The US Open: The World's Toughest Golf Tournament
It's the world's toughest test of golf: The US Open. The United States Golf Association (USGA) says that it's purpose is not to embarass the best golfers in the world, but to identify them.
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- Past US Open Winners
- A list of all past US Open winners extending back to Horace Rawlins in 1895.
- Torrey Pines Golf Course Photos
- The 2008 US Open Golf Championship will be held at Torrey Pines in San Diego. Click here for course photos and a course walk-through.
- What To Eat In San Diego
- If you're visiting San Diego for the 2008 US Open, you simply have to try the unofficial official city dish: Fish Tacos.
Yes, they sound gross. No, they're not. - Making Torrey Pines Tougher
- The USGA says that Torrey Pines, site of the 2008 US Open, will be a different course than what people are used to.
- The Greatest Game
- A review of The Greatest Game, a compelling account of the legendary 1913 US Open, when unknown amateur Francis Ouimet beat the best professionals on the planet.
- Dos and Don'ts For US Open Spectators
- If you're planning on attending the US Open at Torrey Pines, here's a list of Dos and Don'ts for spectators.
- Grand Slam
- A book review of Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America and the Story of Golf by Mark Frost
- US Open Theme Groupings
- A tradition for the USGA is to group players in the first round into "theme groups" like "cigar smokers" or "complainers." Read more.
- The Origin Of The Modern Majors
- The US Open is one of a quartet of tournaments that constitute the "Modern Majors" Find out what they are, and how they came to be.
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- Oh played in the 1993 US Open at Baltusrol as a 16-year-old. Big things were expected from Oh after that, but he's played just seven PGA Tour events in his ...
