Local Golf Report: The week to watch the pros whine

It’s that time. It’s the time of year everybody who swings the sticks loves.

Yes, summer is now really here, and for avid golfers, the next three months or so will be spent in agonizing mental anguish, but also, intense fun and good times.

Of course, one year ago this week, I was on the long drive from Havre to Tacoma, Washington for the 2015 US Open. It’s hard to believe an entire year has gone by since that memorable week spent at Chambers Bay, watching many of the world’s greatest golfers try and negotiate a stern, links-style test of a U.S. Open.

And, after seeing those many...