LOS ANGELES – Mike Whan watched quietly from behind the ninth green Sunday as the day’s final group teed up while basking in the Southern California sun and the idyllic scene at the Los Angeles Country Club. In contrast to the towering hedges that separate the thundering world of Wilshire Boulevard from the manicured oasis … Read more
LOS ANGELES — It was a Hollywood ending, just not the one he envisioned — more “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” than “Great Expectations.” Rickie Fowler has been a star ever since he landed on the biggest stage with a SoCal style that sold everything from flat-brimmed hats to mortgages. There was a time … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Min Woo Lee may be, pound for pound, the tallest hitter in this week’s US Open field. But such context was likely ignored after the young Aussie made the longest par-4 in Championship history look more like a pitch-and-putt, launching a 407-yard drive and chipping to 13 feet for his birdie at … Read more
LOS ANGELES – When Corey Pereira’s 35-foot putt for par landed on the Los Angeles Country Club’s second green Thursday afternoon and drew thunderous applause from the US Open crowd, Pereira turned to his caddy, instructor Phil Dawson, and exclaimed, “This is literally the best moment of my life.” “It’s exactly what I thought pro … Read more
LOS ANGELES – After going through half a dozen interviews and satisfying a long line of autograph seekers, Rickie Fowler hung around the scoring area long enough to congratulate the newest member of the 62 club. Fowler had held the US Open single-round scoring record by himself for less than 25 minutes before Xander Schauffele … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Ten years ago at the 2013 Pac-12 Championship, Jon Rahm, then a freshman at Arizona State, thought he had hit a lob wedge on Los Angeles Country Club’s little one-shotter, par-3 15th.th hole. “It landed a foot from the hole,” Rahm recalled, “and went long into the rough.” Expect a similar script … Read more