dbg on Golf

No course has hosted more U.S. Opens than Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania (9).

Lune Rouge Innovation, a creative company backed by Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte, announced it’s starting a Major Series of Putting. The putting championship in Las Vegas next March will offer millions in total prize money.

With his win at Colonial, Jordan Spieth breaks a tie with Tiger Woods for the most wins at age 22 or younger (8) and has now earned more than $24 million.

Neanderthal moment of the week: Muirfield has been removed from the rotation to host The Open Championship because members of the Scottish club recently voted against allowing women to join.

Will Wilcox’s hole-in-one with a pitching wedge from 147 yards out was the 1st ace at TPC Sawgrass’ iconic 17th hole (and just the 7th in Players Championship history) since Miguel Angel Jimenez in 2002, a span of exactly 6,300 tee shots.