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How well do you know your U.S. Open history

The U.S. Open is back in California for the 15th time

The classic story of a young man determined not to work in a coal mine is the theme of the next Oldbury Rep play.

June 13 1908 — Canadian champion Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires of Australia in 8th round at Neuilly Bowling Palace, Paris to retain world heavyweight boxing title. 1913 — James Rowe, who had won back-to-back Belmont Stake races in 1872-73 as a jockey, sets the record for the most number of Belmont Stakes wins by a trainer, eight, when he sends Prince Eugene to victory.

US PGA Championship: Record Holders, A list of historical records achieved at the US PGA Championship

Curtis Strange first began working as a golf analyst more than 25 years ago. His return to Oak Hill as part of the ESPN broadcast team for the PGA Championship

Curtis Strange first began working as a golf analyst more than 25 years ago. His return to Oak Hill as part of the ESPN broadcast team for the PGA Championship will mark the first time commentating at a course where he won a major championship. That was only interesting until the two-time U.S. Open champion […]

Curtis Strange has mixed memories of Oak Hill. He returns to the course outside Rochester, New York, next week for the PGA Championship as part of ESPN's broadcast team. Oak Hill is where Strange in 1989 became the first player since Ben Hogan to win back-to-back in the U.S. Open. It's also where Strange bogeyed his last three holes to lose a pivotal Ryder Cup match in 1995 that kept the Americans from winning. Strange hasn't been back to Oak Hill since that Ryder Cup. He says gol...

DS Automobiles Italian Open – Five Things to Know Presented by OCEANTEE, The DP World Tour returns to this year’s Ryder Cup venue Marco Simone Golf & Country Club this week for the 80th anniversary of the DS Automobiles Italian Open. Here are your five things to know. 

This is the eighth elevated event of the year, offering a $20 million purse. The field features only six of the top 10 in the world ranking.