Los Angeles Country Club Opens Doors for U.S. Open

Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays his shot from the tenth tee during a practice round prior to the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles on June 12, 2023. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

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PGA Tour

U.S. Open, Los Angeles, June 15–18

Course: The Los Angeles Country Club, North Course (Par 70, 7,421 yards); Purse: TBA (Winner: TBA)

Defending Champion: Matt Fitzpatrick

FedEx Cup leader: Jon Rahm

TV: Thursday–Friday, 9:40 a.m.–1 p.m. (Peacock); 1–8 p.m. ET (USA), 8–11 p.m. (NBC); Saturday, 1–11 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 12–1 p.m. (Peacock), 1–10 p.m. (NBC) Twitter: @USOpenGolf

Notes: The 156-player field will be cut to the low 60 players and ties following 36 holes. ... This is the first major championship to be held at the Los Angeles Country Club, and it will be contested on the North Course. The first edition of the Los Angeles Open (now The Genesis Invitational) was played on the North Course in 1926 and was held there four additional times. ... Jon Rahm will make another attempt to become the first player to win five times in a season since Justin Thomas in 2016-17. He’s also attempting to be the first winner of multiple majors in a year since Jordan Spieth in 2015. ... Fitzpatrick is trying to become the first player to successfully defend a U.S. Open title since Brooks Koepka in 2018. ... Rory McIlroy has 18 top-10s in majors since claiming the most recent of his four career majors at the 2014 PGA Championship. This will be his 33rd start in a major since that victory. ... No. 4 Patrick Cantlay, a Los Angeles-area native, is the highest-ranked player in this week’s field who has yet to win a major title.

Next Tournament: Travelers Championship, Cromwell, Conn., June 22–25

LPGA Tour

LAST TOURNAMENT: ShopRite LPGA Classic (Ashleigh Buhai)

THIS WEEK: Meijer LPGA Classic, Belmont, Mich., June 15–18

Course: Blythefield Country Club (Par 72, 6,556 yards); Purse: $2.5M (Winner: $375,000)

Defending Champion: Jennifer Kupcho

Race to the CME Globe leader: Jin Young Ko

TV: Thursday–Saturday, 3–6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Sunday, 1–2 p.m. (Peacock), 2–4 p.m. (CBS/Paramount+)

Streaming: (All times golfchannel.com, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports App and Peacock), Twitter: @MeijerLPGA

Notes: Kupcho defeated Nelly Korda and Leona Maguire in a playoff last year. ... This is the final tune-up before the second major of the year next week at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. ... Brooke Henderson is a two-time winner of the event. ... Rachel Kuehn, the No. 5-ranked amateur in the world, is in the 144-player field on a sponsor’s invitation. So, too, is former Michigan State star Brooke Biermann, who will make her LPGA Tour debut, and The John Shippen National Invitational winner Paige Crawford.

Next Tournament: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Springfield, N.J., June 22–25

Champions Tour

(Off this Week)

Last Tournament: American Family Insurance Championship (Steve Stricker)

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Steve Stricker

Next Tournament: Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, Endicott, N.Y., June 23–25

LIV Golf League

(Off this Week)

Last Tournament: LIV Golf D.C. (Individual: Harold Varner III; Team: Torque GC)

Next Tournament: LIV Golf Valderrama, Andalucia, Spain, June 30–July 2