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US Open 2024 prize money payouts for each player at Pinehurst No. 2
PINEHURST — The winner of the 2024 U.S Open at Pinehurst No. 2 will take home $4.3 million, the biggest payout in major championship history. The United States Golf Association released a prize money breakdown of the $21.5 million purse on Saturday morning ahead of the third round tee times. Seventy-four golfers made the cut in golf’s national championship, but only 71 will get prize money. ...
COLUMN: Tiger takes Pinehurst to church
Church on a Friday afternoon — of sorts. As Tiger Woods picked up his tee and began his walk down the 18th fairway of Pinehurst No. 2 Friday night, most in the crowd knew his tournament was about to end. Sure he could hole out from the fairway, it...
His dad died picking him up from golf. Then came U.S. Open Sunday and a putt
PINEHURST, N.C. — Tim Lower probably would’ve said Justin Lower played well. But that would be just an introduction. A verbal handshake. Window dressing. Dad would’ve wanted more. “Could’ve been better,” Justin said. “It’s what he’d normally say.”. How this Sunday would go...
Major champion calls Pinehurst No. 2 ‘overrated,’ says he prefers nearby course instead
PINEHURST, N.C. – The Donald Ross-designed Pinehurst No. 2 is revered in many circles as the layout is ranked by Golfweek’s Best as the No. 1 public-access course in North Carolina, the No. 3 resort course in the U.S. and the No. 18 Classic course in the U.S. But not everyone shares the love for the course, which is hosting this week’s 2024 U.S. Open. In fact, one major champion, Mark Calcavecchia, took to social media to insist that he thinks the course is overrated. Calcavecchia, who won 13 times on the PGA Tour and four more times on the Champions Tour, won his only major title...
U.S. Open ruling results in momentum-killing penalty, questions about intent
PINEHURST, N.C. — On Saturday morning here at Pinehurst No. 2, Neal Shipley was cruising through the kind of U.S. Open round that any player would relish, let alone a 22-year-old amateur playing in his first U.S. Open, on a course that has been producing few red numbers but plenty of teeth-gnashing and heartache.
U.S. Open 2024: The heartwarming reason we might see players fire their caddies during the final round
Pinehurst, N.C.—Like most of us golfers, many players in the field at the U.S. Open were introduced to the game of golf by their father. If you were to ask them, they’d tell you having their father watch them play in a major championship is a dream come true. And for the golfers that are fathers themselves, it's a full circle moment to compete on one of golf’s biggest stages in front of their own kids.
U.S. Open 2024: Does Pinehurst really have the "best breakfast in golf"? Our writers investigate
PINEHURST, N.C. — In various media, the breakfast buffet at the Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst, site of this year's U.S. Open, has been called "the best breakfast in golf” and "arguably the most famous meal in golf this side of the Masters Champion’s Dinner." To investigate these claims, Shane Ryan and Joel Beall partook on Sunday morning before the final round. What follows is their post-meal exchange.
The U.S. Open has its own train stop for visitors coming from Raleigh
PINEHURST, N.C. — More than 250,000 spectators are coming to watch the U.S. Open this week. Each day, 300 of those visitors arrive by train. Amtrak created a special stop just for the event, and the riders say it was an exciting start to their day in Pinehurst. “I...
What’s the most underrated/best value course in the Pinehurst area?
GOLF’s Top 100 course panelists are among the most respected and well-traveled course evaluators in the game. They’re also keen to share their opinions. In this GOLF.com series, we’ll unlock their unvarnished views on all questions course-related. Check out GOLF’s latest Top 100 Courses in the U.S., Top 100 Courses in the World, Top 100 Courses You Can Play, Best Municipal Courses in the U.S., and 100 Best Short Courses.
Scheffler has another tough day fighting the Pinehurst No. 2 greens at the US Open
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler didn’t expect 5-over par through two days at the U.S. Open would be enough to play the weekend. Yet the world’s top-ranked player was back on Saturday. And the reward? Another chance to tussle with Pinehurst No. 2’s tricky, domed greens, which continued to befuddle him during a 1-over 71 in the third round that left him 6 over for the championship.
US Open at Pinehurst expected to bring $300 million impact to North Carolina
PINEHURST, N.C. (WNCN) – An estimated 250,000 people are in Pinehurst with money in their pockets ready to spend on food, entertainment and shopping. These people are in Moore County this weekend for the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst #2. The tournament is expected to have a $300 million...
Matthieu Pavon finishes 5th at U.S. Open for his best result in a major championship
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — In the final pairing, three shots off the lead and within reach of his first major title, Matthieu Pavon found himself in a completely new position on the final day of the U.S. Open. He wound up with the best possible vantage point as Bryson...
Pinehurst roars as thousands witness U.S. Open contenders battle on day 3
The third round of the U.S. Open wrapped up Saturday evening at Pinehurst No. 2, with a crowd of about 50,000 golf fan flocked to witness the action. Bryan DeChambeau leads the leaderboard going into the final round, ending the day at 7 under par. While temperatures dipped slightly from...
Finally, a wide-open US Open with the compelling contenders Pinehurst deserves
Through two rounds at the U.S. Open, the tightly compacted leaderboard is filled with the kind of big names and storylines the USGA, NBC and most all fans were hoping to see — and didn’t get in 2005 or 2014.
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