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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. Open attendance is expected to top out at about 13,000 each day, barely 25% of the numbers at Torrey Pines when it previously hosted the tournament in 2008, the U.S. Golf Association (USGA) said on Wednesday’s championship eve.
This is despite the fact that California on Tuesday lifted most coronavirus curbs on crowd gatherings.
State health officials had previously told the USGA that off-site parking areas for fans had to be within a 15-minute bus ride of the course.
Given limited availability of nearby parking and uncertainty over when restrictions would be lifted, this made it near impossible for the USGA to plan for the sort of crowds that attended Torrey Pines 13 years ago.
Mickelson turns 51 with Slam quest in focus at US Open
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16/06/2021 - 23:28 Phil Mickelson, who turned 51 on Wednesday, will try to complete a career Grand Slam by winning the US Open, which starts Thursday at Torrey Pines EZRA SHAW GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP 4 min
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Phil Mickelson celebrated his 51st birthday on Wednesday by making final preparations for the US Open as the six-time major winner chases more golf history starting Thursday at Torrey Pines.
Mickelson became the oldest major champion last month with a shocking victory at the PGA Championship. The left-hander will be the oldest in the field of 156 teeing off at the 7,652-yard, par-71 oceanside layout.
From the Mickelson family house in Del Cerro to the greens of Torrey Pines and a few stops in between this is the place that made Phil. And it just happens to be home to this week's U.S. Open.
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