ERIN, Wic. — We made it. After an 18-hour drive with Mrs. Pistols and three Baby Pistols, I was greeted at the 117th U.S. Open by one of the tougher walks I’ve ever taken on a golf course. Erin Hills, 30 miles west of Milwaukee, is a baby itself, having just opened a decade ago. Its early history included discovery and development from someone who is currently in prison (where Steven Avery used to reside, no less) for murdering his wife (which is insane), but it’s a righteous piece of land.
I walked the back nine on Wednesday morning and chased Jon Rahm, Wesley Bryan and former Pokes Jordan Niebrugge and Talor Gooch around the longest course in major championship history.