Winged Foot to host 2020 U.S. Open
BY Associated Press
Monday, January 28, 2013
1/28/13 at 5:47 AM
The U.S. Open is returning to Winged Foot, the New York club with a history of clutch moments and one unforgettable collapse.
The U.S. Golf Association will announce Monday that the West Course at Winged Foot will host the 2020 U.S. Open. Only two other courses - Oakmont and Baltusrol - will have held the national championship more times.
Winged Foot hosted its first U.S. Open in 1929, when amateur Bobby Jones delivered one of the biggest shots in championship history with a 12-foot putt on the final hole to force a 36-hole playoff. He won the next day by 23 shots over Al Espinosa.
The most recent trip to Winged Foot was memorable for all the wrong reasons - not for Geoff Ogilvy winning with a superb up-and-down from below the 18th green, but for Phil Mickelson blowing his best chance ever to win the U.S. Open.
Original Print Headline: U.S. Open to return to Winged Foot in 2020
