The U.S. Open’s Playoffs Are Part of Golf Lore. Under the Current Rules, They Wouldn’t Have Happened

The U.S.G.A. in 2018 quietly changed the Open’s playoff format from a full round to a two-hole aggregate score. Under it, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and others would have lost their dramatic finales.

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