Michael Thorbjornsen was the very first golfer to tee off at the U.S. Open Thursday in Brookline, Massachusetts, just a few miles from where he grew up.
Historian of The Country Club in Brookline Fred Waterman takes us through the storied past of the site of the 2022 U.S. Open.
Several golf titans were scheduled to tee off shortly after Thorbjornsen, including last year's U.S. Open champion, Jon Rahm; 2011 U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and Vermont’s Keegan Bradley. But Thorbjornsen is trying not to let all that hype get in his head. The tournament is equally meaningful to his family and his friends, who are following his shots on every hole.Amateur Michael Thorbjornsen talks with his caddie Drew Cohen on the first green during round one of the 122nd U.S. Open Championship at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Thursday, June 16, 2022.
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