8:09 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Viktor Hovland of Norway pulled out of the U.S. Open on Friday after getting sand in his eye. The USGA says Hovland twice sought medical attention, and the irritation was to a point that he chose not to continue. Hovland withdrew after taking a double bogey
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7:14 PM ET SAN DIEGO — After struggling to keep his tee shots in the fairway in the first round of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines on Thursday, Bryson DeChambeau said the changes he needed to make came to him in his sleep. Yes, while he was sleeping before Friday’s second round at the
6:17 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Richard Bland‘s Twitter profile describes him as a European Tour professional golfer with a “few weekends off.” Until about a month ago, Bland was also a golfer without a European Tour victory — after trying in 477 events for 19½ years. Bland, 48, finally broke through at the British
8:45 PM ET Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Leona Maguire shot a 8-under 64 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic, the second straight week the Irish rookie has topped a leaderboard. Maguire, 26, is trying to become the first Irish winner in LPGA Tour history. Last week in
12:29 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Louis Oosthuizen capped off an impeccable start to the U.S. Open with two tough par putts to finish off a 4-under 67 and join Russell Henley in a share of the lead at Torrey Pines. The first round was not completed until Friday morning because of a
11:48 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The USGA wouldn’t pair Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in the first two rounds of the U.S. Open, but DeChambeau still found a way to needle his rival Thursday. After Koepka finished his opening round on the South Course at Torrey Pines, DeChambeau was walking to the No. 1
11:38 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Once the fog finally lifted over Torrey Pines, a familiar figure in the U.S. Open was plain to see. A long Thursday ended in darkness with Russell Henley in the lead and Louis Oosthuizen poised to join him when the fog-delayed opening round wrapped up Friday morning.
6:47 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Phil Mickelson‘s quest to complete the career Grand Slam was not aided Thursday by the numerous instances in which he was distracted by spectators who did not switch their cell phone cameras off during the first round of the U.S. Open. Mickelson was visibly and audibly irritated during one
12:07 AM ET Bob Harig Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia SAN DIEGO — The
7:09 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Matthew Wolff didn’t seem too upset that he had eight birdies but shot only 1-under 70 in Thursday’s opening round of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. He wasn’t beating himself up for hitting only six of 14 fairways, carding two double-bogeys and needing 31 putts, including three three-putts,