Check out the prize money earned by each player this week at the 120th U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club.
Bulked-up mad scientist Bryson DeChambeau can now add “major champion” to his list of titles.
DeChambeau was the lone player under par at the 120th U.S. Open, running away with his first major title at 6 under par thanks to a final-round 3-under 67 (the lone round under par on Sunday). Matthew Wolff finished second at even, followed by Louis Oosthuizen in third at 2 over, Harris English in fourth at 3 over and Xander Schauffele in fifth at 4 over.
The win earned the 27-year-old the $2.25 million top prize, making him the 83rd player in PGA Tour history to break the $20 million mark for on-course earnings. Check out how much money each player earned this week at the 120th U.S. Open at Winged Foot.
Bryson DeChambeau was the lone player under par at the 120th U.S. Open, winning his first major championship at 6 under.
The quest for distance has now produced a major championship.
After adding 40 pounds of muscle, the bulked-up Bryson DeChambeau flexed his muscles and won the 120th U.S. Open with a strong performance on Sunday, claiming his first major title at 6 under for the tournament with a 3-under 67 in the final round at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York.
DeChambeau was the only player to finish the tournament under par and his Sunday 67 was the lone score under par in the final round.
Rising star Matthew Wolff, who held a two-shot lead entering the final round, fizzled throughout the finale en route to a dimming 5-over 75 and a second-place finish at even par.
After the two contenders made a pair of eagle putts on the par-5 9th hole, Wolff made the turn at 1 over, one shot back from DeChambeau, who turned at 2 under.
Wolff bogeyed No. 10 to go two down, then DeChambeau made birdie on No. 11 to go up three shots. The lucky breaks Wolff admittedly received on Saturday DeChambeau received on Sunday, specifically off the tee on the par-5 12th. DeChambeau’s drive landed in the rough and kicked out to the fairway. Wolff hit almost the exact same shot, different result, nestling down in the rough. Both players would make par on Nos. 12 and 13.
In fact, DeChambeau made par on his closing seven holes.
Wolff failed to go on a last-minute charge, making bogey on No. 14 and double on No. 16 for a disappointing finish to an impressive weeklong performance.
With the win, DeChambeau joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players to win the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur and NCAA Div. I individual championship.
From tee times to TV info, here’s everything you need to know for the final round of the 120th U.S. Open.
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It all comes down to this.
It’s the final round at the 120th U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York.
After a stunning 5-under 65, rising star Matthew Wolff holds a two-shot lead at 5 under over Bryson DeChambeau at 3 under. If Wolff were to win, he’d become the seventh-youngest champion in U.S. Open history. Louis Oosthuizen is in third at 1 under followed by Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele and Harris English all T-4 at even par.
From tee times to TV and streaming info, check out everything you need to know for the final round of the U.S. Open below.
Go to usopen.com, Peacock app or DirecTV. Peacock: 8-10 a.m. Featured groups: 8 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Featured holes: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Featured groups: 1:15-6:30 p.m. U.S. Open 360 (practice range and putting green with interviews, news conferences, bunker cams, analysis and features): 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Radio
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
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Patrick Cantlay had some pretty bad luck on Saturday during the third round of the 120th U.S. Open.
Golf is a brutal game. Especially during a U.S. Open at the famed Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York.
But what did Patrick Cantlay do to deserve this?
During Saturday morning’s third round, the 28-year-old had a pitch shot to get on the green from just outside 20 yards. Cantlay, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour in search of his first major title, hit the flagstick and his ball took a massive kick right back at him, rolling down the slope a good 20 yards behind the spot from which he had hit his previous shot.
This is one of those shots you just have to see to believe.
Cantlay proceded to get up-and-down for bogey, ultimately signing for a second consecutive 6-over 76 to walk off the course 12 over, 16 shots behind leader Patrick Reed who had yet to tee off.
After 36 holes Patrick Reed sits atop the leaderboard at 4 under, followed by Bryson DeChambeau in second at 3 under. Rafa Cabrera Bello, Harris English and Justin Thomas are all T-3 at 2 under. Jason Kokrak (-1) is the only other player under par in sixth. Some of the names who missed the cut may surprise you.
From tee times to TV and streaming info, check out everything you need to know for the third round of the U.S. Open below.
Go to usopen.com, Peacock app or DirecTV. Peacock: 9-11 a.m. Featured groups: 8 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Featured holes: 8:10 a.m.-6:45 p.m. Featured groups: 1:15-6:30 p.m. U.S. Open 360 (practice range and putting green with interviews, news conferences, bunker cams, analysis and features): 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Go to usopen.com, Peacock app or DirecTV. Peacock: 8-10 a.m. Featured groups: 8 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Featured holes: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Featured groups: 1:15-6:30 p.m. U.S. Open 360 (practice range and putting green with interviews, news conferences, bunker cams, analysis and features): 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Radio
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
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Tiger Woods had a week to forget at the 120th U.S. Open as he returned to Winged Foot, site of his first missed major cut as a professional.
Winged Foot let the boys play during Thursday’s opening round of the 120th U.S. Open. On Friday, Winged Foot became the bully of the playground.
Tiger Woods lost his lunch money on the front nine and by the time he signed for a 7-over 77, his Nike shoes were hanging on the telephone wire. At 10-over for the tournament following Thursday’s 73, Woods missed the cut once again at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, New York, the site of his first missed cut as a professional after the 2006 U.S. Open (also his first major following his father’s death).
Finding the fairway is mandatory for success at Winged Foot and Woods socially distanced from the short grass for the second consecutive round. Beginning his day on the back nine, Woods got off to a strong start with four straight pars. The final five holes of his opening nine were played to the tune of 5 over in E flat thanks to double bogeys on both Nos. 16 and 18.
More misfortune awaited on the front nine with bogeys on Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 6. It wasn’t until the par-3 7th, his 16th hole of the day, that Woods was able to make his first birdie of the round after stuffing his tee shot to just four feet. He followed suit with another birdie on his final hole of the week, the par-5 9th.
Woods has yet to announce his schedule for the rest of 2020 but will be the defending champion Oct. 22-25 at the Zozo Championship, held this year at Sherwood Country Club north of Los Angeles due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Don’t forget about his title defense at Augusta National in November’s Masters, either.
The last time the U.S. Open was held at Winged Foot in 2006, Woods missed the cut at a major for the first time in his career after a pair of 76s. The 15-time major champion signed for a 3-over 73 on Thursday after playing his final six holes at 4 over.
Woods tees off at 1:27 p.m. ET Friday afternoon alongside PGA Championship winner Collin Morikawa and world No. 3 Justin Thomas. Follow along for shot-by-shot updates of his second round.
A colorful scorecard told the story of Tiger Woods’ up and down start at the U.S. Open.
Tiger Woods’ scorecard looked more like a coloring book after the first round of the 120th U.S. Open.
The 15-time major champion struggled to stay inside the lines for most of Thursday morning’s round, signing for a 3-over 73 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. Woods walked off the course T-64 after one double bogey, six bogeys, six pars and five birdies.
Playing alongside PGA Championship winner Collin Morikawa and Presidents Cup partner Justin Thomas, Woods got off to a strong start with a trio of pars before back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 4 and 5 put early blemishes on his card. He rebounded with his first birdie of the round on the par-4 6th before finishing par-bogey-birdie to make the turn at 1 over.
After the birdie on No. 9, Woods carried that momentum around the turn with two more birdies on Nos. 10 and 11. The birdie-fest ended with a par on No. 12 and a pair of costly bogeys on the par-3 13th and par-4 14th.
Woods picked up a shot on the par-4 16th and gave it right back after he failed to scramble from a wayward tee shot on No. 17. He made another bogey on No. 18 thanks to a duffed approach shot from in front of the green.
The trio will be back on the course Friday afternoon at 1:27 p.m. ET off the 10th tee.
Follow Tiger Woods’ Thursday round at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot with shot-by-shot analysis.
Tiger Woods’ quest to catch Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 career major championships continues this week at the 120th U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York.
The last time the U.S. Open was held at Winged Foot in 2006, Woods missed the cut at a major for the first time in his career after a pair of 76s. The 15-time major champion enters the event after a two-week break following his FedEx Cup exit with a T-51 at the BMW Championship in late August.
Woods tees off at 8:07 a.m. ET Thursday alongside PGA Championship winner Collin Morikawa and world No. 3 Justin Thomas. Following his opening round with shot-by-shot analysis below.
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MAMARONECK, N.Y. – It was a fitting backdrop for the unexpected news. When the USGA moved the U.S. Open from June to September, it essentially left Fox Sports with a buried lie. There simply weren’t enough broadcast hours in the day to weave golf …
MAMARONECK, N.Y. – It was a fitting backdrop for the unexpected news.
When the USGA moved the U.S. Open from June to September, it essentially left Fox Sports with a buried lie. There simply weren’t enough broadcast hours in the day to weave golf into a schedule heavy with NFL and MLB obligations.
The ensuing chatter behind the scenes was kept to a whisper.
Dan Hicks spent a portion of the COVID-19 shutdown at Winged Foot Golf Club where he’s been a member since 2010. The 58-year-old Greenwich, Connecticut, resident, who’s been anchoring NBC’s golf coverage for 20 years, just happened to be there playing alongside NBC Sports Group president and fellow member Pete Bevacqua in late June as negotiations to reacquire the USGA media rights neared a conclusion.
A critically acclaimed jaw dropped when news of the forthcoming rights transfer was quietly passed along.
“I still can’t believe it happened,” Hicks said. “I knew there were some conversations at the outset about doing a one-off because Fox had some programming issues when the championship moved to September. And then I was actually here at Winged Foot when I found out it was the whole package. Chills went up and down my spine when he told me that we were on the goal line of getting it back.”
The commute to Winged Foot is about 20 minutes.
Hicks will be calling a home game when the 120th U.S. Open gets under way on home turf Sept. 17.
“I feel terrible, I really do, for a lot of the Fox Sports people I know, including producer Mark Loomis, who’s a lifetime family member here, so there is that side of it,” he added. “But to do a U.S. Open here at Winged Foot which I know intimately is pretty special.”
Bevacqua, a Westchester native, will be coming down I-95 from New Canaan, Connecticut.
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The ride to work will be even shorter for NBC essayist, interviewer and feature reporter Jimmy Roberts. He’s been down this road before. Roberts was here for the 1997 PGA Championship with ESPN, the 1984 U.S. Open with ABC and the 2006 U.S. Open with NBC.
“It’s not entirely new for me, but it’s unique and it’s exciting,” said the 63-year-old White Plains native who’s a longtime resident of Rye. “I’ve literally traveled millions of miles in my adult life. I’m going to be going eight miles from my house to Winged Foot to punch the clock.
“I’m OK with that.”
White Plains native Jimmy Roberts will be covering his fourth major championship at Winged Foot Golf Club next month. He’s been covering golf for ABC, ESPN, NBC and the Golf Channel for 40 years.
Roberts knows the history and tradition of the game in the northern suburbs. He ranks among the most enthusiastic advocates of golf in the Met section.
“My first job was working for the Gannett newspapers,” he said. “The first article I had with a byline was a feature on Chi Chi Rodriguez from the 1975 Westchester Classic. Golf around here means a lot to me. When I got the Distinguished Service Award from the MGA a few years back, what made it special is the fact that I’m a 914 guy.”
Roberts is a member at Westchester Country Club, but he makes the rounds.
“We didn’t play much this summer because we were restricted at Winged Foot in terms of guest play, but I’ve played a lot of golf over the years with Jimmy,” Hicks said. “I’ve had him over here numerous times. He’ll come over here a lot on his own because he’s friends with so many of the members and I’ll get a text, ‘By the way, I used your locker today.'”
The local knowledge will come into play.
“I couldn’t tell you how many rounds I’ve played at Winged Foot, how many friends I have at Winged Foot,” Roberts said. “It’s just a really comfortable assignment to have. And it’s exciting. I get to welcome the world to my neighborhood.”
Choreographing the U.S. Open telecast will be NBC lead golf producer Tommy Roy, who was a member at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville until he moved to Florida. He could fill a production truck with his stash of Emmy Awards.
It’s going to be a unique event with no fans to frame the drama.
“Yes, it will be different,” Roberts said. “I like to think the people who are responsible for our broadcasts are the best in the business. Tommy Roy has been doing this, as far as I can tell, from the beginning of time. He’s the son of a golf professional, so this is in his blood. It means something to him. He’s a big golf fan, so he doesn’t only approach it as a guy who sits in front of 40 or 50 monitors, he approaches it as a guy sitting in his living room only looking at one. He’s always coming up with something new and I know he is really, really thinking hard about how we can give people something they might not have seen before, how we can maximize their viewing experience. It’s what he lives for.”
When the only applause is coming from the folks deemed essential to running a major championship, finding a proper volume level isn’t an easy task.
“I watched the PGA Championship and how the CBS announcers dealt with it, you do have to kind of just experience the moment and see what comes out of you,” Hicks said. “That’s always how I’ve approached broadcasting. Without a crowd, though, I think it’s going to be a different gear. With everything that’s gone on, somebody is still going to get their name on that historic trophy, but it’s going to be a challenge from a broadcasting standpoint to find that right tone with no crowds.
“I think back to all the calls we’ve had and to calls by Jim Nantz and on and on, the level of crowd noise gets you pumped up. You have to let the story happen, but at the same time, you have to match or enhance what you’re watching. I suspect there will be more enhancing.”
There will be plenty of squawking behind the scenes.
“People don’t understand the level of mayhem in Dan’s headset,” Roberts said.
NBC’s lead golf commentator Dan Hicks interviews USGA managing director of championships John Bodenhamer on Tuesday at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck. The Greenwich, Conn. resident has been a member of the club for the last 10 years. (Dan Hicks)
Despite a relatively hot and dry summer, the rough at Winged Foot is dark and dense. The fairways have been narrowed. A number of new tees will be in play along with several new pins.
After playing a number of rounds at Winged Foot this season, both men believe the best golfers in the world are going to again experience moments of utter despair. So much depends on the weather, but they expect scoring will be a chore if the USGA gets a firm and fast West Course.
“I really suspect over par is going to be in the ballpark for the winner,” Hicks said.
The infrastructure to support the 3,000 or so essential personnel onsite each day is currently going up.
So is the rough, which is already dense and dark.
“The course is as advertised,” Roberts said. “It’s just a beast. I could tell you something about every single hole at Winged Foot, but what got my attention was the sixth hole, which is the short par 4. I played it a couple of weeks ago and came off the course and said, ‘What the hell happened to the fairway?” Somebody kidnapped the sixth fairway. It’s literally half the width it’s been for the members. It’s crazy narrow.”
Phil Mickelson walks towards the 18th green during the U.S. Open Championship at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, June 18, 2006.
A transcendent storyline would elevate the U.S. Open ratings and Hicks has a thought in mind.
Who doesn’t enjoy a comeback?
“I have a recurring dream that Phil Mickelson at the age of 50 gets into contention on Sunday,” Hicks said of the popular U.S. Open bridesmaid whose best chance to win sailed wide left on Winged Foot’s 18th hole in 2006. “I truly believe that it would be one of the great golf stories in history, one of the all-timers. It would resonate beyond belief, but we have to let it all come to us.”
U.S. Open telecast schedule
Winged Foot is going to get a lot of screen time with NBCUniversal planning nearly 45 hours of U.S. Open coverage across NBC, Golf Channel and Peacock beginning Sept. 17. A partnership with Rolex will allow the last hour of Sunday’s coverage on NBC to air commercial free.
Along with Hicks and Jimmy Roberts, the broadcast team includes:
Tom Abbott, Paul Azinger, Notah Begay, Curt Byrum, Kay Cockerill, Nick Faldo, David Feherty, Terry Gannon, Damon Hack, Trevor Immelman, Peter Jacobsen, Gary Koch, Justin Leonard, Jim “Bones” Mackay, Roger Maltbie, Steve Sands and Mike Tirico.
