On those times when his job required him to be PGA Tour rules enforcer and counselor at the same time, Mark Russell would be the masterful diplomat he was. “I understand it, I really do,” he would say ...

OAKMONT, Pa. – When USGA officials set up Oakmont for Round 3 on Saturday morning, a new tee marker on the 17th was on the to-do list. Rory McIlroy smashed a marker late Friday in anger as he grinded ...

Golf is a game of inches. But is it a game of inches before you even swing? Technically, of course! When push comes to shove … maybe? This debate centers on teeing off and whether it’s worth calling ...

OAKMONT, Pa. – Rory McIlroy will be sticking around for the weekend at Oakmont. The left tee marker on the 17th hole, however, won’t be. McIlroy surely will receive a bill from the USGA for the damage ...

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — First Rory McIlroy flung an iron down the 12th fairway. Then he used driver to demolish a tee marker on 17. He might not win the sportsmanship award at the U.S. Open, but he will ...