Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2 is making history this week. It becomes just the second venue to host the U.S. Open as many as four times over a span of 25 years, joining Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Mass., which hosted the championship four times in 11 years in its early days (1898, 1901, 1905 and 1908).
In its three previous editions here, Donald Ross’ masterpiece has produced a classic for the ages (Payne Stewart’s iconic winning par putt in 1999), an underdog story (Michael Campbell holding off Tiger Woods in 2005), and a runaway victory (Martin Kaymer’s eight-stroke triumph in 2014).
Scottie Scheffler comes into the championship as the strong favorite to capture his second major of 2024
The Tournament started at 5:45 this morning with the world’s best golfers all playing for a $20 million purse.