Following golf’s coronavirus-induced schedule change, the game’s greatest stars have lastly arrived on the U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Membership in Mamaroneck, N.Y.
The occasion was initially set to happen on June 18-21, however organizers made the tough resolution this spring to reschedule it for mid-September amid the pandemic.
This week marks the primary time the U.S. Open has been performed on the storied Winged Foot since Phil Mickelson’s devastating loss in 2006. Lefty reached the 72nd gap on Sunday needing par to win his first U.S. Open title or bogey to qualify for a playoff with Geoff Ogilvy the following day. As a substitute, his ball bounced off a hospitality tent, inflicting him to double on the 18th and end in second place. Now, Mickelson enters the U.S. Open with six second-place finishes in his profession and a slim likelihood at contending for the title this yr.
Nevertheless, Dustin Johnson arrives as a favourite at Winged Foot following his dominance this summer season. The world No. 1 has solely misplaced to at least one golfer–Collin Morikawa–in 72 holes. After ending as runner-up to Morikawa on the PGA Championship, Johnson bounced back to win the FedEx Cup and the $15 million prize, the most important in golf.
As Johnson appears to be like to remain on high, followers will nonetheless be maintaining a tally of reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods. He hasn’t performed properly because the Tour returned in June, going T37 on the PGA Championship, T58 on the Northern Belief and T51 on the BMW Championship in his final three finishes. A surprising win from Woods at Winged Foot would give him his fourth U.S. Open title and a giant enhance earlier than heading to Augusta in November.
NBC Common acquired the published and media rights for the U.S. Open in June and can break up its protection throughout NBC, Golf Channel and Peacock, its new streaming service.
The primary spherical tees off on Thursday, Sept. 17, and the ultimate spherical will happen on Sunday, Sept. 20.
The best way to Watch on TV and On-line (all occasions in ET):
First Spherical: Thursday, Sept. 17
- TV Protection: 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Golf Channel
- TV Protection: 2 p.m.-5 p.m., NBC
- Dwell Stream: 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Peacock
- Featured Teams (Dwell Stream): 7:55 a.m.-6:30 p.m. ET, usopen.com
- Featured Holes (Dwell Stream): 8:10 a.m.-6:45 p.m. ET, usopen.com
Second Spherical: Friday, Sept. 18
- Dwell Stream: 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Peacock
- TV Protection: 9:30 a.m.-Four p.m., Golf Channel
- TV Protection: Four p.m.-7 p.m., NBC
- Featured Teams (Dwell Stream): 7:55 a.m.-6:30 p.m., usopen.com
- Featured Holes (Dwell Stream): 8:10 a.m.-6:45 p.m., usopen.com
Third Spherical: Saturday, Sept. 19
- Dwell Stream: 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Peacock
- TV Protection: 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m., NBC
- Featured Teams (Dwell Stream): Eight a.m.-6:30 p.m., usopen.com
- Featured Holes (Dwell Stream): 8:10 a.m.-6:45 p.m., usopen.com
Fourth Spherical: Sunday, Sept. 20
- Dwell Stream: Eight a.m.-10 a.m., Peacock
- TV Protection: 10 a.m.-Midday, Golf Channel
- TV Protection: Midday-6 p.m., NBC
- Featured Teams (Dwell Stream): Eight a.m.-5:30 p.m., usopen.com
- Featured Holes (Dwell Stream): Eight a.m.-6 p.m., usopen.com
