MIKE WHAN

Jun 20 2026SPORTS

The golf boss who never stops working

Mike Whan isn’t your usual golf executive. At the U. S. Open, he’s more likely to be found in a beat-up cart than a boardroom, chatting up volunteers and players like an old friend. The USGA’s CEO grew up raking traps at a Cincinnati golf course for pocket money and free rounds—a far cry from his cu

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