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PEBBLE BEACH — Gary Woodland will take the lead into the final round of a major championship for the first time in his career. As if that fact isn’t enough to cause him stress, Woodland also has to worry about a bevy of big-name golfers chasing him on Sunday at Pebble Beach. So which of

8:21 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — For as many good iron shots as he hit to give himself chances Saturday during the third round of the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods hit just as many puzzling ones on his way to an even-par round of 71 that left him well back of the leaders. Known

The third round of the U.S. Open is already well underway at Pebble Beach, but we still have a ways to go until the real action starts. The leaders don’t tee off for a full three hours, with Gary Woodland and Justin Rose set to peg it at 2:45 p.m. PDT, 5:45 p.m. ET. It’s

PEBBLE BEACH — The first two days of the 119th U.S. Open have been revelatory. Gary Woodland is using a suddenly hot putter to torch the Monterey Peninsula, while Justin Rose is lurking close behind despite an surprising display of inaccuracy off the tee and with his usually laser-sharp irons. Meanwhile, tension was clearly running

11:22 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods missed a short birdie attempt on the sixth hole Friday, trudged toward his waiting caddie, and then profanely informed Joe LaCava that his ball took an unscheduled hop on its way to the cup. The scene summoned Woods’ assessment of Pebble Beach’s Poa annua putting surfaces

PEBBLE BEACH — Gary Woodland might seem like an unlikely leader halfway through this year’s U.S. Open, given that Pebble Beach, at just slightly longer than 7,000 yards, isn’t a ballpark built to reward the power game that the 29-year-old possesses. Did we mention that he also came into the week ranked 150th on the

6:46 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jordan Spieth‘s wild ride at Pebble Beach continued in the second round of the 119th U.S. Open on Friday. A day after TV microphones captured him chirping at his caddie, Michael Greller, about a yardage miscalculation, Spieth had seven birdies and five bogeys for a 2-under 69. That

PEBBLE BEACH — It was mostly a blur, and it had nothing to do with the marine layer that encamped Monterey Peninsula Friday morning. Sort of astonishing, really, given this course provides as many memorable opportunities—in scoring and scenery—as any track in the country. Tiger Woods always has a flair for the impossible, and during

Mike Keiser has brought great public golf to all corners of the globe—the middle of nowhere Oregon, Wisconsin, and even Nova Scotia and New Zealand. His latest venture is set to explore another remote destination: the Caribbean. Keiser is a partner with his Cabot Links co-founder, Ben Cowan-Dewar, in developing a newly announced resort community,

12:09 AM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods had an uncharacteristically poor day with his irons Thursday during the opening round of the U.S. Open, but still managed to shoot 1-under-par 70 at Pebble Beach. That score left him five strokes back of tournament leader Justin Rose — who played in the same group

7:48 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rickie Fowler is right when he says major championships, or lack thereof, will not define him as a man. Despite his neon attire, rock-star hair, and skater-boy approach to his craft, Fowler has long proven to be one of the game’s oldest souls. Over the years he has

This proves to be one of the best weeks of the year. Not only is it the U.S. Open, but it’s Pebble Beach—the familiar seaside confines that will play host its sixth U.S. Open this week. You’re familiar with all the storylines: Tiger Woods, returning to Pebble Beach, site of his 15-shot romp at the

PEBBLE BEACH — It’s not easy to get here. The road from Monterey is twisty and steep, curling through a forest of giant trees. I’m thinking no one would want to live here, remote, removed, on the edge of the world, lost even to Californians. And yet. Yet I look through the forest, to the

1:16 PM ET Three big names — Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Tiger Woods — are attracting the most money from bettors to win this week’s 119th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Johnson, at 7-1, is the favorite at the Caesars sportsbook, followed by Koepka, Woods and Rory McIlroy, who were each 9-1

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Without a great start, there have been no happy endings in major championships for Rory McIlroy. In all four of his victories at golf’s highest level, the Northern Irishman has been at least five under par after 18 holes. But in the 17 Grand Slam events in which he has participated

6:41 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — From rules gaffes to dead grass to lack of rain or wind, the story surrounding the last four U.S. Opens has been as much about the management of the tournament as it has been the shots by the players in the field. Because of that recent

When you think of Phil Mickelson at the U.S. Open, one word comes to mind: Heartbreak. Unfortunately for Phil, many golf fans know him as much for his record six runner-up finishes in the event as they do for his five major titles. And for good reason. No golfer has managed to lose with such

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.—Jason Day was all business Tuesday morning, teeing off for a practice round by himself at 6:45 a.m. at Pebble Beach. It’s a habit not dissimilar to that of his boyhood idol, Tiger Woods, who in his heyday was notorious for regularly deploying dawn patrol rounds. The other similarity: The guy carrying the