The eagerly anticipated 2020 U.S. Open started yesterday (Thursday 17th September) at the historic West Course at Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, N.Y. As a direct consequence of the global COVID-19 pandemic, this major golf championship will be extraordinary in several aspects, such as being played... in September rather than June after the conclusion of the 2019-20 … [Read more...] about 1940 U.S. Open – A Golfing Whodunit?
1940 US Open
Ed ‘Porky’ Oliver
Ed ‘Porky’ Oliver was an American Professional Golfer whose golfing profile changed forever when he finished joint first in the 1940 US Open, only to be controversially disqualified. Yet today, if you were to ask golfers about this ‘larger than life’ golfer then the response would probably be something along the lines of “Ed Who?”. In this article from our ‘History & … [Read more...] about Ed ‘Porky’ Oliver