Matthew Wolff is playing the U.S. Open for the first time and carving his own path through the West Course at Winged Foot Golf Club, which is hosting the United States Golf Association's big event for the sixth time.

Stephan Jaeger, a Baylor School graduate who also starred for UTC, was tied for 12th.

All that hype over how tough the U.S. Open can be at Winged Foot Golf Club. All that history of so many scores over par on the difficult West Course. Thursday brought a surprise: All those red numbers.

Welcome to a U.S. Open that needs no introduction. Narrow fairways. Thick rough. Tough greens.

If anyone can truly appreciate the meaning of the word "open" at the U.S. Open, it's a 36-year-old father of two who might very well have racked up more frequent flier miles than dollars over his golf career - a journeyman named Andy Pope.

Stewart Cink's long wait is finally over. He doesn't have to worry about being cast as a villain, either, as was the case when he outlasted fan favorite Tom Watson to win the 2009 British Open.

Staging the Kentucky Derby and the NBA playoffs in September as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic certainly has produced a different sports calendar in 2020, but the most unique rearranged athletic event will be the Masters in mid-November.

Dustin Johnson only looks like he plays without a pulse.

Dustin Johnson is playing the best golf and looks tougher than ever to beat.

The final hole at East Lake Golf Club hosted two strange sights Saturday during the second round of the Tour Championship.

Five days later, the top two golfers in both the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup and the world ranking are still going at it.

The final event of the PGA Tour's 2019-20 season tees off at noon Friday at East Lake Golf Club with a 30-player field that includes Baylor School graduate Harris English at No. 7 in the standings.

What started as the "Return to Golf" has yielded to "Crossing the Finish Line."

Not since 1962 has the PGA Tour had 50 official tournaments in one season, much less six majors.

Doug Stein calls them "the Pilgrims." They're millennial golfers and golf course architecture buffs.

Even with a pair of silver trophies in his possession Sunday evening, Jon Rahm still couldn't believe what had just happened in the BMW Championship. And he saw only half of it.

Dustin Johnson said his game feels similar to last weekend, when he had the easiest of his 22 career victories on the PGA Tour. It just doesn't look that way at the BMW Championship.

Rory McIlroy doesn't need fans to keep his head in the game at the BMW Championship. Olympia Fields Country Club is so tough, it won't allow anything but his full attention on every shot.

One of the PGA Tour's toughest tests of the year made it clear that par would be a great score.

Tiger Woods at Olympia Fields Country Club brought concerns about the state of his game.

Phil Mickelson made his PGA Tour Champions debut at Ozarks National so he could avoid a two-week break right in the middle of his preparations for next month's U.S. Open.

The Good Lord willing, Frank "Porky" Kinser hopes to spend at least a few minutes mingling - from a socially safe distance, of course - with each of the 92 golfers who will gather at Council Fire this morning to play in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga fundraiser that bears his name.

Dustin Johnson is back at No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking and wants to stay there as long as he can.