952: USGA CEO Mike Whan on US Open's LIV exemption, recent rollback comments, pace of play, and future USGA venues
5 February - 1 hour 20 mins explicitUSGA CEO Mike Whan makes his return to the pod on the heels of today's announcement about a LIV exemption into the field for the 2025 US Open.
We start our discussion on recent comments from various stakeholders in pro golf around the golf ball rollback before getting into pace of play issues, the LIV - US Open announcement and the USGA's rationale for creating the exemption. We close with some thoughts on current and upcoming venues for USGA championships - including Cypress Point for this year's edition of the Walker Cup.
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