(Editor's note: NBC's Mike Tirico reported during the telecast of the final round of the 2025 U.S. Open that if a playoff is necessary for this tournament, it would be played on Monday, June 16.) Used ...

What is an albatross in golf? An albatross is achieved when a golfer completes a hole in three strokes fewer than the designated par. For example: Patrick Reed made only the fourth albatross in US ...

Scores of spectators filed onto the Oakmont Country Club grounds shortly after sunrise Thursday, some with specific viewing strategies and groupings they planned to follow, others guided by a sense of ...

The US Open playoff is a two-hole aggregate on the 17th and 18th holes. If needed, players then advance to sudden death starting on the 15th hole. The US Open used a full 18-hole round as its playoff ...