124th United States Open Championship Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2), June 13-16, 2024
121st U.S. Open: Wednesday Scenes From Torrey Pines
June 16, 2021
Players warm up on the range in preparation for their final practice round before Thursday's first round of the 121st U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
A course worker adjusts a hole location on the ninth green in preparation for Wednesday's practice round on the South Course at Torrey Pines. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Players and volunteers gather on the sixth tee. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Volunteers go through their final prep for the 121st U.S. Open Championship, which begins on Thursday. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Garrick Higgo, fresh off his first PGA Tour win last week in South Carolina, looks over a putt on the first green. The left-hander from South Africa is competing in his first U.S. Open. (Robert Beck/USGA)
The USGA presented Torrey Pines with a plaque commemorating Tiger Woods' iconic birdie putt and reaction on the 72nd hole of the 2008 U.S. Open that catapulted him into a Monday playoff with Rocco Mediate, which he won in 19 holes. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Two-time champion Brooks Koepka reaches to catch a golf ball on the 12th hole during his Wednesday practice round. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Erik Van Rooyen tees off on the par-4 fourth hole at Torrey Pines. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
European stars Matthew Fitzpatrick (left), of England, and Victor Perez, of France, share a text message while playing the 18th hole. Fitzpatrick won the 2013 U.S. Amateur. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Matthew Fitzpatrick watches his drive on the par-5 18th hole. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Two-time Brooks Koepka tees off on the par-5 18th hole. (Chris Keane/USGA)
A volunteer holds a small flag, which is used to show players where their ball lies in the rough. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
Sergio Garcia watches a shot during his final practice round on Wednesday. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Jon Rahm always enjoys returning to Torrey Pines, where he collected his first PGA Tour victory in 2017 and got engaged to his college sweetheart. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Martin Laird, of Scotland, watches his drive on the par-5 18th hole. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Dustin Johnson holds the Mark H. McCormack Award for being No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking the most weeks during the 2020 season. Johnson, the 2016 champion, remains at No. 1 in the OWGR going into this week's championship. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Xander Schauffele gets a ground-level view of his putting line on the 14th green. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Justin Rose, the 2013 champion, pitches to the 14th green. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Max Homa pitches to the fourth hole. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Former LPGA Tour player and 1971 U.S. Women's Amateur champion Laura Baugh watches her son, Eric Cole, putt on the fifth green during Wednesday's practice round. Cole's father, Bobby, played in seven U.S. Opens. Baugh competed in 14 U.S. Women's Opens. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
Australian Adam Scott poses with a young fan on Wednesday at Torrey Pines. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
A colorful golf bag of one of the 156 competitors this week. (Robert Beck/USGA)
Wilco Nienaber, of South Africa, plays a shot from the rough on the sixth hole. (Robert Beck/USGA)
Tony Finau watches his drive on the second hole. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout’s bag serves as a flag stand on Wednesday. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Rory McIlroy, the 2011 champion, entertains a few spectators by throwing some golf balls in the air while waiting on the second tee. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
Louis Oosthuizen watches his tee shot on the second hole. The 38-year-old from South Africa owns four top-10 finishes in 11 previous U.S. Open starts. (Kohjiro Kinno/USGA)
A spectator and his young child pose for a photo at Torrey Pines. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Dustin Johnson, the 2016 champion and the world No. 1, tees off on the par-3 third hole. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
A group of used tees are seen on the par-3 third hole. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)
Patrick Reed tees off on the 14th hole. Reed won the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open in January at Torrey Pines. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
A wide view of the par-5 13th fairway on Wednesday. (Darren Carroll/USGA)
A fan opens an umbrella to shield herself from the sun at Torrey Pines on Wednesday. (Jeff Haynes/USGA)