Why are Midwest Golf Courses Overlooked by the USGA?

U.S. Open officials might have needed some extra assistance locating Erin Hills in Wisconsin this year. It’d been a while since they’ve been to the Midwest. In fact, that large swath of the nation’s heartland has been—and with the exception of this year’s blip will continue to be—ignored when it comes to hosting the USGA’s […]
Understanding Erin Hills, Host of the 2017 U.S. Open

To understand Erin Hills for those who have yet to see it, you must start with what it is not. “It’s not parkland, it’s not heathland, it’s not linksland,” says John Morrissett, the competitions director at the Wisconsin course, which will host the U.S. Open this month. “It is really a mixture of elements.” “It […]