Each week, GolfChannel.com takes a look back at the week in golf. Here's what's weighing on our writers' minds.On the USGA taking the U.S Open to Erin Hills:The 117th U.S. Open may well turn out to be something of a watershed moment for the USGA. Although the association has ventured to new venues for the national championship before, most recently to Chambers Bay in 2015 with mixed results, next weeks event at Erin Hills could prove to be a turning point.Following a parade of mishaps, from the greens at Chambers Bay to last years controversial ruling that nearly cost Dustin Johnson a title, the USGA needs a win. A solid golf course, a fair set up, a power-packed leaderboard, and, most of all, a championship thats remembered for the play on the field and not mistakes that could have been avoided. - Rex Hoggard
On the amateur who finished T-4 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic:As an amateur, Braden Thornberry wont receive any money for his T-4 finish at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Thats to be expected, but the fact that he also wont get any FedExCup non-member points is a shame.Thornberrys run up the leaderboard at TPC Southwind was reminiscent of Lee McCoys fourth-place showing last year at Innisbrook. McCoy would have received enough non-member points from that performance to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals that fall. Instead, he received only a congratulatory handshake, and after an ill-timed injury hes toiling in the lower pro circuits this summer rather than at least playing on the Web.A similar fate could be in store for Thornberry, who impressed in his PGA Tour debut less than two weeks after winning the NCAA individual title. His five-way tie for fourth should have netted him 104 points, more than enough to secure a spot in the four-tournament Finals this fall that would give him a shot at a PGA Tour card and Web.com privileges for 2018 at the very least.The Tour has gone to great lengths to make the Web.com the predominant pathway to the big leagues. Its an understandable effort, but the Finals field is elastic and should accommodate performances like Thornberrys that are as rare as they are impressive. - Will Gray
On the star power at the top of the LPGA:Heres hoping the Womens World Golf Ranking projection tool gets fixed quick, because its going to be quite useful over the next couple months. It could add a lot of excitement to the summers big events.Ariya Jutanugarn started this past week .01 world ranking points behind No. 1 Lydia Ko, which makes Jutanugarns victory Sunday at the Manulife Classic seem like a lock to get her to No. 1 now, though people are skittish about making projections after a glitch was exposed in the WWGR projection tool. The glitch led to Jutanugarn being projected to overtake Ko last week. With Jutanugarn, Ko, So Yeon Ryu, Lexi Thompson and In Gee Chun all moving closer at the top of the world rankings, this could be a fun summer of musical chairs, unless somebody gets hot with so many world-ranking points available. The women will play three majors over the next eight weeks. - Randall Mell
Chambers Bay in 2015 and Erin Hills in '17 were fresh, mostly untested courses in the U.S. Open rotation, and both had their issues — Chambers Bay with the greens browning before everyone's
Erin Hills Golf Course Review - 2017 US Open Preview
Erin Hills was prepared correctly and the USGA was sensible in carefully calculating the delicate dance between making the course tough but fair. Erin Hills provided a good bit of high quality golf and not the awfully dull and tedious slog type that so many past US Open have produced.
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I will try to further qualify my query. What specifically about Chambers Bay & Erin Hills brought you to the conclusion the USGA so desperately needs to follow the R&A rota model? Is it solely focused on tradition? Par protection? Does your television screen need to be filled with lush green color?
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Adam Scott believes the USGA is too concerned with protecting par and other issues heading into the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills. Adam Scott: Hopefully USGA will "get it right this time" at
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Erin Hills golf course will host the first US Open in Wisconsin. The United States Golf Association (USGA) is a governing body under intense scrutiny as it prepares to stage next week's US Open at
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After Further Review: USGA needs a win at Erin Hills. By Golf Channel Digital. June 11, 2017 at 9:30 PM. next week's event at Erin Hills could prove to be a turning point.
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Further Review; Sports. They set up Erin Hills to allow a player to win; in this case, Brooks Koepka. Erin Hills should return soon after as another anchor of the Midwest. USGA executives
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The U.S. Women's Open will be played at Erin Hills in Wisconsin in 2025, the USGA announced Tuesday. The dates are May 29-June 1. Brooks Koepka won when Erin Hills made its debut as a U.S. Open
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After Further Review: USGA needs a win at Erin Hills | Golf
I really enjoyed playing Erin Hills, and came away convinced that it will provide a more than worthy test for the US Open in 2017. It is bucket list worthy golf. Thanks to Erin Hills for hosting me, and to Travel Wisconsin for arranging the trip. The Erin Hills golf course review was first published August 1, 2016, from a round played July 18
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