s the right one because of the presence of so many options.”

As if golf wasn’t hard enough already. But that’s why it’s the U.S. Open, known as the toughest test in golf.

Key corner of the course

If you’ve been to No. 2, you’ll know the area on the front nine that features No. 3 green, No. 4 tee, No. 5 green and No. 6 tee. Come next summer, the section of the course will be a fan-favorite to watch a lot of golf, especially if No. 3 is drivable.

The short par-4 3rd hole is gettable no matter where the tee is, but the challenge increases with the sloping fairway of the par-4 4th. Players will get a breather with the par-5 5th before they’re faced with arguably the toughest test of the front nine, the tricky par-3 6th hole.

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The fifth hole on Pinehurst No. 2. (Photo: Tracy Wilcox/Golfweek)

In 2014, Martin Kaymer played No. 3 and No. 5 at 6 under par and finished the championship at 9 under. He drove the green on No. 3 on both days the tee was up and two-putted for birdie. He played No. 5 at 4 under thanks to a pair of birdies and an eagle.

“You could hear some roars in this part of the world,” Hall predicted.

When it comes to set up and yardage tee to green, the course will be very similar to what fans and players saw in 2014. The real difference is the surface of the putting greens. The 2014 championship and all the previous championships (as far as the USGA knows) were played on bentgrass. The 2024 championship will be played on Bermuda grass.

The change from Creeping Bentgrass to Ultradwarf Bermuda grass provides a different perspective for the tournament crew when preparing for a U.S. Open.

“It gives us a lot more flexibility because the temperatures are ramping up, nighttime, daytime, sunlight, everything that works against the cool season grasses that time of year are in our favor for the Ultradwarf Bermuda grass,” said Pinehurst superintendent John Jeffreys.

“It allows us more options for managing firmness,” added Darin Bevard, Senior Director of Championship Agronomy. “I just hope that Mother Nature cooperates in June that we’re having this conversation about firmness and not about fixing wash outs and bunkers. We really hope for a firm and fast U.S. Open come June.”

Outside the ropes

The course is a masterpiece inside the ropes, but the USGA believes the same to be true outside the ropes. The resort is an ideal venue logistically, and the staff has a proven plan for what works and what doesn’t.

In order to improve on past successes, the USGA is keying in on two aspects: getting fans closer to the action and elevating the overall fan experience. The answer is different product offerings from the gallery ticket all the way up to the most premium hospitality stand.

A grandstand left of the 18 green with the clubhouse in the background has been a staple for U.S. Opens at Pinehurst. Next year, the grandstand will be integrated with a premium hospitality experience called the 1895 Club, the highest-end experience on-site. The club comes with valet parking, shuttles, and the best food and beverage offerings with the 18th green as entertainment.

“That’s certainly going to be something we’re excited about and something that’s going to feel and look very different,” said Leighton Schwob, the USGA’s Senior Director of Operations.

Pinehurst is going through a full renovation of the lower floor of the resort building, which is where a lot of player facilities will be. A tunnel from the locker room up to the first tee for players is also being built and should be completed by the end of the year. The resort’s driving range will be more of a fan area next summer, as the USGA anticipates more than 250,000 fans will be in attendance for the week.

The course will shut down near Memorial Day, but facilities will be built beginning in March. So don’t fret, there’s still plenty of time to go play before the pros.

Jessica Korda one of three exempt players to withdraw from 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach

The six-time winner on the LPGA last teed it up in May and has been dealing with a back injury.

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Jessica Korda’s indefinite break from competition now includes the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California as the six-time LPGA winner has withdrawn. The USGA reports that Korda is one of three fully exempt players to pull out of the competition along with Japan’s Mone Inami, No. 66 in the Rolex Rankings, and South Korea’s Hee Jeong Lim, No. 84.

The 30-year-old Korda has struggled with a back injury for some time now and said recently that she has reached a point where the pain is not improving, forcing her to withdraw from several events.

“As a competitor, it’s upsetting to have to do this time and time again,” Korda wrote on her social media accounts. “At the advice of my medical team, I have made the decision to stop playing until I can get my back fully healthy.”

A six-time winner on the LPGA, Korda last teed it up in May at the Cognizant Founders Cup, where she withdrew after a first-round 72. Her best finish this season in six starts is a share of 18th at the Dio Implant LPGA Open.

The U.S. Women’s Open Trophy as seen on the 18th hole of Pebble Beach Golf Links

in the Pebble Beach, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (Copyright USGA/Kip Evans)

Five players have since been added to the field of 156, with recent LPGA winners already in the field: Azahara Munoz, Moriya Jutanugarn, Allysha Mae Mateo, Jenny Coleman and Kumkang Park.

Coleman was the second alternate from the Atlanta qualifying site and got the call after Agathe Laisne declined the spot.

This year’s championship takes place July 6-9 and marks the first time the iconic track will play host to a women’s major. The cutoff date to qualify from the Rolex Rankings (top 75) is July 3. The winner of this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will earn a spot if not otherwise qualified.

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USGA announces U.S. Open to return to Riviera Country Club in 2031

The U.S. Open is heading back to Riviera.

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The 2023 U.S. Open just wrapped up in Los Angeles, but the United States Golf Association quickly made plans to return to Southern California.

Riviera Country Club, site of the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, California, will host the 2031 U.S. Open. It will be the second time Riviera has hosted the U.S. Open after the famed club became the first in Los Angeles to host the championship in 1948, when Ben Hogan won the first of his four U.S. Open titles.

“Riviera Country Club is a truly spectacular course that holds a special place in the game’s history,” John Bodenhamer, the USGA’s chief championships officer, said in a release. “We are thrilled to bring the U.S. Open back to the site of such historic moments for golf and the USGA, and look forward to writing a new chapter in 2031.”

The 2031 U.S. Open will be the fifth USGA championship held at the club. Riviera has also hosted the 1998 U.S. Senior Open, won by Hale Irwin, and the 2017 U.S. Amateur, won by Doc Redman. The course will also welcome its first U.S. Women’s Open in 2026.

Riviera is also going to host the Olympic golf competitions in 2028.

“We are so grateful that the USGA will return the U.S. Open to our club in 2031,” Megan Watanabe, the chief executive officer of The Riviera Country Club, said in a release. “Over a six-year period, we will showcase our championship course to the world with the U.S. Women’s Open in 2026, the men’s and women’s Olympics competition in 2028 and the U.S. Open in 2031. In addition, we will celebrate our 100th anniversary in 2026. We would like to thank the USGA for their confidence and trust in us and we look forward to continuing our long relationship together in the years ahead.”

George C. Thomas designed Riviera, opening in 1927. Thomas is the same architect who constructed The Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course, site of last week’s U.S. Open.

Riviera has also hosted two PGA Championships and the 2012 NCAA Golf Championships.

The 2031 U.S. Open will mark the 17th time the championship has been held in California and only the third time in Los Angeles. Until last week, the U.S. Open hadn’t been held in L.A. since 1948 at Riviera.

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2023 U.S. Open on NBC was most watched since 2019, up 27 percent from last year

The final round averaged 8.8 million viewers during primetime and peaked at 10.2 million.

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Wyndham Clark outlasted a star-powered leaderboard Sunday to claim his first major championship at Los Angeles Country Club.

The 2023 U.S. Open received a lot of criticism on social media for the commercial load, substandard announcing and lack of atmosphere due to general admission policy.

However, the TV ratings were extremely good.

NBC Sports reports that its 2023 Open was up 27 percent compared to the championship at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, averaging 6.2 million viewers across NBC and Peacock. That’s the highest since 2019 when the event was held at Pebble Beach.

The numbers were also up nine percent compared to 2021, the last time the U.S. Open was held on the West Coast (Torrey Pines, won by Jon Rahm).

NBC says across its platforms, the final round averaged 8.8 million viewers during prime time and peaked at 10.2 million from 9:30-9:45 p.m. ET.

For comparison, the PGA Championship received 4.5 million viewers last month at Oak Hill.

The Masters is still the most-watched men’s major in 2023. In fact, it’s the most-watched golf broadcast in the past five years on any network, CBS reported in April after averaging 12.058 million viewers for the final round.

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After a record-setting start, Rickie Fowler comes up short of elusive major title at 2023 U.S. Open

It would be easy for Fowler to beat himself up. Instead, he’s choosing to lean on his newfound perspective.

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LOS ANGELES – By his own admission, Rickie Fowler just didn’t have it today.

Fowler set a championship record with an opening-round 8-under 62 at the 2023 U.S. Open and held at least a share of the lead until Sunday afternoon at Los Angeles Country Club. With a long-awaited first major championship just ahead on the horizon, the California native was chasing a historic win less than 100 miles from his hometown. He found himself in the final pairing alongside eventual champion Wyndham Clark, a position he’s been in twice before, both in 2014.

Fowler finished T-2 behind Martin Kaymer at the U.S. Open that year and T-2 behind Rory McIlroy later in the summer at the Open Championship. This time, Fowler sprayed his way to a 5-over 75 and finished T-5, five shots off the pace.

MORE: 2023 U.S. Open leaderboard

“Iron play was very below average and didn’t make anything. That’s a big thing in majors, especially on a Sunday. Making putts and kind of keeping it fairly stress-free,” said Fowler, who now has nine top-five finishes in 48 major appearances. “(Sunday) was kind of the opposite. I was kind of fighting through it all day.”

“I wasn’t as tight in hitting my spots, and that was how it was, especially the first two days,” Fowler continued. “I had a lot of control and was able to place the ball where I wanted on greens, and today I was just a bit off, whether it was left, right, more so than distance control, and just wasn’t able to put the ball in the proper position where I could go be aggressive to make putts.

“We had a lot of good stuff this week. Unfortunately today we just couldn’t get it going.”

Fowler knew his ship had sailed off into the Pacific sunset when Clark hit a gem of a shot from 282 yards to just 20 feet on the par-5 14th hole.

“That was a very good shot in the situation and moment. Obviously made 4. I thought if I could make that putt on the next, which I nearly did, I thought that might kind of give me a shot to get a two-shot swing and maybe make a run in the last three,” said Fowler. “No, I knew I was on the outside looking in, but at the same time, you never know what’s going to happen. You don’t wish bad on anyone, but it’s tough to close out tournaments. Yeah, somewhere I’d say probably when I missed the fairway on 16, I knew that was going to be a tough hill to climb from there.”

It would be easy for Fowler to beat himself up after each round got a little bit worse as the week went on. After his record-setting 62, he signed for scores of 68 and 70 before his first over-par round of the championship Sunday. Instead, he’s choosing to take the high road and appreciate the perspective that comes with another close call.

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Rickie Fowler putts on the first green during the final round of the 123rd U.S. Open Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

“I was just really excited on how I felt this week, how comfortable I felt to go out and back up my first round and continue to play well. I enjoyed it. You learn from all your experiences,” explained Fowler. “Not the position I wanted to be in after today, but a lot of good coming from this week.”

Fans showed out for the California kid this week, with bright orange shirts and hats scattered all throughout the final-round gallery. While he appreciated the fan support, his family support will make this bad-tasting finish a lot easier to swallow.

“Obviously very bummed, but being able to see my daughter before scoring, it kind of takes a lot of that away because in the kind of big picture, big scheme of things, yes, we want to win tournaments and be the one holding the trophy, but she could care less if I shoot 65 or 85,” he said. “But to have her there, and then we’ll travel to Travelers tomorrow morning, yeah, it kind of just makes you realize and understand golf is special and it’s what I love to do, but it’s definitely not everything.”

Fowler’s form has been on the upward trend as of late, especially this season. In 18 PGA Tour starts, the 34-year-old has seven top 10 finishes, including a runner-up showing at the Zozo Championship last fall. He’s consistently been in the mix, and another solid major performance seems more likely to be in the cards than not, which hasn’t been the case for quite some time.

Phil Mickelson won his first major at the 2004 Masters after 47 career major appearances without a victory. Adam Scott claimed his first after 48 starts at the 2013 Masters. Stewart Cink took 50 tries before he was victorious at the 2009 Open Championship. Others to win their first majors late in their careers include Sergio Garcia (74 starts), Tom Kite (72 starts), Mark O’Meara (59 starts) and Darren Clarke (54 starts).

Fowler performance this week won’t change a thing about how he’s viewed in the media or by fans. Whether it’s a good result or bad, Fowler is open and honest with his answers on his game. Whether he shoots 65 or 75, he’ll sign autographs for young fans until his hand cramps. He’s been a fixture in the game for more than a decade, and another disappointing result won’t change that.

The 2023 U.S. Open just wasn’t his week in the end, but who’s to say the next won’t be?

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Prize money payouts for each player at the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club

It pays to play well in major championships.

LOS ANGELES — It pays to play well at major championships, folks. Just ask the latest winner, Wyndham Clark.

The 29-year-old claimed his first major title Sunday at the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, earning a cool $3 million for his one-shot victory over runner-up Rory McIlroy, who will take home $2.16 million as a consolation prize.

Scottie Scheffler finished solo third at 7 under and also eclipsed the seven-figure mark with his $1,413,430 payday. Cameron Smith earned $990,867 in fourth place, while Rickie Fowler, Tommy Fleetwood and Min Woo Lee will each take home $738,934 for finishing T-5.

Check out the prize money payouts for each player below at the 2023 U.S. Open.

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2023 U.S. Open prize money payouts

Pos Player Score Earnings
1 Wyndham Clark -10 $3,600,000
2 Rory McIlroy -9 $2,160,000
3 Scottie Scheffler -7 $1,413,430
4 Cameron Smith -6 $990,867
T5 Rickie Fowler -5 $738,934
T5 Tommy Fleetwood -5 $738,934
T5 Min Woo Lee -5 $738,934
T8 Tom Kim -4 $562,808
T8 Harris English -4 $562,808
T10 Austin Eckroat -3 $435,018
T10 Jon Rahm -3 $435,018
T10 Xander Schauffele -3 $435,018
T10 Dustin Johnson -3 $435,018
T14 Russell Henley -2 $332,343
T14 Collin Morikawa -2 $332,343
T14 Patrick Cantlay -2 $332,343
T17 Brooks Koepka -1 $284,167
T17 Matt Fitzpatrick -1 $284,167
19 Viktor Hovland E $258,662
T20 Jordan Smith 1 $200,152
T20 Nick Hardy 1 $200,152
T20 Denny McCarthy 1 $200,152
T20 Keith Mitchell 1 $200,152
T20 Shane Lowry 1 $200,152
T20 Bryson DeChambeau 1 $200,152
T20 Ryutaro Nagano 1 $200,152
T27 Sahith Theegala 2 $143,295
T27 Sergio Garcia 2 $143,295
T27 Justin Suh 2 $143,295
T27 Tyrrell Hatton 2 $143,295
T27 Padraig Harrington 2 $143,295
T32 Dylan Wu 3 $108,001
T32 Patrick Rodgers 3 $108,001
T32 Sam Burns 3 $108,001
T32 Joaquin Niemann 3 $108,001
T32 Cameron Young 3 $108,001
T32 Tony Finau 3 $108,001
T32 Hideki Matsuyama 3 $108,001
T39 David Puig 4 $85,441
T39 Gordon Sargent (a) 4 $0
T39 Eric Cole 4 $85,441
T39 Si Woo Kim 4 $85,441
T43 Sam Bennett 5 $64,582
T43 Sebastián Muñoz 5 $64,582
T43 Andrew Putnam 5 $64,582
T43 Sam Stevens 5 $64,582
T43 Billy Horschel 5 $64,582
T43 Brian Harman 5 $64,582
T43 Ryan Fox 5 $64,582
T50 Mackenzie Hughes 6 $48,299
T50 Charley Hoffman 6 $48,299
T50 Kevin Streelman 6 $48,299
T50 Gary Woodland 6 $48,299
T54 Romain Langasque 7 $45,270
T54 Abraham Ancer 7 $45,270
T56 Patrick Reed 8 $44,420
T56 Ryan Gerard 8 $44,420
58 Yuto Katsuragawa 9 $43,783
59 Adam Hadwin 11 $43,358
T60 Jacob Solomon 12 $42,720
T60 Adam Svensson 12 $42,720
62 Ben Carr (a) 13 $0
63 Ryo Ishikawa 14 $42,083
64 Aldrich Potgieter (a) 15 $0
65 Maxwell Moldovan (a) 17 $0

In addition, the USGA pays each player who missed the cut $10,000.

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Resilient Rory McIlroy suffers another major disappointment at 2023 U.S. Open, but a sweet reward is still to come

McIlroy now has 19 top-10 finishes since his last major victory in 2014.

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LOS ANGELES – The long wait continues for Rory McIlroy.

It was as if the stars were aligning for the kid from Holywood, Northern Ireland, to break his nine-year major drought this week at Los Angeles Country Club in the shadows of the Hollywood hills.

After taking advantage of benign conditions Thursday with a 5-under 65, McIlroy remained in the periphery of the leaders with rounds of 67 and 69 by staying true to his game plan of playing smart and with patience. Entering Sunday’s final round, he was one shot off the leader (and eventual champion) Wyndham Clark. A birdie at the first had the crowd stirring in anticipation. Little did they know it would be his last.

McIlroy missed chance after chance, putt after putt, and a couple poor decisions by his own admission kept him from every truly putting the pressure on Clark. The result? A ho-hum, even-par 70 and another major left on the table.

Sound familiar? McIlroy compared this week to last year’s Open at St. Andrews, where he held a share of the 54-hole lead but managed just two birdies to finish third, one stroke behind Cameron Young and two behind winner Cameron Smith.

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Rory McIlroy reacts to his putt on the 17th green during the final round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

“There was a couple of things that I probably would have done differently, but all in all, I played a solid round of golf,” a visibly disappointed McIlroy said after the round. “That one wedge shot on 14, missed birdie putt on 8, really apart from that, I did everything else the way I wanted to.”

“Yeah, fine, fine margins at this level and at this tournament especially, but I fought to the very end. I obviously never give up. And I’m getting closer,” he continued. “The more I keep putting myself in these positions, sooner or later it’s going to happen for me. Just got to regroup and get focused for (Royal Liverpool) in a few weeks’ time.”

Rewatching old videos of his 2014 Open Championship win at Royal Liverpool – the English venue that will host this year’s Open in a matter of 32 days – made him realize how he needed to keep the driver in the bag this week and trust his other skills around the famed LACC’s North Course.

“I thought I did really well at executing my game plan, hitting a lot of fairways, hitting a lot of greens, again, what you should do at a U.S. Open,” he explained. “If anything, I felt like over the last two days when the greens started to get quite crispy that my speed control was off a little bit, and I think that’s the reason I didn’t hole a lot of putts. I don’t think I was hitting bad putts; just hitting them just with slightly the wrong speed. Some were coming up short, some were going a little long.”

“I can play free. I think I proved that today,” McIlroy added. “Just felt like my speed control was a little off with the putter. That’s probably why I didn’t make a birdie since the first.”

So where does he go from here? Nobody wants McIlroy to win more than himself, and he praised his ability to bounce back earlier in the week.

“I’ve been trying and I’ve come close over the past nine years or whatever it is, and I keep coming back,” he said after 36 holes on Friday. “I feel like I’ve showed a lot of resilience in my career, a lot of ups and downs, and I keep coming back. And whether that means that I get rewarded or I get punched in the gut or whatever it is, I’ll always keep coming back.”

This week was a punch in the gut. If the reward is to come, he’ll need to practice what he preaches.

“I would go through 100 Sundays like this to get my hands on another major championship,” he added on Sunday. With 19 top 10s on his resume since his last major win, he’s nearly a quarter of the way there.

According to McIlroy, the countdown to the Open started three minutes before his post-round presser, but he’s got a few stops before his next crack at finding water to end his drought. First up is the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut next week before heading across the pond to The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland for the Genesis Scottish Open, July 13-16, held a week before the Open.

If there’s one thing we learned from this week, it’s that the countdown to Royal Liverpool is on, and McIlroy will be back.

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How each LIV Golf player fared at the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club

The trend of LIV golfers contending at majors continued at the 2023 U.S. Open.

LOS ANGELES — The trend of LIV Golf players contending at majors continued this week at the 2023 U.S. Open.

Fifteen players who took their talents to the upstart circuit led by Greg Norman and financially backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund were in the 156-player field, and 10 made the weekend cut. Cam Smith and Dustin Johnson were both within striking distance of the leaders on the weekend, and both earned top-10 finishes.

Earlier this year three LIV players finished in the top six at the Masters, and of the 16 players who competed at the 2023 PGA Championship, 11 made the weekend cut.

Check out how each of the LIV Golf League players fared this week at the 2023 U.S. Open.

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