BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Watching Sung Hyun Park’s approach shot into par-5 18th hole roll off the back of the green, leaving her ball in a swale, brought a nervousness to the crowd. The light wind and beating sun had dried Trump National Bedminster's greens out enough to make the chip scary with the U.S. Women's Open on the line: Just a little long, and her ball could easily run off the green and into the pond on the other side of putting surface. But Park remained steady. Her chip bounced softly on the green, rolled towards the hole and came to rest about a foot and a half from the hole. The ensuing par putt put her at 11 under for the tournament, all but giving her the title. Shanshan Feng, who had led after each of the first three rounds, would have to hole out for eagle on the 18th to force a playoff.
Suffice it to say, Park’s fan club felt confident enough that Feng wouldn’t pull off the eagle that they unrolled two big banners as Park walked off the green that said Congratu..

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — For 69 holes at the 72nd U.S. Women’s Open, a teenager showed the poise of an LPGA veteran as amateur Hye-Jin Choi chased history at Trump National Bedminster. The 17-year-old South Korea native, a rising star just two weeks removed from a victory on the Korean LPGA Tour, was trying to become the youngest ever winner of a women’s major championship and just the second amateur to win the U.S. Women’s Open title.
But come the 16th tee on Sunday—in the shadow of a clubhouse buzzing with spectators and not far removed from the private box where the president of the United States was watching—Choi reverted back to the teenager, if for only one swing. Facing a 145-yard shot to clear the water on the tricky par 3, Choi was between clubs. She decided to use a 7-iron and tried to “squeeze” a little more out of it. Rather than fly farther, her ball flared to the right and landed with a disappointing splash.
Did the moment get to Choi? Perhaps. But the misstep can’t undo the im..

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If the U.S. Open is supposed to be the most complete examination in golf, Sung Hyun Park passed the test with ease at the U.S. Women’s Open at Trump National G.C. in Bedminster, N.J.
Park was second in driving distance (by half a yard) at 256.1 yards and was T-7 in greens in regulation—a deceiving figure considering she hit 43 of her last 54 greens after hitting just 10 in the opening round. For the week her GIR percentage was 73.6 percent. Park was solid on the greens as well, ranking T-8 with a putting average of 1.58.
But the shot that was the clincher came courtesy of her TaylorMade Tour Preferred EF 58-degree wedge that she used to hit a nifty pitch shot from behind the 72nd green to within tap-in distance. A bogey would have allowed Shanshan Feng the opportunity to tie with a closing birdie.
Here are all of Park’s winning clubs.
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TaylorMade M2 2017, 10.5 degrees
3-wood: TaylorMade M2 2017, 15 degrees
Hybrid: TaylorMade M1, 17 degrees
Irons (3-PW): Ta..

Here's why Bryson DeChambeau, who won his first PGA Tour event at Sunday's John Deere Classic, is one of the most interesting pros out there

Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Rodgers were two of the top amateur players in recent memory, both of whom brought lofty expectations to the PGA Tour. And while both have had some professional success, neither had had a breakthrough victory, and on the back nine of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run on Sunday, it came down to the two of them, and DeChambeau prevailed.
Entering the final round, DeChambeau, 23, was four shots behind Rodgers, and that deficit had grown by the time he reached the 10th hole at even par for the day. The 2015 U.S. Amateur champion caught fire on the home nine, making birdies on four of his next five holes to get to 16-under. After a wayward drive on the 17th, DeChambeau pulled off a 270-yard recovery shot to reach the par-5 green in two and two-putt for birdie.
Rodgers was just a few groups behind, and sitting at 18-under. DeChambeau found the green in regulation on the 18th, with a 12-foot left-to-right putt to finish at 18-under. As it neared the cup, it..

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — With a final-round 67, South Korean’s Sung Hyun Park finished off a furious 36-hole rally to claim victory in the 72nd U.S. Women’s Open, her first on the LPGA Tour.
Park, 23, opened with a one-over 73 at Trump National Bedminster on Thursday to put herself seven shots off the lead of China’s Shanshan Feng. Park was still seven back after a second-round 70, moving up from T-58 to T-21. But with a third-round 67, she moved into fourth, three back of Feng and now with a chance for a Sunday charge to claim the title.
After turning with a two-under 34 on Sunday, Park came home with birdies on the 12th, 15th and 17th holes to finish with a 11-under 277, outpacing amateur Hye-Jin Choi (71) by two strokes. Feng, trying to become the first wire-to-wire winner since 1977, also held a share of the lead on the back nine Sunday but stumbled on the 18th hole with a triple-bogey 8 to close with a 75 and fall to T-5.
Park’s victory avenged her disappointing finish a year ago at the..

Bryson DeChambeau won his first PGA Tour event with a Sunday charge at the John Deere Classic that culminated with a final-nine 30 to give him a 65 and one-stroke win when Patrick Rodgers bogeyed the 71st hole.
Those irons served him well on Sunday as DeChambeau gave himself plenty of birdie opportunities by hitting 17 greens in regulation (boosting his tournament mark to 79.17 percent). DeChambeau was particularly on target over the final nine where he used his Cobra King Forged One Length irons and King wedges to knock approach shots to seven, 16, 10, 10 and 14 feet (he hit the par-5 17th in two).
When DeChambeau won his first pro event on the Web.com Tour last year he boldly proclaimed that it was “the day the game changed” in regards to single-length clubs.
DeChambeau told Golf Digest at the time that, “I knew I was carrying the torch of one-length clubs, but I knew it was going to prove itself out in the end. The game is due for a change. Irons haven’t really changed in 20 years, ..

Park wins U.S. Women's Open for 1st victory