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US Open 2025: “Toughest Course in the World” – DeChambeau’s Plan

The US Open 2025 at Oakmont Country Club promises an epic showdown on one of the most demanding golf courses in the world. As the reigning champion and a fan favorite, Bryson DeChambeau brings a unique blend of fearlessness, technical innovation, and passion for the game to Pennsylvania. In the pre-tournament press conference, he shares his thoughts on the brutal course, his optimized irons, and the motivation that drives him. This article highlights DeChambeau’s perspective and reveals how he plans to tackle the challenge of the US Open 2025 to defend his title.

US Open 2025: A Course Without Mercy

Bryson DeChambeau calls Oakmont “probably the toughest golf course in the world right now,” and his words underscore the immense challenge awaiting the players. The narrow fairways, thick roughs, and treacherous greens demand the highest precision. “You have to hit the fairways, you have to hit greens, and you have to two-putt, worst-case scenario,” he explains. Short putts are particularly critical: “When you’ve got those putts inside 10 feet, you’ve got to make them.” DeChambeau relishes the test, which pushes every aspect of the game to the limit. His experience in 2016, when Oakmont eliminated him early, taught him that there’s no room for error here. Yet, rather than being intimidated, he sees the difficulty as an opportunity: “I think the person that wins this week is going to hit a lot of fairways and make a lot of putts.”
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Technical Finesse: New Irons for Greater Control

Known for his scientific approach, DeChambeau has fine-tuned his equipment for the US Open 2025. New irons, ready only after the PGA Championship, are designed to enhance his precision. “We iterated on the design of the face. The heel is a little bit flatter on the curvature… and then I moved the CG out towards the toe,” he describes the changes. These adjustments aim to minimize overdraws that troubled him in the past. “I put them in play last week, and they felt great. Is it going to be the ultimate answer to me winning? I mean, probably not. But I think will it help me on certain shots in certain conditions? I think it might,” he says. True to his motto of constant improvement, DeChambeau plans to test a new golf ball later this year. His love for experimentation sets him apart in the field.

US Open 2025 Motivation through Fans

The support of the spectators gives DeChambeau the boost he needs to compete with full energy despite fatigue. “The only reason why I’m still here with this much energy is because of them,” he says enthusiastically. This passion fuels him both on and off the course. His YouTube presence, with over two million followers, is part of his mission to make golf more accessible to the next generation. “I view my legacy as not just winning golf tournaments. I view it as how much good can I do for the game outside of playing professionally,” he explains. His advice to young players like 17-year-old Mason Howell reflects his philosophy: “Learn how to hit it farther… You have to be fearless, in a sense… be grateful, as well.” For DeChambeau, the US Open 2025 is a stage to showcase his skills and inspire fans worldwide.

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Phil Mickelson Produces Magic Ahead of What May Be A Final US Open

The magician is at it again: Phil Mickelson’s short game wizardry is the stuff of legend, and if you needed a fresh reminder, just watch his latest sleight of hand from the rough at the LIV event in Virginia. With a wildly unconventional stance and angle of attack, “Lefty” holed out in a way that only he could.

The six-time major champion has hinted that the upcoming 125th US Open—his 54th major start—may very well be his last appearance at the national championship. His exemption from winning the 2021 PGA Championship expires after this year, and without another win or high enough ranking, automatic qualification will no longer be guaranteed.

The US Open has long been Mickelson’s white whale. It’s the only major missing from his résumé, the one title that stands between him and the elusive career Grand Slam. That he has finished runner-up six times only adds to the cruel poetry of it all. As he prepares to tee it up once more, just days before his 54th birthday, the question lingers: can golf’s great escape artist pull off one last trick?

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US Open: for the first time since 1999 without Sergio Garcia

The US Open is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the world, attracting players from all parts of the globe. The participants of this year’s US Open, held from June 12th to 15th at Oakmont Country Club, have been finalized. Particularly noticeable is the absence of Sergio Garcia, who is not participating in the US Open for the first time since 1999.

Sergio Garcia narrowly misses the US Open

The Spanish LIV golfer qualified for the US Open every year since 1999. This year, that tradition ends with a close second round. The first round of qualifying went promisingly for Sergio Garcia with seven birdies and only one bogey. Unfortunately, he couldn’t repeat this strong performance in the second round. Sergio Garcia played a round alternating between four birdies and four bogeys, resulting in an even-par round. The final score of six strokes under par is just one stroke too many to qualify for the tournament.

Qualification for the US Open

The US Open, as the name suggests, is an open tournament. Every pro or amateur with a handicap index of 0.4 or lower can register to compete for a spot in the U.S. Open. Qualification happens in two phases: The local qualification was held at over 110 locations in late April and early May and consists of 18 holes. Players who passed this phase then advanced to the final qualification with 36 holes in one day. This final qualifying round is also known as “the longest day in golf.”

Who succeeded on the Longest Day?

Among the players who managed to qualify is Edoardo Molinari, who prevailed at Walton Heath Golf Club in England. Erik van Rooyen and Cameron Young secured their spots at Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club in Ohio, USA. Matt Wallace and Victor Perez qualified for the major at Lambton Golf & Country Club in Canada.

The qualifying tournament at Emerald Dunes Golf Club in Florida is still ongoing, and Denmark’s Nicolai Højgaard still has a chance to secure a spot in the US Open.

US Open without these golf stars

Unfortunately, several prominent names like Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler, Padraig Harrington, and Max Homa failed to secure a spot in this year’s U.S. Open.

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“Snail Plague” at the U.S. Women’s Open: Momentum Killer in the Making

At first glance, this year’s U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills offered all the hallmarks of a breakthrough moment for women’s golf. “I think if women’s golf was a stock, you’d buy it because it’s what’s driving our game forward,” declared USGA CEO Mike Whan. “The first thing they would say about the future is the future of the game looks more female than it’s ever looked in 100 years. That’s an exciting time.”

 
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It’s a sentiment shared by many, and rightly so. The talent pool has never been deeper, the storylines more compelling, or the athleticism more evident. Yet amid all the deserved optimism, an all-too-familiar issue once again cast a long shadow: pace of play.

Despite years of dialogue and supposed reforms, slow play remains a thorn in the side of the women’s game. And at Erin Hills, it reached a boiling point. Several groups took well over three hours to complete just nine holes, grinding the tournament to an excruciating crawl and drawing criticism from fans, media, and players alike.

 
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This isn’t a new dilemma. The LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour have both faced mounting pressure to tackle the problem, especially in marquee events. But for all the promises of change, the pace at the U.S. Women’s Open suggested that the message hasn’t quite landed.

No one embodied the frustration more than Charley Hull. Paired with the ever-methodical Lexi Thompson, Hull’s irritation was plain to see—and she didn’t try to hide it.

 
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She was seen walking off greens before her group had finished, heading straight to the next tee box, even sitting down in the rough in silent protest. Her body language spoke volumes—and quickly went viral.

 
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Hull’s exasperation echoed the concerns of fellow star Nelly Korda, who has also been vocal about the need for stricter enforcement. And while tournament officials have introduced new policies in recent seasons, those guardrails were evidently missing in Wisconsin.

The stakes are high. Women’s golf is enjoying a long-overdue surge in popularity, and moments like Erin Hills should be showcasing the sport’s brilliance—not bogging it down with marathon rounds and player frustration. The USGA and its partners must act decisively. Because if women’s golf is indeed on the rise, it cannot afford to trip over the same stumbling block again and again.

Let the headlines be about the birdies, not the bottlenecks.

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Scottie Scheffler: Calm and collected victory at the 2025 PGA Championship

Scottie Scheffler wins his third major victory at the 2025 PGA Championship. The world No. 1 remained as calm and composed as he is known to be, even when Jon Rahm squeezed into the shared lead. But while Rahm missed crucial chances, Scheffler was unfazed and brought the title home.

Scottie Scheffler wins the 2025 PGA Championship

Scheffler opened all doors for his competitors. Drive after drive went too far left and missed the fairways. His lead, which was three strokes at the start of the final round, shrank. But Jon Rahm was the only one of his competitors who was able to take advantage of this. While Noren, Poston and Riley made mistakes themselves, Rahm holed three times for birdie in four holes and played himself into the shared lead.

But the Spaniard missed important opportunities on the second nine. He missed the birdie putt on 12 and 13, and at the same time Scheffler took the lead again with a birdie on the 10th. But Scheffler was unable to pull away, missing a birdie chance on the 11th hole. Rahm took a risk on the 15th to take advantage with a powerful eagle putt, but the putt went wide of the hole, leaving him a long back putt for birdie, which he was unable to convert.

In the end, Schefffler had the stronger nerves and played the back nine in his controlled manner. He holed out to win a shot on the 14th hole, despite landing in the bunker after his tee shot, earned himself a perfect birdie chance on the par-5 15th hole and a five-shot lead as Jon Rahm’s game collapsed on the green mile. After a bogey on the 16th, Rahm’s tee shot on the 17th, the toughest hole of the day, ended up in the water. The double bogey took him out of the race completely and Scheffler was able to make his own way through the Green Mile without any worries.

He also mastered the last three challenging holes with aplomb. When his tee shot on the 18th went off to the right, Scheffler was able to calmly allow himself an intermediate shot back onto the fairway, land on the green with the third and win easily despite a bogey.

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Scheffler wins by five strokes ahead of Harris English, Davis Riley and Bryson DeChambeau. It is DeChambeau’s fifth top-six finish in the last six major tournaments. “It didn’t seem to go my way all week and I’m pretty disappointed. But this gives me fire in my belly and will make me fight even harder to win the US Open again this year.” There he will defend his title from 2024.

Jon Rahm is only tied eighth after a second double bogey on 18.

On the lower ranks of the PGA Championship

Rory McIlroy maintains his tied 47th place in the final round. He closes the weekend and the PGA Championship with a round of 72. He had an inconsistent round on Sunday and was on the spot, not what we are used to seeing from him at Quail Hollow.

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PGA Championship 2025: “F*ck this Place!” Shane Lowry

The tournament proved to be a rollercoaster for Lowry – featuring powerful drives, tough setbacks, and raw emotion. After a promising start, his momentum was halted by an embedded ball that cost him a potential birdie opportunity and triggered his furious reaction.

Buried Ball Drama at PGA Championship

Lowry’s perfect drive on the 8th hole landed just 50 meters from the pin, setting up what should have been a simple approach. Instead, he faced a nightmare scenario when his ball became deeply embedded in another player’s pitch mark. Under golf’s strict rules, players only get free relief when embedded in their own pitch mark, forcing Lowry to play the difficult shot as it lay.

The Infamous “F*ck This Place!” Moment

His subsequent approach shot – normally a sure thing – missed the green entirely, sticking in the front bunker. This prompted Lowry’s explosive “Fuck this place!” outburst as he violently slammed his club into the ground, tearing up a large divot. While he executed the bunker shot, the ball landed well past the pin. His first putt to save par came up short, requiring another stroke to hole out.
This costly bogey ultimately proved decisive, with Lowry missing the cut by the narrowest of margins in a heartbreaking conclusion to his tournament.
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PGA Championship 2025:Phil Mickelsons Bunker Nightmare

After an opening-round 79 at the PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson was fighting to make the weekend cut – and initially appeared up for the challenge. Four birdies in five holes had him three under for the day and building momentum. But the greenside bunker on the 12th hole had other plans.

After reaching the sand with his approach shot, “Lefty” needed a staggering four attempts just to escape. Each time, his ball caught the lip and rolled back down. When he finally blasted out on his sixth stroke, he overshot the green completely. Two putts later, he carded a quadruple-bogey 8 that effectively ended his tournament.

Even back-to-back birdies on the next two holes couldn’t salvage his round after the disastrous 12th, though they did briefly get him back under par for the day.

PGA Championship: Watch Phil Mickelson’s Quadruple-Bogey Disaster

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“Book us flights”, pro texts wife while playing at the PGA Championship 2025

Sometimes things don’t go the way you want them to. For Adam Hadwin at the PGA Championship, for example. The Canadian started the round at two strokes over par, but quickly realized that it wasn’t his day. So quickly that he sent a text message to his wife in the middle of the round and asked her to book the return flights.

Jessica Hadwin, who shares high and lowlights of her relationship with the professional golfer on the platform X (formerly Twitter), also reported on this moment: “Just getting our daughter and myself all ready and headed out the door to the course,” she wrote. “My husband texting ‘book us flights’” She attached a reaction GIF of Jon Rahm.

PGA Championship 2025: Bad second round for Adam Hadwin

Adam Hadwin was already five strokes over par after nine holes in round 2, his chances of making the cut dwindling. However, a birdie on hole 11 did not herald a turnaround, followed by a further five bogeys and a round of 80. The decision to fly back was exactly the right one.

Kourtney Schenk, the wife of Adam Schenk, also a professional golfer, shared similar experiences with Jessica Hadwin in response: “They’re all the same lol sometimes Adam will have this conversation out loud with me while walking down a fairway. The looks are priceless.”

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PGA Championship 2025: All-inclusive for Fans

The 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club is making a bold statement: Every ticket includes complimentary meals—outdoing even the legendary prices of the Masters. But how does the system work, and what does it mean for fans?

PGA Championship 2025: All-Inclusive for Golf Fans

The offer is part of the Championship+ Ticket, which has been tested since 2022 and is now available to all attendees for the first time. PGA Championship Director Jason Soucy explained the concept to the Charlotte Observer: The goal is to avoid long concession lines, provide a hassle-free experience, and invite fans to eat to their heart’s content.

A Wide Selection for Every Appetite

Alongside classic fare like hot dogs and cheeseburgers, the tournament offers gourmet creations such as Ham on Ciabatta with Gruyère cheese and honey-mustard dressing. Health-conscious fans can enjoy plant-based options like the Beyond Burger or a fresh Asian salad.
For lighter cravings, there’s a variety of crunchy snacks and sweet treats.

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Alcoholic Drinks: A Pricier Luxury

According to Golfweek, beer, cocktails and wine will cost fans extra. A basic beer starts at $12.50, Cocktails go up to $18.50 and wine is priced from $13.50. For an an added touch, guests can get their drink in a souvenir cup for $5 more.

Family-Friendly Golf Event

At the 2025 PGA Championship, up to two children under 15 get free admission with a paying adult—and they also enjoy the complimentary food. This makes the tournament not just a sporting highlight but also a family-friendly outing, positioning it as the perfect event for golf fans of all ages.

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PGA Championship 2025: “It sucks” – Xander Schauffele complains about mud balls

Due to the heavy rainfall in the run-up to the PGA Championship 2025, the course at Quail Hollow Golf Club is still wet and the surface is soft. As a result, balls are often digging in and considerable amounts of mud and dirt are sticking to the balls. This happened particularly frequently in Round 1 of the PGA Championship 2025 – the result was frustrated players who publicly voiced their displeasure, most notably Xander Schauffele.

PGA Championship 2025: Mudballs punish good shots

Normally, the “pick and clean” rule applies in such conditions: the ball may be picked up, cleaned and put back down near its original position. But at majors, this is avoided at all costs. The PGA of America announced in an official statement on the evening before the first round that there would be no preferred lies – so the ball must always be played as it lies.

However, if there is a lump of mud on the ball, and especially if it gets between the clubface and the ball, the ball flight and spin behavior become unpredictable. This was also the case for Xander Schauffele, who played together with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler in the star group. Both he and Scheffler had mud stuck to the ball on the 16th. Schauffele described the situation as “ridiculous” in an interview after the round:
“It is what it is, and a lot of guys are dealing with it, but it’s just unfortunate to be hitting good shots and to pay them off that way. It’s kind of stupid.”

He mishit his second shot into the left water hazard and ended up making double bogey. “I wouldn’t want to go in the locker room because I’m sure a lot of guys aren’t super happy with sort of the conditions there.” And: “It sucks that you’re kind of 50/50 once you hit the fairway.”

Negative effect of mud balls scientifically proven

Paul Wood, Vice President of Engineering at Ping, conducted research into the physics of mud balls and experimented with different conditions. The result: Overall, a significant reduction in flight distance was found, as the mud impairs energy transfer: It “swallows” some of the power that the club transfers to the ball. The direction is also affected: it is impossible to predict how a mud ball will fly – overall, there was a significantly greater dispersion than with clean balls. The mud makes the moment of impact and ball flight more inconsistent.

Scottie Scheffler also had to contend with a dirty ball on 16:
“It’s one of those deals where it’s frustrating to hit the ball in the middle of the fairway and get mud on it and have no idea where it’s going to go. I understand it’s part of the game, but there’s nothing more frustrating for a player. You spend your whole life trying to learn how to control a golf ball, and due to a rules decision all of a sudden you have absolutely no control over where that golf ball goes. But I don’t make the rules. I just have to deal with the consequences of those rules.”

But not all professionals share this opinion: Aaron Rai, who started with a round of 67, said that the PGA of America rules officials knew what they were doing. PGA Tour pro Alex Smalley also claimed: “It didn’t really affect many shots out there.”

However, with the weather forecast now promising dry and sunny conditions, the course will continue to dry out. But even this prospect did not make Xander Schauffele optimistic: “The mud balls are going to get worse. They’re going to get worse as the plays dries up. They’re going to get in that perfect cake zone to where it’s kind of muddy underneath and then picking up mud on the way through.”