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How to watch: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Round 2, leaderboard, tee times, TV times

Peter Uihlein fired an opening-round 63 to take the overnight lead at TPC Summerlin. Play was suspended for darkness with 20 players still out on the course. Round 1 will resume at 10:15 a.m. ET.  Jordan Spieth shot a 66 in his season debut and is T5 along with Bryson DeChambeau and Si Woo Kim. Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar opened with 68 playing alongside each other.  Here’s everything you need to know to follow Round 2 of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Leaderboard Round 2 tee times HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN (ALL TIMES ET) TELEVISION: Friday: 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. (Golf Channel) RADIO:  2:00 – 7:30 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com) NOTABLE GROUPINGS 10:30 a.m. (No. 10): Webb Simpson, Matt Kuchar, Rickie Fowler 11:35 a.m. (No. 10): Harris English, Harold Varner III, Lucas Glover 11:45 a.m. (No. 1): Peter Uihlein, D.J. Trahan, John Senden 12:05 p.m. (No. 1): Jordan Spieth, Aaron Wise, Cameron Champ 12:15 p.m. (No. 1): Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay, Kevin Tway MUST-READS Stats Report: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Round 1 Spieth’s putter back in business DeChambeau to test flag-in putting at Sentry Tournament of Champions Uihlein kicks laziness to lead in Las Vegas

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2nd Round 3-Balls - L. Nemecz / R. Mansell / R. Neergaard - Petersen
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Rasmus Neergaard Petersen+110
Richard Mansell+165
Lukas Nemecz+320
2nd Round 3-Balls - J. Smith / H. Li / R. Langasque
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Jordan Smith+145
Haotong Li+150
Romain Langasque+250
2nd Round 3-Balls - D. Hillier / A. Ayora / K. Nakajima
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Keita Nakajima+150
Angel Ayora+190
Daniel Hillier+190
2nd Round 3-Balls - F. Lacroix / B. Amat / H. Brown
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Frederic Lacroix-125
Hamish Brown+200
Bastien Amat+375
2nd Round 3-Balls - D. Van Driel / J. Olesen / W. Ding
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Wenyi Ding+140
Jacob Olesen+170
Darius Van Driel+225
2nd Round 3-Balls - R. Johnston / F. Laporta / C. Syme
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Francesco Laporta+125
Connor Syme+200
Ryggs Johnston+220
2nd Round 3-Balls - M. Warren / T. Christensen / J. Campillo
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Jorge Campillo-160
Tiger Christensen+225
Marc Warren+475
US Women's Open
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rio Takeda+650
Jin Hee Im+1000
Angel Yin+1100
A Lim Kim+1200
Yealimi Noh+1200
Nelly Korda+1400
Chisato Iwai+1600
Ruoning Yin+1800
Nasa Hataoka+2200
Celine Boutier+3500
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2nd Round Match-Ups - A. Novak vs S. Im
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Andrew Novak-125
Sungjae Im+105
2nd Round Scores - Max Homa
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 72.5+100
Under 72.5-130
2nd Round Scores - Tommy Fleetwood
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-130
Under 71.5+100
2nd Round Scores - Si Woo Kim
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 72.5+120
Under 72.5-155
2nd Round Scores - Patrick Cantlay
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 72.5+125
Under 72.5-165
2nd Round Scores - Scottie Scheffler
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 70.5+120
Under 70.5-155
2nd Round Scores - Keegan Bradley
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 72.5-110
Under 72.5-120
2nd Round Scores - Akshay Bhatia
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 72.5-115
Under 72.5-115
2nd Round Scores - Tony Finau
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 72.5+110
Under 72.5-145
2nd Round Scores - Ben Griffin
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 72.5+100
Under 72.5-130
2nd Round Scores - Shane Lowry
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-155
Under 71.5+120
2nd Round Scores - Jordan Spieth
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 72.5+100
Under 72.5-130
2nd Round Scores - Xander Schauffele
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-130
Under 71.5+100
2nd Round Scores - Collin Morikawa
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-110
Under 71.5-120
2nd Round Scores - Hideki Matsuyama
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 72.5+125
Under 72.5-165
2nd Round Scores - Bud Cauley
Type: 2nd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 73.5+135
Under 73.5-175
2nd Round 2-Balls - A. Novak / L. Glover
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Andrew Novak-125
Lucas Glover+135
Tie+750
Scottie Scheffler
Type: Scottie Scheffler - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish-275
Top 10 Finish-750
Top 20 Finish-2500
Collin Morikawa
Type: Collin Morikawa - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish-165
Top 10 Finish-400
Top 20 Finish-1400
Ben Griffin
Type: Ben Griffin - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish-140
Top 10 Finish-350
Top 20 Finish-1100
Shane Lowry
Type: Shane Lowry - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+210
Top 10 Finish-120
Top 20 Finish-400
Max Homa
Type: Max Homa - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+220
Top 10 Finish-110
Top 20 Finish-350
Keegan Bradley
Type: Keegan Bradley - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+230
Top 10 Finish-110
Top 20 Finish-350
Si Woo Kim
Type: Si Woo Kim - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+280
Top 10 Finish+115
Top 20 Finish-275
2nd Round 2-Balls - R. Fox / M. McNealy
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Maverick McNealy-105
Ryan Fox+115
Tie+750
Patrick Cantlay
Type: Patrick Cantlay - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+360
Top 10 Finish+140
Top 20 Finish-225
Tommy Fleetwood
Type: Tommy Fleetwood - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+360
Top 10 Finish+150
Top 20 Finish-225
Xander Schauffele
Type: Xander Schauffele - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+400
Top 10 Finish+165
Top 20 Finish-190
Andrew Novak
Type: Andrew Novak - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+400
Top 10 Finish+150
Top 20 Finish-190
Akshay Bhatia
Type: Akshay Bhatia - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+450
Top 10 Finish+185
Top 20 Finish-165
2nd Round 3-Balls - N. Hataoka / A. Lee / E. Henseleit
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Nasa Hataoka+160
Andrea Lee+185
Esther Henseleit+185
2nd Round 2-Balls - M. Kim / R. Gerard
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Ryan Gerard+100
Michael Kim+110
Tie+750
2nd Round 3-Balls - A. Yang / L. Woad / A. Furue
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ayaka Furue+135
Lottie Woad+180
Amy Yang+225
2nd Round 2-Balls - M.W. Lee / S. Stevens
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Min Woo Lee+105
Sam Stevens+105
Tie+750
2nd Round 3-Balls - G. Lopez / H.J. Kim / L. Maguire
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Hyo Joo Kim+105
Gaby Lopez+170
Leona Maguire+320
2nd Round 3-Balls - P. Tavatanakit / A. Yin / L. Grant
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Linn Grant+130
Angel Yin+150
Patty Tavatanakit+280
2nd Round 2-Balls - D. Thompson / S. Im
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Sungjae Im-125
Davis Thompson+135
Tie+750
2nd Round Match-Ups - M. Homa vs T. Pendrith
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Max Homa-130
Taylor Pendrith+110
2nd Round 3-Balls - N. Korda / C. Hull / L. Thompson
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Nelly Korda-110
Charley Hull+200
Lexi Thompson+335
2nd Round 2-Balls - M. Pavon / M. Homa
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Max Homa-150
Matthieu Pavon+165
Tie+750
2nd Round Match-Ups - C. Conners vs D. McCarthy
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Corey Conners-130
Denny McCarthy+110
2nd Round 2-Balls - T. Pendrith / C. Conners
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Corey Conners-120
Taylor Pendrith+130
Tie+750
2nd Round 3-Balls - L. Duncan / I. Yoon / S. Koiwai
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Sakura Koiwai+145
Lindy Duncan+185
Ina Yoon+200
2nd Round 3-Balls - M. Lee / M. Saigo / J.Y. Ko
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Minjee Lee+160
Jin Young Ko+175
Mao Saigo+185
2nd Round 2-Balls - M. Fitzpatrick / T. Hoge
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Matt Fitzpatrick-110
Tom Hoge+120
Tie+750
2nd Round 3-Balls - J. Kupcho / R. Yin / M. Sagstrom
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ruoning Yin-130
Madelene Sagstrom+260
Jennifer Kupcho+300
2nd Round 2-Balls - N. Dunlap / S. Burns
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Sam Burns-175
Nick Dunlap+190
Tie+750
2nd Round Match-Ups - T. Fleetwood vs P. Cantlay
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Patrick Cantlay-110
Tommy Fleetwood-110
2nd Round 2-Balls - A. Rai / T. Fleetwood
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Tommy Fleetwood-145
Aaron Rai+160
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - B. Harman / T. Detry
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Brian Harman-110
Thomas Detry+120
Tie+750
2nd Round Match-Ups - S.W. Kim vs R. MacIntyre
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Si Woo Kim-130
Robert MacIntyre+110
2nd Round 2-Balls - R. MacIntyre / B. Hun An
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Robert MacIntyre-135
Byeong Hun An+150
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - S.W. Kim / A. Scott
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Si Woo Kim-145
Adam Scott+160
Tie+750
Principal Charity Classic
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Padraig Harrington+600
Ernie Els+800
Angel Cabrera+1000
Bernhard Langer+1200
Soren Kjeldsen+1200
Miguel Angel Jimenez+1400
Retief Goosen+1600
Thomas Bjorn+1800
YE Yang+1800
Stephen Ames+2000
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2nd Round 2-Balls - J. Thomas / P. Cantlay
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Patrick Cantlay-115
Justin Thomas+125
Tie+750
2nd Round Match-Ups - C. Morikawa / S. Scheffler
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler-200
Collin Morikawa+165
2nd Round Match-Ups - S. Straka vs R. Henley
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Sepp Straka-115
Russell Henley-105
2nd Round 2-Balls - S. Scheffler / S. Straka
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler-220
Sepp Straka+240
Tie+750
2nd Round Match-Ups - K. Bradley vs B. Griffin
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Ben Griffin-110
Keegan Bradley-110
2nd Round 2-Balls - R. Henley / K. Bradley
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Keegan Bradley-125
Russell Henley+135
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - M. Hughes / M. Kuchar
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Mackenzie Hughes-105
Matt Kuchar+115
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - N. Taylor / J. Bridgeman
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Nick Taylor-110
Jacob Bridgeman+120
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - J. Highsmith / B. Snedeker
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Joe Highsmith-130
Brandt Snedeker+145
Tie+750
2nd Round Match-Ups - H. English vs T. Finau
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Harris English-120
Tony Finau+100
2nd Round 2-Balls - B. Campbell / H. English
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Harris English-170
Brian Campbell+185
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - R. Fowler / J.J. Spaun
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
J J Spaun-105
Rickie Fowler+115
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - J. Rose / D. Berger
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Daniel Berger-115
Justin Rose+125
Tie+750
1st Round 3-Balls - T. Bjorn / S. Ames / B. Langer
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Bernhard Langer+150
Thomas Bjorn+175
Stephen Ames+200
2nd Round Match-Ups - A. Bhatia vs A. Eckroat
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Akshay Bhatia-140
Austin Eckroat+120
2nd Round 2-Balls - A. Bhatia / T. Finau
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Tony Finau+100
Akshay Bhatia+110
Tie+750
1st Round 3-Balls - A. Cabrera / P. Harrington / M. Jimenez
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Padraig Harrington+125
Angel Cabrera+190
Miguel Angel Jimenez+230
2nd Round 2-Balls - A. Eckroat / D. McCarthy
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Denny McCarthy-135
Austin Eckroat+150
Tie+750
1st Round 3-Balls - E. Els / F. Couples / R. Goosen
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ernie Els+110
Retief Goosen+175
Fred Couples+300
2nd Round 2-Balls - A. Noren / E. Cole
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Alex Noren+100
Eric Cole+110
Tie+750
1st Round 3-Balls - V. Singh / R. Green / D. Clarke
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Vijay Singh+170
Richard Green+175
Darren Clarke+180
2nd Round 2-Balls - J.T. Poston / A. Hadwin
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
J.T. Poston-135
Adam Hadwin+150
Tie+750
1st Round 3-Balls - A. Cejka / Y.E. Yang / T. O'Neal
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Y.E. Yang+130
Alex Cejka+160
Tim O'Neal+260
2nd Round 2-Balls - C. Davis / C. Young
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Cameron Young+100
Cam Davis+110
Tie+750
1st Round 3-Balls - K. Tanigawa / R. Gonzalez / K.J. Choi
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
K.J. Choi+130
Ricardo Gonzalez+180
Ken Tanigawa+230
2nd Round 2-Balls - S. Jaeger / C. Bezuidenhout
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Christiaan Bezuidenhout-110
Stephan Jaeger+120
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - W. Clark / M. Greyserman
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Max Greyserman+105
Wyndham Clark+105
Tie+750
2nd Round Match-Ups - S. Lowry vs J. Spieth
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Shane Lowry-135
Jordan Spieth+115
2nd Round 2-Balls - B. Griffin / S. Lowry
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Shane Lowry-110
Ben Griffin+120
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - C. Kirk / S. Theegala
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Sahith Theegala-105
Chris Kirk+115
Tie+750
2nd Round Match-Ups - X. Schauffele vs H. Matsuyama
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Xander Schauffele-135
Hideki Matsuyama+115
2nd Round 2-Balls - X. Schauffele / J. Spieth
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Xander Schauffele-110
Jordan Spieth+120
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - V. Hovland / L. Aberg
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Viktor Hovland-105
Ludvig Aberg+115
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - H. Matsuyama / C. Morikawa
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Collin Morikawa-170
Hideki Matsuyama+180
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - J. Vegas / M. Schmid
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Jhonattan Vegas+100
Matti Schmid+110
Tie+750
2nd Round 2-Balls - B. Cauley / H. Higgs
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Bud Cauley-160
Harry Higgs+175
Tie+750
2nd Round 3-Balls - C. Ciganda / S. Schmelzel / S. Kyriacou
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Carlota Ciganda+175
Sarah Schmelzel+175
Stephanie Kyriacou+175
2nd Round 3-Balls - H. Green / R. Takeda / L. Coughlin
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Rio Takeda+135
Hannah Green+200
Lauren Coughlin+200
2nd Round 3-Balls - H. Ryu / A. Iwai / Y. Noh
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Yealimi Noh+130
Hae Ran Ryu+170
Akie Iwai+250
2nd Round 3-Balls - M. Stark / C. Boutier / M. Khang
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Celine Boutier+130
Megan Khang+200
Maja Stark+210
2nd Round 3-Balls - J. Thitikul / L. Vu / R. Zhang
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Jeeno Thitikul-115
Rose Zhang+220
Lilia Vu+300
2nd Round 3-Balls - A. Jutanugarn / A. Corpuz / A. Kim
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
A Lim Kim+145
Ariya Jutanugarn+180
Allisen Corpuz+200
How old will Charlie Woods be when he wins his 1st PGA Tour event?
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
23 or over+225
22+400
21+550
20+600
19+700
18 or under+800
Major Specials 2025
Type: To Win A Major 2025 - Status: OPEN
Bryson DeChambeau+500
Jon Rahm+750
Collin Morikawa+900
Xander Schauffele+900
Ludvig Aberg+1000
Justin Thomas+1100
Joaquin Niemann+1400
Shane Lowry+1600
Tommy Fleetwood+1800
Tyrrell Hatton+1800
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US Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+300
Rory McIlroy+650
Bryson DeChambeau+800
Jon Rahm+1200
Xander Schauffele+2000
Collin Morikawa+2200
Ludvig Aberg+2200
Justin Thomas+2800
Brooks Koepka+3500
Viktor Hovland+3500
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The Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+450
Rory McIlroy+500
Xander Schauffele+1200
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Jon Rahm+1600
Bryson DeChambeau+2000
Shane Lowry+2500
Tommy Fleetwood+2500
Tyrrell Hatton+2500
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Ryder Cup 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
USA-150
Europe+140
Tie+1200

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SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – Mike Davis knows what people say. Davis, the CEO of the United States Golf Association, has heard the talk that the USGA obsesses about par and how to keep its U.S. Open champions at least within shouting distance of it. That’s fine, he says. But it’s not true. “Since I’ve been at the USGA, and it’s been almost 30 years, I’ve never heard anybody at the USGA say we’re shooting for even par,â€� Davis said in a press conference before the 118th U.S. Open on Wednesday. “Never heard it. … “But we talk about, incessantly, how do we get the course to be really a great test of golf?â€� Davis continued. “As we say, get all 14 clubs dirty to make sure that these players are tested to the nth degree.â€� What they’ve come up with is the latest and, in the opinion of many, greatest version of Shinnecock Hills, a course that opened as a 12-holer in 1891 and since then has been altered in ways big (William Flynn, 1931) and small (the newly restored Stanford White clubhouse). The most significant recent change: A three-year restoration by the design team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw that began in 2012 and yielded a course that is vastly different than the one that hosted U.S. Opens in 2004, 1995, 1986 and all the way back to the first one in 1896. “Honestly, I think they’ve got it right,â€� said Rory McIlroy. There is a perception that the USGA is due and maybe overdue for a rousingly successful U.S. Open host course. At the largely experimental 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, players ripped the bumpy greens. Last year brought controversy over the generously wide fairways at Erin Hills, a pastoral gem in Wisconsin where the anticipated wind didn’t blow. In the crudest terms, Coore-Crenshaw took out a lot of natural vegetation: trees, bushes, and fescue. They had brought Shinnecock’s fairways to as much as 60 yards wide, but in the aftermath of Erin Hills, last September, the USGA and the Shinnecock grounds crew replaced the fairways’ edges with transplanted fescue so that the average width is now closer to 40. That’s still a lot more generous off the tee than the 26.6-yard average that confronted players in ’04. In Shinnecock, the USGA is going back to its roots, a course that is by turns clever and beautiful, and with a clubhouse that could’ve been painted by Andrew Wyeth. The 7,440-yard, par-70 beauty is built on roughly 250 acres of rolling, sand-based terrain. It’s bouncy and fast, and, in part thanks to Coore-Crenshaw, mostly treeless and devoid of extraneous brush. Photographs of previous U.S. Opens here show a different looking, different playing course. In 1995, when the mustachioed Corey Pavin won, holes were separated from one another by trees and brush. Not anymore. Coore-Crenshaw also expanded both the greens and the green roll-offs. Phil Mickelson, who is second on the PGA TOUR in Strokes Gained: Putting, has backed the changes. Ditto for 2013 U.S. Open champion Justin Rose, who once disliked Shinnecock. “I did play in 2004,â€� he said, “didn’t have the fondest of memories of the place, but that actually changed.â€� The Englishman said he returned to Shinnecock in 2012 or ’13, played with a few members, and saw a landscape transformed. “I saw the course more width-wise as we’re seeing this week,â€� Rose said, “and it completely changed my impression of the whole golf course. “It went from being not a very fun experience to actually, wow, now I see why it’s one of the top-rated golf courses in the world,â€� he added. “I thoroughly enjoyed it. I came here with a changed approach, I suppose, and an attitude towards the place, and I’ve really enjoyed my practice.â€� Players will debate what to hit off the tees, mixing in plenty of long-irons, fairway woods and hybrids and potentially limiting driver use, depending on the wind. (Thursday could bring gusts of 25-30 mph.) Then, Rose said, he’ll aim for the middle of the greens. “Easier said than done,â€� he added. The humps and hollows, steep grades and tight run-off areas, will funnel balls away from pins and, in some cases, up to 50-plus yards away. That’s why one of the most common sentiments so far this week is that this is a second-shot golf course. “They have to think about what happens when the ball lands,â€� Davis said, “where’s it going to bounce and roll to. It rewards players that can work the ball both left and right and right and left, knock down shots, hit high shots. So, it really, indeed, is what we’re looking for as a test.â€� At most golf courses, a shot is over when the ball lands on the green; at Shinnecock Hills, that’s when the fun is just beginning.

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Jack Nicklaus on Muirfield Village renovations: ‘Last bite of the apple’Jack Nicklaus on Muirfield Village renovations: ‘Last bite of the apple’

DUBLIN, Ohio – Muirfield Village Golf Club, home of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, officially announced Tuesday a two-phase course renovation project that will be overseen by the club’s founder and course designer, Jack Nicklaus. The renovations will take place over the next two years and will include three new teeing grounds, rebuilt greens and bunkers, and a redesigned fifth hole.  RELATED: How Nicklaus brought Muirfield Village to life | Nicklaus became golf’s biggest star – but never forgot his Ohio roots Phase One will begin this fall and include new back teeing grounds for the par-3 eighth, par-5 11th and par-5 15th, as well as new rough area for the par-5 fifth. The work will be completed by this May and used during the 2020 Memorial Tournament, June 1-7. Each new tee box will add yardage to its respective hole, with No. 8 increasing by 25 yards, No. 11 by 15 yards and No. 15 by 30 yards. The changes will increase the total course yardage from the tips to 7,462 yards. Nicklaus’ ground-breaking and innovative design — done originally with input from the late Desmond Muirhead and officially dedicated on May 27, 1974 — first played at 6,978 yards. To begin Phase Two of the renovation, Muirfield Village Golf Club will close the course July 6, 2020, at which time all 18 greens will be rebuilt, including new sub-surface heating and cooling equipment. Bunkers will be re-built, tees leveled, and the irrigation system upgraded. As fairways are regrassed, Nicklaus said he will create new fairway widths, but keep them “fairly generous off the tee,â€� which has been a trait at Muirfield Village. All greens will be laser-scanned prior to the beginning of Phase Two in order to retain the general slopes of the original design, with any modifications taking place in the field by Nicklaus. “Once we decided to redo the greens, I realized I wanted to make some minor changes to the contours,â€� Nicklaus said. Phase Two will also include a redesign of Hole No. 5. The new layout will include an expanded landing area and convert Muirfield Village’s first par 5 on the outward nine to a par 4 during Tournament play, making the layout a par 71 for the 2021 Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. “It’s the easiest hole on the golf course,â€� Nicklaus said. “They play a 3-wood or iron off the tee not to reach the creek, and then play a 5- or 6-iron into the green. I just want to create more landing area on the tee shot, so that quite often they will play driver off the tee, and then play 5 or 6 iron into the green as a true par 4.â€� “This will probably be my last bite at the apple,â€� Nicklaus said. “I’ve done little tweaks on the golf course throughout the years, and some significant changes, like the par-3 16th. This time, we are going through the golf course, A to Z, and making sure we do everything at one time.â€� “My director of grounds operations, Chad Mark, is a good man, and he helped talk me into it. He said Jack, ‘Once we’re in there, let’s just do this thing right!’ Once we decided to redo the greens, improve the irrigation system, redo bunkers and regrass fairways, the collective group — one that included Chad, General Manager Nicholas LaRocca, Head Professional Larry Dornisch and Memorial Tournament Executive Director Dan Sullivan — basically said, ‘Jack, if you are going back in there and do all this work, and the course is going to be down, you don’t want to go back to the membership and redo it again five years later for irrigation or three years later for bunkers. Let’s get the whole thing done!’ So that’s what we are doing.â€� Mark has already developed a detailed timeline for the project and is excited about the work ahead. “Working closely with Mr. Nicklaus, and with support from Nicklaus Design Associate Chris Cochran and our team at Muirfield Village, we envision the fairway bunkers and irrigation getting started after the 2020 Memorial and jumping into greens as soon as we can in July,â€� Mark said. “Once greens are completed in late August, and fairways and approaches are re-seeded to bentgrass, we will then finish the bunkering and push juvenile turfgrass toward maturity. Work in spring 2021 will include punch-work items with irrigation, compacting bunker sand, mending sod seams, and plugging any thin turf.â€� “We are very excited to carry out the vision of Mr. Nicklaus, and I think the end result will only further elevate an already spectacular golf course!â€� Nicklaus emphasized that while many of the enhancements will make Muirfield Village Golf Club a better tournament venue, the renovation is also being done with the membership always front of mind. “From what I have heard thus far, the membership is really excited about bringing the golf course back to state of the art, which they felt it was a few years ago,â€� Nicklaus said. “I want to make sure I do the best I can for the membership and for the Memorial Tournament. I’m putting in as many forward member tees as I can at Muirfield Village and The Bear’s Club. I will put in some forward tees at Muirfield Village while I am doing this. I have to make the golf course playable for its membership.â€� “But my belief is that tournament golf should be a test to find out who is the best golfer that week. Far too many tournaments have eliminated the rough and firmness of greens, and that is just not my idea of what the game of golf should be. So I am going to stick with my old-fashioned beliefs about how the game of golf should be played and the way golf courses should be set up. How the USGA’s Joe Dey used to set up courses is how I learned and how I thought golf should be played. It’s the guy who drives the ball the straightest; the guy who plays the best iron game; the guy who is best around the greens and is sometimes challenged when he doesn’t play a good shot to the green; and the guy who putts well. The whole gamut of all shots is what the game of golf is all about. The game should challenge every facet of every club in the bag.â€� Muirfield Village has been the host course of the Memorial Tournament since 1976 as one of the premier stops on the PGA TOUR. In 2014, the tournament was elevated in status (as was the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard), with the winner receiving a three-year exemption. The list of winners is an esteemed one where along with Nicklaus (twice) the likes of Tom Watson (twice), Hale Irwin (twice), Greg Norman (twice) and Tiger Woods (five times) are amongst those to have hoisted the Muirfield crystal.

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