They roomed and hung out together on occasion, and Flanagan even caddied for Price at U.S. Open qualifying in 2014.
Jon Rahm left his first US Open with a gold medal for being the low amateur and no guarantees except for sponsor exemptions to play in six PGA Tour events in two months. It took me a long time to get a good result.
Spieth didn't see too many similarities except that both are a U.S. Open, and it still feels like one.
"I think previous year there were two things we fell short on - it took too long to make the ruling and it left uncertainty with the competition", said John Bodenhamer, the USGA's managing director of rules and competition. Walker shot 14 under to win by one.
Rose has recorded five top-10s in major championships since his victory at Merion in 2013, where he became the first English victor of the US Open since Tony Jacklin in 1970. Garcia and Rose tied at 9 under in regulation. In fact, if you take McIlroy's score out if the equation, the average winning score since 2006 has been 1.1 strokes under par.
An American has hoisted the trophy the last two years and a strong worldwide field will be determined to prevent a US hat-trick of titles.
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Erin Hills is long, wide, now wet, and very unlike the traditional courses used to host the U.S. Open. Some fairways are nearly wide enough to land a Boeing 767 airliner. It gives you a lot of opportunities to hit the pin.
But when the USGA gives, it nearly always finds other places to take away.
Then again, most players haven't. That tall, hay-like grass lingering just outside those massive fairways?
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"You're standing on a big, high elevated tee box, and you see this massive piece of land, and the fairway looks kind of small".
A repeat of the Johnson incident is unlikely this year, and not just because the greens at Erin Hills are nowhere near as fast as Oakmont's putting surfaces.
U.S. Open venues are supposed to be the toughest test of golf in our country for the best players in not just this country, but the world.
"If you look at how I've started the majors that I've won, I've sort of led from the front", said McIlroy, who has either led or been one shot off the lead after the first round in each of his four major victories to date.
Of course, that's not necessarily what the players and fans want.
"We try to make the course exacting", Davis said.
It wouldn't be the U.S. Open without some chance of that happening. What's more, it's an exceptionally long course. His hay fever is bugging him, too.
But Johnson did play Erin Hills last week. "But it's all worth it if you stand there with the trophy on Sunday".
Looking ahead to this year's tournament, Johnson said he was looking forward to being back in the field, but expects a tough challenge on the course, which at 7,741 yards is the longest is major championship history.
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