The golf world heads to Los Angeles for the 123rd U.S. Open. This is the 14th time the U.S. Open has come to California, but the first time being held in L.A.
Los Angeles Country Club will host the third major championship of the year. LA CC also hosted the Los Angeles Open five times from 1926 to 1940.
Prior to the repeal of the PGA’s “Caucasians-Only Clause” in 1961, the LA Open was one of the few predominantly white tournaments that welcomed black players. The LA Open is now known as the Genesis Invitational, hosted by Tiger Woods, and benefits his foundation.
Last year’s US Open headlines were dominated by the arrival of LIV Golf and the first London LIV event. And after last week’s announcement of the LIV-PGA Tour- DP World Tour merger LIV dominates the golf world headlines once again.
The third major championship of the season will feature 15 golfers from LIV, three of which are previous U.S. Open winners.
Brooks Koepka won back-to-back in 2017 and 2018, Bryson DeChambeau won in 2020, and Dustin Johnson won in 2016.
LIV Golfer in the U.S. Open
| Brooks Koepka | Bryson DeChambeau |
| Cameron Smith | Patrick Reed |
| Dustin Johnson | Phil Mickelson |
| Sergio Garcia | Abraham Ancer |
| Thomas Pieters | Carlos Ortiz |
| Mito Pereira | David Puig |
| Joaquin Niemann | Martin Kaymer |
Three time U.S. Open winner Tiger Woods (2000, 2002, 2008), will not be in the field this week while he recovers from an ankle injury that kept him out of the PGA Championship, and forced his early withdrawal from the Masters.
Players to Watch
Tony Finau
This will be Tony’s seventh U.S. Open appearance. His best result came in 2018 when he finished in fifth place.
In the two majors this year Tony finished in a tie for 27th at the Masters, and tied for 72nd at the PGA Championship.
in 16 events so far this season on the PGA Tour Tony has 11 top-25 finishes which include four top-10s, and two wins. His first win came at the Houston Open in November, and at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in April.
Tony’s most recent appearance on the PGA Tour was in May at the Charles Schwab Challenge. He missed the cut that week.
Finau is currently ranked 5th in the FedEx Cup and 12th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Sahith Theegala
This will be Sahith’s second U.S. Open appearance. His first appearance at Erin Hills in 2017 resulted in a missed cut. In the two major championships this season Sahith finished ninth at the Masters, and tied for 40th at the PGA Championship.
In 21 events so far on the PGA Tour Sahith has 10 top-25 finishes which include seven top-10s. His best finish of the season in official events came in November at the RSM Classic. Sahith won the QBE Shootout with partner Tom Hoge, however that is not an official PGA Tour event.
Sahith’s most recent appearance was at last week’s RBC Canadian Open where he finished in a tie for 38th.
Theegala is currently ranked 24th in the FedEx Cup, and 28th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Tee Times
Finau: Thursday – 4:43 PM EDT; Friday – 11:13 AM EDT
Theegala: Thursday – 4:21 PM EDT; Friday – 10:51 AM EDT
How to Watch
Thursday (6/15) & Friday (6/16): 1 – 8 PM (USA); 8 – 11 PM (NBC)
Saturday (6/17): 1 – 11 PM (NBC)
Sunday (6/18): 1 – 10 PM (NBC)