Extreme Rough At US Open Venue Erin Hills

RBC Heritage champion Wesley Bryan shared a video of the rough at Erin Hills and it's frighteningly long!

RBC Heritage champion Wesley Bryan shared a video of the rough at Erin Hills and it's frighteningly long!

Extreme Rough At US Open Venue Erin Hills

The US Open makes its debut in Wisconsin in two weeks at Erin Hills, and we've had a first hint at how the golf course will be playing.

RBC Heritage winner Wesley Bryan posted a video from a practice round showing some ridiculous rough.

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It shows two-foot deep rough just TWO YARDS off of the fairway, let's hope nobody runs out of golf balls!

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The US Open begins on 15th June with world number one Dustin Johnson defending the title he won at Oakmont last year.

Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV