HybridWood my guess is the PGA has no say in the US Open.

True, but they are partners so the USGA might support the PGA's stance. With that being said, I'd be surprised if the USGA refused exempted players.

      azgreg Lawyers will even warn to be careful. 3 bodies in the US, PGA Tour, PGA and USGA. Only the PGATour is coming down on these dudes to date. The others, same with The Masters, can do what they want. Wasn't that long ago many were saying the PGATour should have their own rules, now they are friends???

      No comment that I have seen from R&A crowd.

          Bravopilot No comment that I have seen from R&A crowd.

          Informal comments were that they could 'forget the Heritage events' from the R&A.

            SVonhof Tiger announced he is not playing the US Open as he wants to allow his body to heal up enough for The Open Championship.

            If he waited until the 2025 Open Championship, his body won't be healed. Old Man Time is undefeated.

              Things coud be different, for 2023 quals, after all the USGA has slots for a number of tours arouind the world. Who knows they might offer an open slot to LIV..... I think LIV has to mature before that happens if ever.

              Phil -8 to win the US Open

                The course isn’t too far from me. I went to the tournament back when Curtis Strange won there. I also caddied there a few times when they needed caddies for their member guests amd asked my club for caddies.

                I’m not going though… prices are stupid.

                  Martee I highly doubt Phil will ever win the US Open. He had two incredible chances; at Winged Foot he decided to try a hero shot from the trees instead of punching out, took a double, and lost by a single shot. Can't remember the venue, but who can forget him air-mailing the straightforward par 3 16th hole to take bogey and lose to Justin Rose by a single shot?
                  No, I really don't think Phil will ever reach the career Grand Slam.

                      Typhoon I’m not going though… prices are stupid.

                      How much are they asking for a single day, grounds-only pass?

                          rsvman2 I highly doubt Phil will ever win the US Open. He had two incredible chances; at Winged Foot he decided to try a hero shot from the trees instead of punching out, took a double, and lost by a single shot. Can't remember the venue, but who can forget him air-mailing the straightforward par 3 16th hole to take bogey and lose to Justin Rose by a single shot?

                          Winged Foot was 2006 - Ogilvy got up and down for par from short of the 18th to win by 1, with Montgomerie and Mickelson both making double bogey on the last hole to finish one shot behind. (Furyk was also T2 after bogey to finish, and Harrington finished 2 behind with three bogeys to finish.)

                          Rose's US Open was 2013 at Merion - the sixth time that Mickelson had finished second at the US Open (to Stewart at Pinehurst in 1999, Woods at Bethpage (2002), Goosen at Shinnecock (2004), Ogilvy at Winged Foot (2006), Glover at Bethpage (2009), Rose at Merion). The best opportunity of those was probably 2004 - 1 ahead with 2 to play, but a double at 17 and a Goosen birdie left him 2 shots behind.

                              MartinD Winged Foot was 2006 - Ogilvy got up and down for par from short of the 18th to win by 1, with Montgomerie and Mickelson both making double bogey on the last hole to finish one shot behind. (Furyk was also T2 after bogey to finish, and Harrington finished 2 behind with three bogeys to finish.)

                              Rose's US Open was 2013 at Merion - the sixth time that Mickelson had finished second at the US Open (to Stewart at Pinehurst in 1999, Woods at Bethpage (2002), Goosen at Shinnecock (2004), Ogilvy at Winged Foot (2006), Glover at Bethpage (2009), Rose at Merion). The best opportunity of those was probably 2004 - 1 ahead with 2 to play, but a double at 17 and a Goosen birdie left him 2 shots behind.

                              I am going to assume you had to look up most of that and cannot recite things like that from memory. Hell, I don't remember who won the US Open before Covid took it down and have to think back to who won the British Open each year (and sometimes I don't remember even though I watch most of it).

                                  US Open Contest coming tomorrow afternoon/evening to Buzzville. Do your homework & get your pick ready. 🏌

                                  SVonhof I am going to assume you had to look up most of that and cannot recite things like that from memory. Hell, I don't remember who won the US Open before Covid took it down and have to think back to who won the British Open each year (and sometimes I don't remember even though I watch most of it).

                                  I'm sitting here right now trying to remember who won the US Open LAST year. I know it wasn't a big name. Was it Scheffler? No clue.

                                  Looked it up, Rahm? Had no idea

                                      garyt1957 Proving the point I made in the LIV thread. None of this means diddly-squat.

                                      For what it's worth (prolly about what you paid for it) I remembered how Phil lost the two I mentioned without looking anything up. I remembered, too, that he finished second at Pinehurst, famously played when his wife was about to go into labor. IIRC, he was wearing a pager during the final round and said he would have left the course if the pager had gone off. The rest of his gaffes in the Open I had forgotten about.