The U.S. Open will be played in Los Angeles this week for the first time in 75 years, and there is a predominant California theme to the event.
More than a dozen in the field were raised in California or call it home.
All of which makes it seem almost wrong, or cruel, that the best California golfer in history will not be competing.
Tiger Woods, who grew up in Cypress, Calif., about 30 miles from the site of this year’s national golf championship, is unable to play at the Los Angeles Country Club after ankle surgery in April.
Especially at the U.S. Open, which Woods has won three times — usually in dramatic, unforgettable fashion.
Persons:
Tiger Woods, Woods
Organizations:
U.S, Los Angeles Country, U.S .
Locations:
Los Angeles, California, Cypress , Calif