US Open 2022: Tee times, prize money, TV coverage from Brookline as Rory McIlroy heads the field

Brookline. One word like few others can prompt frightening flashbacks for any fan of European golf over the age of about 30. The Ryder Cup of 1999 will always be remembered for the sight of wives and girlfriends of US players celebrating on the 17th green after Justin Leonard had holed a monster putt.

The celebrations, high heels stomping on the green, were premature as Jose Maria Olazabal still had a putt to keep European hopes alive. The Spaniard missed, allowing celebrations to continue, but It was an unedifying sight. Ad/> There was nastiness to the Ryder Cup at that time; Brookline was the nadir.

Modern Ryder Cups are still fiercely competitive — spectators from both sides occasionally step over the line — but they are played in a positive spirit. U.S. OpenUS Open 2022: Betting tips as McIlroy heads the field at Brookline2 HOURS AGO Brookline this week will see zero thoughts of team play, it will be every man for himself for the right to lift the 122nd US Open.

There might a sense of them and us, after civil war broke out in golf following the PGA Tour’s decision to suspend those who participated in last week’s inaugural LIV Golf event. What happens next in that battle is up for debate — lawyers will likely get rich, that much is evident — but there will be plenty of eyes on ‘rebels’ Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. It would be some story were Mickelson to complete golf’s Grand Slam after all the controversy in recent months.