US Open in LA turns into a quiet major with limited crowds and tough walk
This U.S. Open is not to be mistaken as “Golf, But Louder” on so many levels. Mostly the loud part. Bringing the second-oldest championship in golf to Los Angeles Country Club — so exclusive that some Angelenos don’t know it’s there — was always going to come with a cost. It’s a small footprint in the rotation of U.S. Open courses, meaning a small crowd compared with the likes of Oakmont or Pinehurst No. 2. The North course is magnificent, even if it doesn’t look to be a traditional U.S. Open. With a blazing sun in