Inside FOX Sports’ live TV production truck at the network’s first major golf tournament Golf isn’t the easiest sport to broadcast, and FOX Sports surely found that out on the shores of Puget Sound After… Read More
I watched live golf with a virtual reality headset and it was amazing UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASH. — It was the first round of the 115th U.S. Open and I was standing at the… Read More
U.S. Open recap: Crazy finish, questionable playing conditions, and lots of technology UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASH. — The Northwest’s first U.S. Open had it all — drama, controversy, and lots of great golf.… Read More
The golfer’s workshop: Inside Nike’s equipment truck at the U.S. Open UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — As he arrived at Chambers Bay on Monday, Ben Giunta’s phone buzzed. It was a text… Read More
Golf’s Mars Rover: Up close with FOX’s remote control car at the U.S. Open UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — FOX Sports is using a rather unique device to capture some sweet camera angles at this week’s… Read More
How the geeks behind the U.S. Open website track every player and every shot UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Chambers Bay is a massive property, spanning some 950 acres and challenging players with the longest golf… Read More
How to survive the U.S. Open: 8 tech tips for Chambers Bay spectators UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — If you’re headed down to University Place this weekend to watch the world’s best golfers duke… Read More
I just played five (virtual) holes at Chambers Bay, and here’s my dismal golf score UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — With its windswept terrain, undulating greens and lone fir tree, Chambers Bay is baffling some of… Read More
Here’s who will win the U.S. Open, according to math formulas One formula says Hideki Matsuyama will win; the other calculates a Rory McIlroy victory. PGATour.com offered up some analytical predictions for the… Read More
Meet the golf reporter who was suspended for using Periscope on the course UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — The PGA Tour does not like reporters using Periscope on the golf course, and Stephanie Wei found that… Read More
Avalara goes big at the U.S. Open: Inside this tax startup’s swanky corporate tent UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Avalara is one of the region’s fastest-growing startups and that’s certainly clear at this week’s U.S. Open.… Read More
Tech Q&A with top golfer Jason Day: Favorite app, Call of Duty fandom, and his Concur sponsorship We know that Jason Day is an extremely talented golfer. But the 27-year-old Aussie is also pretty decent at another game, albeit… Read More
Mobile carriers prep for U.S. Open as smartphones now allowed inside the ropes Now that golf fans can finally carry their smartphones on U.S. Open grounds, mobile carriers are ramping up their network capacity.… Read More
How FOX Sports will use drones at the U.S. Open, and why the FAA is watching Drones are coming to the U.S. Open. Those watching FOX Sports’ coverage of golf’s major championship at Chambers Bay later… Read More
Why spectators are finally allowed to carry their mobile devices at the U.S. Open For the first time ever, spectators will be allowed to carry mobile devices at the U.S. Open later this month… Read More
