Will the Koepka express keep on running?

The 2023 U.S. Open golf tournament is being held at the Los Angeles Country Club (LACC) from today, June 15th 2023, until Sunday. The tournament is one of the big 4 majors of the year. The last major result, the PGA Champs last month, was a real upset to the golf world, in that a player from the breakaway LIV tour, Brooks Koepka, won the title. That and other factors likely prompted the US PGA and the LIV tour to discuss merging for the good of the game. It will ensure that all of the world’s best players are present at all 4 majors going forward. The major tournaments follow their own rules and 2 of the 4 denied the PGA Tour's attempts to limit the major fields to only PGA players. 

So, assuming the PGA-LIV merger goes through, going forward everyone is invited to play. That will be better for the players, sponsors and the spectators. The LACC is a challenging course for the golfers, with narrow fairways, thick rough, and fast greens. The course plays especially long, with the average driving distance being over 300 yards. Despite these challenges and changes in the tour structure, or maybe because of them, the tournament will surely be exciting to watch. The 2023 U.S. Open is going to be a great championships, and it will hopefully be a fitting way to celebrate the return of the Open to Los Angeles after a 75-year absence. The LACC is a classic golf course, and it will be a pleasure to see the world's best golfers battle it out on its challenging layout. And if Koepka wins you will see history in the making. Because if he does, he will have 6 major wins under the belt, putting him in a category with Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo, and Phil Mickelson, and right behind the likes of Arnold Palmer and Bobby Jones in terms of number of wins. 

I would highly recommend watching the tournament if you have the chance. Watch it on TV in the US on NBC’s Peacock network or on Sling Blue. In Canada on TSN+. In the UK on Sky Sports. Or you can try to access one of those channels via ExpressVPN and watch it on your computer from anywhere.