110th US Open Golf Championship Comes To Pebble Beach June 17

[ad#bodog-250]The 110th US Open Championship of Golf starts June 17 and runs through June 20 at Pebble Beach, California  which has not hosted the US Open since a decade ago and has only hosted the event four times in total, until now. Pebble Beach adjusted the course to be more fitting of a championship as prestigious as the US Open, with world renowned golfer Arnold Palmer directing the design.

One of the pro golfers that will be there struggling beneath a neck injury from earlier in the year to bring his best game is Tiger Woods, who for a while no one knew whether or not he was coming. Woods was the 2000 US Open champion with a record setting 12 under par at 15 strokes.

A contender that will not be present, on the other hand, is John Smoltz, former pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, who tried to qualify for one of the 9 available spots contested by 111 local would-be competitors across the country earlier last month, but failed.

The reigning US Open Champion, having won the 2009 event at Farmingdale, New York’s ” Black Course” in Bethpage State Park after birdying the 16th hole in the final round of play, is Lucas Glover. Hot on his heels, and vying for the top title this year, are present day golfing legends in the making, David Duval, Ricky Barnes, and of course Phil Mickelson.

The winner of the 2010 US Open Championship of Golf will receive a fully US Open exemption (automatic entry) for the next decade, five years of exempt status for the PGA Tour, and invitations to the next 5 PLAYERS Championships, PGA championships, British Open Championships, and Masters Tournaments.
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