Explaining Kristaps Porzingis’ leg injury; U.S. Open expert picks

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🏌 Good morning to everyone, but especially to …

THE U.S. OPEN FIELD

The toughest test in golf returns to one of the sport’s most iconic courses tomorrow as Pinehurst No. 2 hosts the 124th U.S. Open.

Things get started a few hours before tomorrow’s newsletter comes out — 6:45 a.m. to be precise, and here’s how to watch — so we’re going to do our full preview today. Let’s start with some notable tee times:

7:29 a.m. — Will Zalatoris, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tiger Woods7:40 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka7:51 a.m. — Tony Finau, Ludvig Åberg, Dustin Johnson1:14 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler (Note: These are the top three players in the Official World Golf Ranking.)1:25 p.m. — Brian Harman, Nick Dunlap, Wyndham Clark1:25 p.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Max Homa

You can see all tee times here. Notably absent is Jon Rahm, who withdrew with a foot injury that included an infection.

If you’ve paid any attention to golf, you know Scheffler is the obvious favorite (here are the odds), having won five of his last eight tournaments, including the Masters in April and the Memorial last week….

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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-06-12 13:08:04

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