The 19th Hole Golf Show: How the USGA screwed up at the Open, and That Zika
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The 19th Hole Golf Show: How the USGA screwed up at the Open, and That Zika

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The USGA's handling of the Dustin Johnson fifth green situation at the U.S. Open was, well, not good. We explain why in detail and try to figure out how to prevent something like this from happening again. We also talk about why we're OK with Rory McIlroy skipping the Olympics over fears of Zika.

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