Not that a U.S. Open Championship needs the publicity but with all due respect to defending champion Jon Rahm and many other high-profile players in the field, the news that both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson had quietly filed their entries ensured a full court press by way of attention would rain down on Boston’s historic The Country Club in Brookline from June 16-19.
Woods’ astounding return to Augusta National in April – at perhaps the toughest walk in tournament golf for anyone ‘not’ in possession of a traumatically injured lower limb – resulted in a global frenzy of interest and intrigue, especially when we all dared to dream following his opening round 71.
Whether either actually make it to the tee at Brookline will be confirmed closer to the time that you’re reading this. Woods’ only public comments on his playing schedule following The Masters was to confirm he would be
