The 2023 U.S. Open has been circled on the calendar for golf fans across the country.
The anticipation has been building for years with the historic Los Angeles Country Club making its U.S. Open debut as a venue, but last week’s bombshell news of the partnership between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – the controversial financial backer for LIV Golf – to create a new global golf entity sent shockwaves through the golf world. As if the third men’s major championship of the season needed any more intrigue.
Given the state of professional golf, here are three questions for this week’s U.S. Open at LACC.