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

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.