Los Angeles Country Club is hosting a major championship for the 1st time' this week, bringing the best players in the world together for the 2023 U.S. Open. Matt Fitzpatrick’s title defense begins on Thursday morning with Round 1 from Beverly Hills.
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Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler continue to battle for the title of World No. 1, with Scheffler entering the week atop the Official World Golf Ranking. Rahm, however, is the top golfer in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, followed by Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy. Fitzpatrick, who won the U.S. Open last year, is ranked 25th.
Players will be taking on the North Course at Los Angeles Country Club this week, a par 70 playing 7,423 yards. Two of the par 3s will be at least 280 yards, making them 2 of the longest in tournament history. The course opened in 1928 and was restored in 2010 by Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner and Geoff Shackelford. The fairways will be wider than most U.S. Open courses,' but several greens are narrow and will be protected by unmanicured bunkers.