Dayton Daily News

UNITEDSTAT­ESGOLF ASSOCIATIO­N

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U.S. OPEN

■ Site: Mamaroneck, New York.

■ Course: Winged Foot GC (West). Yardage: 7,477. Par: 70.

■ Purse: $12 million. Winner’s share: $2.25 million.

■ Television: Thursday,

7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (NBC); Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Golf Channel), 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (NBC); Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 10 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel), noon to 6 p.m. (NBC).

■ Defending champion: GaryWoodla­nd.

Last year: GaryWoodla­nd closed with a 2-under 69 for a three-shot victory at Pebble Beach over Brooks Koepka, whowas trying to become the first player in more than a century to win the U.S. Open three straight times.

■ Last time at Winged Foot: Geoff Ogilvywon in 2006.

■ Notes: The U.S. Open returns to Winged Foot for the sixth time, and the first time in 14 years. Geoff Ogilvywon in a U.S. Open remembered as much for Phil Mickelson and Colin Montgomeri­e making double bogey on the 18th hole and finishing one shot behind. ... Brooks Koepka, who in the last three U.S. Opens haswon twice and was runner-up, withdrew because of a knee injury.

... This is the first U.S. Openwithou­t qualifying in nearly 100 years. Local and sectional qualifying had to be canceled because itwas not safe to stage them during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... This is the first U.S. Open in September since Francis Ouimet, a 20-year-old amateur, beat HarryVardo­n and Ted Ray at The Country Club in 1913. ... Dustin Johnson haswon twice and been runner-up

twice in his last four starts. He captured the FedEx Cup for the first time.

■ Next year: Torrey PinesGC.

LPGATOUR CAMBIAPORT­LAND CLASSIC

■ Site: Portland, Oregon.

■ Course: Columbia Edgewater CC. Yardage: 6,478. Par: 72.

■ Purse: $1.75 million. Winner’s share: $262,500. ■ Television: Thursday, 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 9-11 p.m. (Golf Channeltap­e delay); Saturday, 9:3011:30 p.m. (Golf Channeltap­e delay); Sunday, 8-10 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay).

■ Defending champion: Hannah Green.

■ Race to CME Globe leader: Danielle Kang.

■ Lastweek: Mirim Leewon the ANA Inspiratio­n for her first major.

■ Notes: Mirim Lee makes her first start since capturing her first major in a three-way playoff at the ANA Inspiratio­n. Nelly Korda also is playing while the other playoff participan­t, Brooke Henderson, is not in the field. Hendersonw­on

the Portland Classic in 2015 and 2016.

■ Nextweek: ShopRite LPGA Classic on Oct. 1-4.

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