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How to watch the 2017 U.S. Open online, TV coverage, radio and more

Dustin Johnson seeks a repeat as one of golf’s grandest majors makes its Wisconsin debut.

by Christian D'Andrea

Jun 14, 2017, 7:00 PM UTC

Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

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There’s no major event in golf quite like the U.S. Open. As the name implies, anyone -- from professionals to amateurs to junior members at a local course — can win.

This year’s 156-man field features a wide range of golfers, including each of the world’s top 10 golfers. It will also include 13 amateurs looking to make their impact on one of the game’s greatest stages.

However, the big story leading up to the event has been one name who likely won’t be a part of the final field. Phil Mickelson will be in San Diego at noon CST to watch his daughter speak at her high school graduation ceremony. He’s scheduled to tee off just 2:20 later in Wisconsin. Unless some unforeseen storms delay his opening round by at least three hours, he’s unlikely to bring his left-handed lob shots to the U.S. Open.

His loss would be Roberto Diaz’s gain. The Mexican golfer is slated to fill Mickelson’s spot if the veteran can’t make it to Wisconsin in time. Missing the Open would mean passing up an opportunity to complete a career slam — Mickelson has won each of the game’s other three majors, but only has six second-place finishes at the U.S. Open to his name.

This year’s event will mark its first foray into Wisconsin. The host course, Erin Hills, was a cow pasture just 15 years earlier, but an outpouring of effort turned a nondescript chunk of dairyland into a sweeping hybrid of punishing long American holes and Scottish-style links. The 7,741-yard layout requires both power and accuracy to master; along with four 600+ yard par fives, the grounds also feature the devastating long rough for which the Open has come to be known.

Complaints about the course’s difficulty began even before practice rounds could wrap up. Kevin Na described the heavy rough as “unplayable” while demonstrating how balls simply disappear once they’ve breached the fescue. Wesley Bryan had a similar sentiment during his first foray onto the links.

However, complaining about the U.S. Open setup is a tradition almost as storied as the event itself.

The tournament begins Thursday morning and lasts through Sunday — or Monday, should a playoff be necessary. Here are all the ways you can take in the 2017 U.S. Open (all times ET):